Reports of hate speech and racist incidents involving students in 2 districts come as an official in the Attorney General’s Office says he has seen more such reports this year than at any time in his 12 years on the job.
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Red Cross ready to aid Venezuela, warns against politics
The organization says it will not accept any interference from President Nicolas Maduro or opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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Trump issues new permit for stalled Keystone XL pipeline
The order is intended to speed up development of the controversial pipeline.
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Man behind hoax call that led to fatal shooting gets 20 years in prison
The California man made bogus emergency calls to authorities across the U.S., including one that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between two online video game players.
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Federal judge blocks California’s high-capacity ammunition ban
A state law has prohibited buying or selling such magazines since 2000.
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Snapshot of extinction: Fossils show day of killer asteroid
Researchers find fossilized debris in North Dakota from the day a killer asteroid crashed into Earth nearly 66 million years ago.
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Kudlow calls for one-half point rate cut by Federal Reserve
The head of the president’s National Economic Council denies that his comment was an attempt to pressure the independent central bank.
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S&P 500 posts biggest quarterly gain in a decade; Lyft soars
Stocks finished broadly higher on Friday as Wall Street closed out the first quarter with the market’s biggest gain in nearly a decade.
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College notebook: USM moves up in national poll | Huskies ranked sixth in Division III baseball
The University of Southern Maine baseball team jumped to No. 6 in the country in the latest d3baseball.com poll. The Huskies received one first-place vote, and a six-game win streak boosted USM’s record to 10-2. The Huskies were ranked 10th in the previous poll. A handful of area players are off to strong starts for […]
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Pope requires sex abuse claims to be reported in Vatican City
The pontiff has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats, requiring the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors.