John Anthony Castro, a write-in Republican presidential candidate, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Portland seeking to disqualify the former president from the 2024 ballot, alleging that he violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in Turkish cave awaits difficult rescue
Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey to save an American researcher who became trapped around 3,000 feet below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding.
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Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
The indictment comes amid a years-old legal battle over a trove of secret church records that were shielded by a sweeping confidentiality order.
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Sports Digest: LSU’s Mulkey agrees to richest women’s basketball coaching contract
Kim Mulkey, in her second season with the team, led Louisiana State to the national championship.
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Mexican Supreme Court’s abortion decision expands access to millions, stands in contrast to U.S.
The decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court to invalidate all federal criminal penalties for abortion opened access for millions of people in the sprawling public health system.
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New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says
A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody.
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Local roundup: Nokomis field hockey defeats MCI to stay unbeaten
Cony field hockey dispatches Lawrence; Waterville girls soccer earns win.
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U.S. Open: Shelton joins past champs Djokovic, Alcaraz and Medvedev in semifinals
American Ben Shelton, at age 20 and seeded 47th, joins the top three seeded players in the semifinals and faces Novak Djokovic on Friday.
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Vermont robbery suspect who eluded capture in a vehicle, on a bike and a sailboat arrested, police say
Authorities say a Vermont armed robbery suspect who eluded capture in the past week in a vehicle, on a stolen bike, on foot and in a stolen sailboat has been arrested after he was spotted in a kayak on a river
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Durham woman seriously injured in rollover crash in Rangeley Plantation
Selena Cummings, 21, was driving a 2009 Subaru Outback north when the vehicle left the road, went into a ditch and rolled over, Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said.