The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with per- and polyfluorinated substances, known collectively as PFAS.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Accused Westbrook shooter made online threats hours before double homicide
Just before a Westbrook couple was shot in front of their two children, the South Portland man charged with their murders became angry that a new friend cut him off and warned that he would kill people.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Eastern Caribbean islands shut down as Tropical Storm Bret closes in
A hurricane watch has been issued for St. Lucia ahead of Tropical Storm Bret’s expected impact.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
George Santos’ aunt and dad signed his bail bond to keep him out of jail while awaiting trial
Two relatives helped indicted the U.S. representative from New York stay out of detention while he awaits trial by guaranteeing his bond.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden and Modi cheer booming economic ties in visit that also reckoned with India’s record on rights
In a joint news conference with the Indian prime minister, the president called the relationship between the U.S. and India among the most consequential in the world.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Rust’ weapons supervisor charged with dumping drugs on day of Alec Baldwin shooting
The weapons supervisor on the set of the Alec Baldwin film ‘Rust’ has been charged with passing drugs to someone else on the day of the shooting death of a cinematographer.
Posted inSports
MLB roundup: Manfred says giving Astros immunity was ‘maybe not my best decision ever’
Commissioner Rob Manfred says maybe he should not have granted immunity to Astros players while investigating the sign-stealing scandal.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Politics
Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation abortion pill ban blocked before it was set to take effect
A judge ruled that attorneys for the state failed to show that allowing the ban to take effect on schedule wouldn’t harm the lawsuit’s plaintiffs before the case is resolved.
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Brad Stevens shows boldness in stunning decision to part with Marcus Smart
Stevens isn’t afraid to make a seismic changes in pursuit of a championship, and trading Smart is his boldest move yet.
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Looking back, sub tourist calls himself ‘naive’ for taking 2021 dive to the Titanic
As an international search determined the vessel that disappeared on its way to the Titanic’s wreckage had imploded, a man who was one of the submersible company’s first customers says a dive he made to the site was like a suicide mission.