The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd.
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China tries to keep elephant herd out of city of 7 million
The 15 wild elephants has walked 300 miles from a forest in China’s southwest.
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NASA picks Venus as hot spot for two new robotic missions
The missions beat out two other proposed projects, to Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s icy moon Triton.
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Vaccine protection may diminish need for yearly boosters
The world’s leading COVID-19 vaccines may offer lasting protection, but scientists caution that more research is needed and that virus mutations are still a wild card.
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Largest meat producer getting back online after cyberattack
But experts say the vulnerabilities exposed by this attack and others are far from resolved.
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In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
There is strong evidence that human activity and global warming are altering the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, experts say.
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Biden suspends oil, gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The remote, 19.6 million-acre refuge is home to polar bears, caribou, snowy owls and other wildlife, including migrating birds from six continents.
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U.S. formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
Since Feb. 19, about 11,200 people with active cases have been allowed to return to the United States ahead of their hearing.
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Central Maine high school athletes earn Maine Sports Hall of Fame Scholarships
Winthrop’s Kerrigan Anuszewski and Forest Hills senior Parker Desjardins among the top student athletes in the state.
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Jody Boys to perform at Music for Mavis concert series
“Music for Mavis” Tuesdays at the Gazebo features Jody Boys at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1. Jody Boys is a five-member band with Jody Alexander on vocals; Dave Foster on keys, guitar and vocals; Cris Hart on guitar; Ray Lacombe on bass; and Graham Duval on drums. They cover an eclectic mix of rock, […]