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Nine face charges in what police say is the biggest gold theft in Canada’s history
They are accused in a scheme in which $14.5 million in gold bars and $1.8 million in cash was stolen.
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at 1:03 PMA routine practice dating back centuries, the general average declaration marks the ship owner’s latest effort to minimize its financial responsibility.
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The hearing is the first of two in Washington on Wednesday to explore Boeing’s safety record in the wake of a near-catastrophic accident in January, as well as two crashes of 737 Max aircraft a few years ago.
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at 12:44 PMThat legislation could increase crude prices by as much as $8.40 a barrel, which would add 20 cents per gallon for gasoline if the sanctions were passed into law and enforced.
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14 seconds agoThe president will call for more than tripling the existing 7.5% tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum imports.
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at 12:25 PMNetanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran’s attackIsrael’s allies have been urging the country to hold back on any response that could spiral.
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25 mins agoFour U.S. senators offer framework to guard against 'bad actors looking to cause harm.'
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at 12:17 PMThe world's poorest countries will suffer 61% bigger income loss than the richest ones, the study calculated.
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at 12:16 PMNordic Aquafarms has tried for five years to build a $500 million fish farm it says would add jobs and economically benefit the city. But without a guarantee to a parcel of land, it's unclear whether the company can move on the project.
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at 12:15 PMThe governor sent a letter to lawmakers outlining a path forward on two of the most significant items still before the Legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday.
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14 mins agoDongming Liao, 41, was arrested at a residence on Cooley Road and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, officials said.
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at 10:43 AMThe Ellsworth City Council determined Moshier was 'more likely than not' under the influence of alcohol when he went to the police station on the night of Dec. 22.
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22 mins agoIf the Senate votes to dismiss both articles, the trial of the Homeland Security secretary over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border will be over before arguments begin.
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at 12:25 PMIsrael’s war cabinet has spent the last two days debating their next move. Here are some considerations key to their decision.
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April 16Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the Intelligence Committee following the 2001 terrorist attacks and opposed the Iraq invasion, has died.
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April 16The postal worker's ex-wife called police in May 2023 to report she found opened mail in his bedroom and turned them over to police, according to court documents.
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April 16A law signed by Gov. Janet Mills allows the public to access records about hazardous materials moving along Maine tracks, but only after a derailment or spill.
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April 16The legislation aims to regulate the collection, use, processing, transfer, sale and deletion of non-publicly available personal data. Business groups say the bill would detach Maine's businesses from the global online marketplace.
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April 16Its iconic dragon-tail spire collapsed and passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables.
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April 16The speaker is considering a complicated approach that would break apart the Senate's $95 billion aid package – for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific region.
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April 16While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges.
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April 16Hundreds of engineers, workers and divers have rushed to the scene of what some say could be the most expensive disaster in maritime history, in which six people are presumed to have perished.
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April 16These new cancer detection blood tests – about 20 are in various stages of development – measure cancer 'signals,' which are biological substances shed by cancers such as fragments of tumor DNA.
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April 16The bill had been rejected in the House and Senate, but Sen. Mattie Daughtry asked that it be reconsidered Tuesday. It passed in the Senate only to fail again hours later in the House.
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April 16The House voted in support of a bill that would give the team a tax credit of up to $133,000 per year, or $2 million total, over 15 years for upgrades at Hadlock Field.
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April 16Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.
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April 16Maine's 2nd District congressman says the USPS' plan, which includes shifting some mail processing operations from Hampden to Scarborough, would be detrimental to reliable mail delivery.
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April 16A parade of characters and stories, led by Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse, have marched into the public domain, where anyone can do anything with anything and shape it into a new generation of stories and ideas.
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April 16The legislation would ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2009.
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April 16Under an agreement, attorney general offices in Maine and 14 other states will be able to investigate complaints about airline service, and could then refer cases to the U.S. Transportation Department for enforcement.
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April 16Churchill is said to have complained that the painting 'makes me look half-witted, which I ain’t.'
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at 11:07 AMBoth proposals also received initial support from the Senate last week and now head to another round of votes in each chamber.
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The broadest forgiveness category would help borrowers who owe more than they originally borrowed because of runaway interest.
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April 16Meanwhile, lawsuits over the law proceed.
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April 16In the latest vote, the House stripped the bill's emergency status, meaning that the $60 million in funding wouldn't be available for 90 days, delaying repairs to areas of Maine's working waterfront that were damaged by winter storms.
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April 16The high court case focuses on whether the anti-obstruction provision of a law that was enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp. can be used against Jan. 6 defendants.
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at 12:41 PMIn the 1st District Republican primary, whose winner will challenge Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, Austin Theriault holds a big fundraising lead.
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April 16A federal appeals court found that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools.
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April 16It's the first of Trump's 4 criminal cases to go to trial and may be the only one that could reach a verdict before the November election.
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April 16The maker of popular weedkiller Roundup is turning to lawmakers in key states to try to squelch legal claims that it failed to warn about health risks.
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The site had been quietly inhabited for several years. The company that owns the property says it had been concerned about the camp growing but didn't call in the police.
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April 16All 4 members have joined bipartisan efforts to prevent the potato's reclassification from vegetable to grain under federal dietary guidelines, and to encourage Japan to drop barriers to buying more U.S. potatoes.
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April 16The House rejected the measure last week and will now reconsider the Senate version, which would exempt sand dunes from environmental protection in a bid to advance Maine's drive to generate offshore wind.
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April 15The chunk of space junk was part of equipment discarded at the International Space Station.
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April 16She was among the 10 singers to receive the most votes from the public after Sunday night's episode.
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Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
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April 15The House voted 62-78 Monday against a bill that would provide up to $2 million in income tax credits to upgrade the facility.
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April 16The bill now requires second votes in both the House and Senate before it heads to Gov. Mills' desk.
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April 16The proposal now faces votes in the full House and Senate. If it passes unchanged, Gov. Janet Mills' spokesperson says she would not veto it.
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April 15An international conference in Paris drummed up support Monday for Sudan’s 51 million people.
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April 15Alicia Bubier, 48, died following the crash at the intersection of Huntington Hill Road and Quackenbush Lane, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office.
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The near-total abortion ban resurrected last week by the Arizona Supreme Court dates to 1864.
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April 16Gov. Mills allowed the proposal, in which Maine joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in changing how it allocates Electoral College votes, to become law without her signature.
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April 16While the three homes were unoccupied, one was being renovated, with a family of four planning to move in soon.
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Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and is scheduled for trial in July.
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Some deaths occurred when lightning struck farmers harvesting wheat.
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April 15The snapshot offers only a partial look at consumer spending and doesn’t include many services, including travel and hotel lodges. But the lone services category – restaurants – registered an uptick of 0.4%.
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April 15Someone with knowledge of the situation says alarms went off on the ship’s refrigerated containers while it was still docked in Baltimore, likely indicating an inconsistent power supply.
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April 15The road will be closed to allow for repaving near a new cardiovascular tower at Maine Medical Center that is scheduled to open in June.
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April 15Many key bills, including the supplemental budget, remain on the table. But lawmakers don't appear poised to call for a special session to give themselves more time.
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April 16St. Mary's Health System has cut back on staff and services over the last few years amid significant financial deficits.