The suit claims the museum is liable for injuries and damages because the vessel wasn’t seaworthy and was steered by untrained staff who failed to conduct safety procedures.
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Posted inNation & World
North Korea’s Kim lost 44 pounds but remains healthy, Seoul says
His health has been a focus of keen outside attention in recent months because he has appeared noticeably thinner in state media photos and videos.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Mount View High School teacher arrested on several charges following Waterville altercation, police say
Karina Beadling, 39, was with her 7-year-old daughter last week when she was taken into custody after Beadling confronted an ex-boyfriend, officials say.
Posted inNation & World
Cuomo accused of forcible touching in criminal complaint
A lawyer for the ex-New York governor says he never assaulted anyone, and a newspaper quoted officials as saying the complaint had been issued ‘prematurely’ before a final decision had been made on prosecution.
Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Quenneville resigns amid sexual assault scandal
Joel Quenneville of the Florida Panthers is done two days after being implicated among those not responding swiftly enough to sexual assault allegations.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Government, conservation groups file appeal to reinstate seasonal lobstering ban
The partial fishery closure, which would have taken effect this month, was intended to help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Augusta teachers exhausted by pandemic-era instruction as student problems spike
Cony Middle and High School teachers say the first two months of the 2021-22 school have brought “extreme exhaustion and stress.”
Posted inNation & World
U.S. to pay $88 million to families of victims in racist massacre at S.C. church
A faulty background check allowed the killer to buy the gun he used in the 2015 mass shooting.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Skowhegan considers how to spend $870,000 in federal relief aid
Municipal department heads made their pitches this week for how the money should be used, with Chief of Police David Bucknam requesting $10,000 bonuses for his officers.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
In middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta
Skeptics accuse the company of trying to change the subject from the Facebook Papers, leaked documents that portray it as putting profits ahead of ridding its platform of hate, political strife and misinformation.