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PublishedOctober 5, 2021
Winning ticket for $699.8 million Powerball jackpot bought in California
After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize
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PublishedOctober 3, 2021
Zuckerberg created a monster that preys on our biases
Algorithmic amplification prompts many users to enter dark, paranoid echo chambers of alternate reality.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2021
FBI: Killings soared nearly 30% in 2020, with more slayings caused by guns
Homicides in the U.S. in 2020 increased nearly 30% over the previous year, the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records
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PublishedOctober 3, 2021
More guns, pandemic stress and a police legitimacy crisis created perfect conditions for homicide spike in 2020
FBI statistics recorded a 30% rise in homicides in 2020. A criminologist helps break down what was behind the spike.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2021
Video: Watch the Lewiston-Auburn Fall Candidates Forum
A virtual candidates forum Sept. 20 was recorded for all those running for mayor, City Council and School Committee in both cities.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown
Congress took a big step toward avoiding a partial federal shutdown on Thursday when the Senate passed a bill to keep the government funded through Dec. 3
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Why college athletes should be considered employees, according to a federal agency
College athletes who make millions for their schools have moved one step closer to gaining the rights afforded private sector workers
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Poll: Should schools recognize Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur as school holidays?
The Lewiston School Committee voted 5-4 to resume holding classes on two Jewish holidays next year. Superintendent Jake Langlais recommended Monday that the committee remove the holidays from future school calendars, citing a “strong community push.”
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Mexico couple selling home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for $1.2 million
The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse where the spooky happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has hit the market for the scary price of $1.2 million
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Cooler weather this week will make it feel more like fall
It gets even cooler for the second half of the week. Daily high temperatures will only reach the lower 60s. Some parts of Maine could even see their first frost of the season.
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