A video shows the stroller rolling down along the slightly sloped platform and onto the tracks while the mother is apparently distracted.
May 2013
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Portland man gets 25 years for using child to make pornography
David Muise used his cellphone camera to take pornographic pictures of himself with a sleeping 4-year-old girl and sent them over the Internet.
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Obama addresses trio of controversies
The president calls on Congress to provide more money for the security of diplomatic missions and vows to make sure the IRS does its job ‘without a hint of bias.’
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Parents talk about murdered son at UMA hate crimes conference
The parents of Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming college student murdered in 1998, served as keynote speakers Thursday morning at a day-long conference on hate crimes at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Posted inNews, Politics
Obama, Turkish leader pledge to keep pressure on Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been calling for more aggressive steps to topple Assad’s government, but Washington remains reluctant to take the kind of action Turkey would like to see.
Posted inNews, Politics
Bill attacks ‘epidemic’ of military sex assaults
Co-authored by Maine’s Susan Collins, the move to revamp the military’s response to sexual assaults has bipartisan support.
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Police expect to press charges against Waterville man after high-speed chase
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Waterville police say they intend to charge Ernest Almeida, 31, after he led law enforcement officials from three agencies on a high-speed chase Wednesday.
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Boston Marathon invites stopped runners back
The Boston Athletic Association says that 5,633 people who were stopped when the race was shut down on April 15 will be allowed to register early for next year’s race.
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Feds propose overhaul for child care centers
The rules would mandate fingerprinting and background checks for workers and require them to receive training in first aid, CPR, safe sleeping for babies and poison prevention.
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Maine abortion measures bring out passions
Testimony continues into the evening on bills proposed by lawmakers opposed to abortion.