Preliminary research shows some crops, like potatoes and squash, could be safely grown on a contaminated farm, while others, like lettuce and carrots, appear to absorb and store forever chemicals.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Both sides use trove of cell data at Alex Murdaugh murder trial
The trial of the disgraced South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and son ended Wednesday with a cliffhanger.
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Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
Mexico zoo director killed, cooked 4 pygmy goats for party
Officials said that some of the animals in the zoo’s collection had allegedly been sold off, traded or eaten under the former director’s orders.
Posted inNation & World, News
Russia expected to push eastern Ukraine offensive; Kyiv targets graft
The Kremlin’s forces are expelling residents near the Russian-held parts of the front line so they can’t tell Ukrainian artillery forces about Russian troop deployments, a regional official says.
Posted inBusiness
Oxford Casino revenues rebound in 2022
After emerging from pandemic closures during 2020, Oxford Casino revenue shares for 2022 show its best performance since opening in 2012.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Basketball: As calendar flips to February, tournament focus slowly comes into focus
Contenders, bubble teams, also-rans becoming clear in final stretch.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Augusta considers rental housing inspections and licensing, with $100 per unit yearly fee
The proposal would help address the growing amount of unsafe rental housing conditions in the city, officials say.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Business manager of Augusta school district steps down ahead of budget preparation
The district is searching for an interim replacement for Kathy Casparius “as soon as possible,” said Board of Education Chair Amanda Olson.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel
Central Mainers prepare warming areas, postpone events as dangerously cold conditions approach
As Maine braces for a cold snap this week, residents across the state are readying for frigid temperatures expected to plunge to minus 20 by the weekend.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska
The decision on the Willow project – which some environmentalists have dubbed a ‘carbon bomb’ – is politically perilous for President Biden, who campaigned on pledges to end new drilling on public lands.