The U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people in Lewiston in October had been exposed to ‘thousands of low-level blasts’ during years of grenade training, and the damage has been linked to mental health and behavioral changes he exhibited before the shooting.
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Biden considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks’s Julian Assange
Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago.
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Ford recalls nearly 43,000 SUVs due to gas leaks that can cause fires
The recall covers certain Bronco Sport SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years, as well as Escape SUVs from 2022.
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OK, the eclipse was cool. Now what do you do with those glasses?
You won’t need them again in most of the U.S. for a couple of decades, and some glasses are good only for about 3 years.
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Higher gas and rents keep U.S. inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed rate cuts
The March figures, the third straight month of inflation readings well above the Fed’s 2% target, provide concerning evidence that inflation is stuck at an elevated level after having steadily dropped in the second half of 2023.
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New federal limits on forever chemicals in drinking water are stricter than Maine’s
The Environmental Protection Agency released new limits Wednesday that are lower than Maine’s 3-year-old drinking water standards.
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What to know about the Arizona ruling reinstating an 1864 near-total abortion ban
The state will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday.
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Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran launches attack from its territory
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated early Wednesday a promise to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus earlier this month.
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Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop
The police superintendent previously said the March 21 shooting began with a traffic stop and described it as an ‘exchange of gunfire.’ The newly released videos show multiple perspectives of the incident, but there isn’t clear footage of Dexter Reed shooting.
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New Hampshire’s youth center treated teen like sex slave, punching bag, lawyer alleges
Eleven former state workers face criminal charges, and dozens more are accused in the nearly 1,200 lawsuits former detention center residents have filed against the state.