Today, Biosphere 2 is a University of Arizona research site where researchers from around the world can study everything from the effects of the ocean’s acidification on coral to ways of ensuring food security.
2018
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Thomas College gaming and IT competition set
Event open to high school and home-schooled upper-class students.
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Journalist’s disappearance tests Trump’s ties to Saudi Arabia
Jamal Khashoggi, a legal U.S. resident and an activist who had been critical of Saudi leaders, vanished after he walked into the consulate in Istanbul to get documents he needed to get married.
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Augusta, Waterville area bridge results
Gamers play in Waterville, Hallowell Fairfield and Augusta.
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KHS presentation set for Oct. 17
‘An Uncommon Cape: Researching the Histories and Mysteries of a Property’ topic of talk.
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Prediabetes program starts Oct. 18
Program intended to support healthy lifestyles for those with prediabetes.
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Underground Railroad in central Maine topic of talk
Author Mark Alan Leslie will be the featured speaker at the Oct. 18 event.
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In liberal Vermont, racist threats drive a black legislator to quit
Kiah Morris was elected as Vermont’s first black female legislator in 2014, and went on to face vulgar harassment, vandalism, death threats and a break-in at her family home.
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Washington, D.C.’s archbishop is out amid scandals over his handling of sexual abuse claims
A Vatican statement Friday said Pope Francis had accepted Wuerl’s resignation but named no replacement.