For more than a year, there has been a legal battle over the Republican-drawn political boundaries.
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A daily pill may soon be available for treating obesity
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the pills later this year.
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BET Awards honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years, and Takeoff and Tina Turner
Throughout the show, whether it was Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Biz Markie or Pop Smoke, performers and emcee Kid Capri paid homage to late hip-hop stars.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Massachusetts couple celebrating 50th wedding anniversary are stabbed to death
The bodies were found in a home in Newton when the couple failed to arrive at church Sunday morning, police said.
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Israel OKs thousands of new settlement homes, defying White House calls for restraint
The decision defied growing U.S. criticism of Israel’s settlement policies and also raised tensions with the Palestinians at a time of rising violence in the occupied territory.
Posted inNation & World, News
Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison
The guilty plea and sentencing of Anderson Lee Aldrich comes just 7 months after the shooting and spares victims’ families and survivors a long and potentially painful trial.
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Supreme Court allows former students to sue Ohio State over team doctor’s sexual abuse
They say university officials failed to stop the late Richard Strauss despite complaints raised as early as the late 1970s.
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Putin says the aborted rebellion played into the hands of Russia’s enemies
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary force, boasted Monday that his march on Moscow was a ‘master class’ on how Russia’s military should have carried out the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World, News, The Maine Forecast
Wildfire smoke moving out of Maine, but rain and humidity will stay awhile
Highs on Monday will struggle to reach the 70s today into Tuesday, with plenty of clouds.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Water being tested where freight train carrying hazardous material plunged into Yellowstone River
Water testing began Saturday and will continue as crews work to remove the cars, a spokesperson for train operator Montana Rail Link, Andy Garland, said in a statement Sunday.