Experts say the hurricane’s eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from getting stronger.
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Trump-era rule change allowing logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says
A judge rules that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.
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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents
The pair were inspired by a similar fund set up by Dolly Parton after wildfires swept through Gatlinburg, Tennessee in December 2016.
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Pro-wind power groups urge Mills to give tribes a place at the table
Environmental and labor officials ask the administration to do more to include the Wabanaki tribes of Maine in offshore wind talks.
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Jay father mourns son’s murder in Florida, hopes to bring changes to court system
Aiden Hutchins was supposed to start fifth-grade Wednesday at Spruce Mountain Elementary School in Jay.
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says
He appeared to freeze up and remained silent for about 30 seconds during a news conference Wednesday, almost a month after a similar incident in Washington.
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Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
Legal advocates who sued on behalf of the families and doctors, including the American Civil Liberties Union, called the law and the high court’s decision Thursday ‘cruel.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Finders keepers? Connecticut man arrested months after discovering $5,000 in a parking lot
Police in Trumbull, Connecticut say the bag full of money was clearly marked as belonging to the town’s tax department.
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Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
The bureau estimates that the rule would affect anywhere from 24,500 to 328,000 sellers.
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Two former Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The 17-year prison term for organizer Joseph Biggs and 15-year sentence for leader Zachary Rehl were the second and third longest sentences handed down yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.