Gruesome police body-camera footage that disturbed jurors and could have affected their impartiality led the judge to declare Dylan Ketcham’s murder trial a mistrial.
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Posted inThings to Do
UMaine Augusta French club to present documentary film
It will be streaming Sept. 23-30, with in-person screening Sept. 30.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Council on Aging aims to end ageism in Maine in 10 years
Discrimination based on age is holding people back, diminishing health outcomes and hurting Maine’s economy, the organization says.
Posted inNation & World, News
Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests
The first such call-up in Russia since World War II sent some Russians scrambling to buy plane tickets out of the country, and hundreds of people were arrested at anti-war demonstrations across the country.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
‘Art of the steal’: Trump accused of vast fraud in New York suit
Meanwhile, the Trump Organization is set to go on trial in October in a criminal case alleging that it schemed to give untaxed perks to senior executives.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. home sales slipped, prices grew more slowly in August
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in August for the seventh month in a row.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Transfixed by a September field
Contemplating a natural beauty so intense it’s almost unendurable is like encountering an angel, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
State offers computer science equipment to every Maine public school
Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday that the Maine Department of Education will provide $5,000 worth of computer science equipment to every Maine public school that chooses to participate.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN charter in Ukraine, Biden tells world leaders
The president also pledges $2.9 billion in global food security aid to address shortages caused by the war and the effects of climate change, in a speech to the UN General Assembly.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Walmart to hire 40,000 mostly seasonal workers for holidays
The nation’s largest retailer and largest private employer said it’s in a stronger staffing position heading into the holidays than last year and is now focusing on hiring only seasonal workers, rather than permanent workers.