Tag: Maine
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A year after Maine mass shooting, gunman’s family wants action on brain injury research in military
LEWISTON, Maine — For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine’s second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting. Amid the heartbreak in Lewiston, where 18 people were massacred on the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, at a bowling alley hosting a youth night…
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Husband dies after Maine couple is lost in woods for days, wife may have survived thanks to dog
A Maine man died and his wife was rescued days after they went for a walk in the woods in Maine and got lost — and officials say she may have been saved by her dog keeping her warm in the freezing temperatures. John Helmstadter, 82, and Pamela Helmstadter, 72, went for a walk in…
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Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA’s weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
What Republicans are planning after 2020’s chaos at a Detroit vote tally. A surprise move by the FDA allows compounded weight-loss drugs to stay in production. And a foot found on Mount Everest might belong to climber who disappeared 100 years ago. Here’s what to know today. How Trump allies stoked election chaos in 2020…
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Maine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote this fall, their Democratic counterparts in Maine have little recourse to even the score. The only two states that award Electoral College votes by congressional district, Republican-leaning Nebraska and Democratic-leaning Maine, play unusual roles in…