Dr. Vivek Murthy calls on the U.S. to ban automatic rifles, introduce universal background checks for purchasing guns, regulate the industry, pass laws that would restrict their use in public spaces and penalize people who fail to safely store their weapons.
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Posted inNew England
Romance turned deadly or police frame job? Karen Read trial nears close
Lawyers were due to deliver closing arguments Tuesday before jurors tasked with sifting the wildly differing accounts of the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.
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Posted inBusiness
Tesla’s futuristic new Cybertruck faces a fourth recall
DETROIT — Tesla is recalling its futuristic new Cybertruck pickup for the fourth time in the U.S. to fix problems with trim pieces that can come loose and front windshield wipers that can fail. The new recalls, announced in documents posted Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each affect more than 11,000 trucks. […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Looming flood threat: Maine coastal infrastructure at risk as soon as 2030
The Union of Concerned Scientists predicts that high-tide flooding caused by rising seas will hit critical facilities with a few years if emissions stay the same.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Presque Isle man killed in Westmanland shooting
Maine State Police are investigating the death in northern Aroostook County and say there is no danger to the public.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Whale carcass found floating in Harpswell cove
The town has not yet determined what species of whale it is.
Posted inNation & World, News
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with U.S., return to Australia
Assange will plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, the Justice Department said in a letter filed in court.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Fireworks and American Idol firecracker Julia Gagnon coming to Lewiston-Auburn’s Liberty Festival
The 27th annual Liberty Festival is set for three days around Independence Day in Lewiston & Auburn.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes
What do you do when it’s too hot for the traditional end-of-camp bonfire?
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Supreme Court enters crunch time for term loaded with big issues
This is the court’s traditional last week before its summer break, when it often delivers decisions in the most closely watched cases.