An unknown number of election conspiracy theorists are running for one of the 10,000 positions nationwide that administer local elections and oversee the people who actually hand out ballots, tally votes and report results.
October 2022
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St. Louis school gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
Orlando Harris, who was killed by police, left behind a hand-written note offering his explanation for the shooting Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School.
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Pingree and other House progressives rescind letter calling for direct talks with Putin
The reversal comes a day after the letter triggered fierce pushback from many Democrats, as well as from Ukrainian officials, who argued it was unrealistic to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young U.S. adults in 2nd year of pandemic
These excessively higher rates of heart attack-related death have persisted throughout the pandemic, including the possibility that COVID-19 could trigger or accelerate coronary artery disease.
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Putin scrambles to boost weapons production for Ukraine war
Ukrainian authorities ask citizens not to return home yet and further tax the country’s battered energy infrastructure, and Western countries consider how to rebuild Ukraine when the war ends.
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Two Spruce Mountain students expelled indefinitely
Livermore parent tells RSU 73 board that racism should not be tolerated.
Posted inCommunity, Kennebec Journal
Halloween Trail of Terror set for Oct. 28, 29 in Union
The Friends of Union Fair plan to sponsor its annual Halloween Trail of Terror from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, at 175 Fairgrounds Lane in Union. The trail is an after-dark, outdoors, escorted walking event through the barns and around the grounds of the Union Fairground. The core team […]
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Auburn school bus collides with another vehicle in New Gloucester
Three students were taken to Maine Medical Center for precautionary reasons.
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No injuries after school vehicles collide in New Gloucester
Vehicles from the Auburn School Department and the Morrison Center in Scarborough crashed at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.
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Ash Carter, Obama’s defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies
Carter died after suffering a heart attack on Monday evening.