A passenger train is believed to have been the target of an al-Qaida-linked plan.
April 2013
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Maine, others may soon get to tax Web sales
A bill that could mean millions in revenue for Maine gains support, backed by the state’s two senators.
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Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
As of today, 51 people remained hospitalized, three of them in critical condition and five listed as serious.
Posted inNews
FBI: Bombing suspect used cellphone before blast
The FBI affidavit also says one of the bombers told a carjacking victim, “Did you hear about the Boston explosion? I did that.”
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Lawmakers spar over group homes for criminally insane
Lawmakers expressed deep division Monday over a bill sponsored by Rep. Corey Wilson, R-Augusta that would require the state to notify communities when criminally insane patients are placed in group homes.
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N.H. governor seeks review before any tar sands oil flows
Gov. Maggie Hassan asks Secretary of State John Kerry for a tough federal permitting process.
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Multiple area emergency responders on scene at Clinton brush fire
Emergency responders from several area towns rushed to the scene of a brush fire on Canaan Road in Clinton on Monday.
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Obama to attend service for Texas blast victims
In West, Texas, school resumes as investigators work to determine what caused the fertilizer plant to explode.
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Bomb suspects: Motivated by religion; apparently acted alone
The surviving suspect is charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction, which means he could face the death penalty.
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Maine panel may craft 1 or 2 gun bills out of about 20
Meanwhile, the panel votes 6-6 in a work session on a bill to limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds each.