Computer simulations indicate that in years with a La Nina weather pattern, severe Texas heat waves are about 20 times more likely than in the 1960s.
July 2012
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Chevy offers money-back guarantee on new vehicles
Chevrolet says buyers can get refunds if they return their 2012 or 2013 vehicles for any reason. The guarantee lasts for up to 60 days from the date of purchase, and the offer ends Sept. 4.
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Search on for 48 Maine State House candidates
The parties have until July 23 to nominate replacements for candidates who have dropped out of House and Senate races.
Posted inNation & World, News
FBI, NY police work to recover yacht where 3 died
Investigators are trying to determine if the boat was overcrowded.
Posted inHouse, News, Politics
Pingree urges feds to block LePage cuts to Medicaid
The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services is not saying whether Maine still needs federal waivers for cuts affecting 27,000 Mainers.
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Time Warner customers lose Portland TV station
As of 10:15 a.m., WMTW (Ch. 8) was still being blacked out on Time Warner cable in southern Maine, and neither the station nor the cable company could say exactly when the dispute might be resolved.
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NH monument for Navy SEAL vandalized again
A porcelain picture of Daniel Healy on the Exeter monument has been smashed to pieces.
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Amtrak’s Downeaster sets another ridership record
Ridership grew 4 percent in the fiscal 2012, and ticket revenue grew by 4.5 percent.
Posted inNation & World, News
Mass. man to plead in terror plot using model airplanes
Prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed to request a 17-year sentence.