Concocted from lighter fluid, paint thinner and codeine tablets, krokodil is seen as an inexpensive substitute for heroin.
2013
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Bankrupt Maine railway to get $3 million loan
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic will use the money to pay creditors and legal fees.
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Obama administration clarifies timing to avoid health law fines
You still have to be covered by Mar. 31 to avoid penalties. But to successfully accomplish that you have to send in your application by the middle of February.
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Starbucks promo prods lawmakers to ‘come together’
The 2-for-1 offer is a way to help fellow citizens ‘support and connect with one another.’
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New Gloucester man charged with threatening, terrorizing
The 31-year-old man is accused of chasing another man while armed with a shotgun.
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Three U.S.-based chemists share Nobel for computer modeling
Their research has helped scientists develop programs that unveil chemical processes such as the purification of exhaust fumes and the photosynthesis in green leaves.
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Maine attorney general to convene panel on foreclosures
Janet Mills says the idea of Thursday’s meeting in Portland is to work toward ensuring foreclosures are handled in a fair and consistent manner.
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Wiring blamed for fatal house fire in Bethel
One resident is dead from smoke inhalation; two others escaped the blaze.
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Obama to nominate first woman to head Fed
Janet Yellen would succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation’s central bank.
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Lewiston third-grader stranded at school bus stop
The driver was told the girl wasn’t allowed on the bus so she was left behind.