He suffered serious injuries and was considerably hypothermic after the 150-foot fall, according to rescuers.
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Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers
American embassies and consulates remain closed or severely short-staffed in many countries and there are myriad reasons why U.S. citizens aren’t rushing to respond to the job boom.
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Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes in Connecticut
Conservative lawmakers in more than 20 states have introduced legislation to ban or limit transgender athletes from competing on teams or sports that align with their gender identity.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Politics
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation
They are seizing on the nation’s reckoning with racial injustice to insist equity be considered in a range of bills.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Among other legislation, the House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, to require the Labor Department to make a new occupational safety and health standard for preventing workplace violence in the health care and social services sectors.
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Vermont officials warn foragers of poisonous plant lookalike
Vermont officials are warning people who like to forage in the state for wild leeks, or ramps, to beware of a poisonous lookalike plant.
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Arrested New Hampshire youth center workers described as ‘hit squad’
Eleven men have been arrested this month as part of an ongoing investigation into the Youth Development Center in Manchester.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts man charged with having garbage bags full of pot
The Fall River man allegedly assaulted staff at a Boston restaurant and crashed his car into another vehicle as he drove away.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Connecticut racial equity meeting interrupted with racist slurs, images
Police are trying to find out who interrupted a video conference meeting of a racial equity task force with racist epithets and images of enslaved people.
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Bill seeks to end labeling of plant-based products as ‘milk’
The House measure asks the Food and Drug Administration to enforce its regulations that define milk and cream.