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In lawsuit, father says Winslow school mask mandate violates his rights

By Christopher Burns on Aug 29, 2021 01:33 pm
The man, whose daughter attends Winslow Junior High School, said the mandate violates his rights to make decisions about his daughter's medical care.
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Hot-air balloon festival draws thousands to Aroostook County

By Melissa Lizotte on Aug 29, 2021 12:19 pm
Nearly half the pilots traveled from Florida this year, while others came from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Alabama.
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Biden aide says US has capacity to evacuate remaining Americans

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 11:12 am
But untold numbers of vulnerable Afghans, fearful of a return to the brutality of pre-2001 Taliban rule, are likely to be left behind.
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Joe Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 11:07 am
He met in solemn privacy Sunday with the families of the 13 U.S. troops killed in the suicide attack near the Kabul airport.
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Anxious tenants await assistance as evictions resume

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 10:41 am
Just over $5.1 billion of the estimated $46.5 billion in federal rental assistance — only 11 percent — has been distributed through July.
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Hurricane Ida blasts Louisiana with 150-mph winds

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 10:34 am
Ida is forecast to hit Louisiana with wind speeds just 1 mph shy of a Category 5 hurricane.
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NOAA asks for help locating stranded sea turtles

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 10:21 am
Species that could be spotted include loggerhead, leatherback, green and Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
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US says drone kills suicide bombers targeting Kabul airport

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 10:15 am
The airstrike hit a vehicle carrying "multiple suicide bombers" from Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul's international airport.
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Joe Biden to pay respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 08:19 am
It will be the first time that Biden has traveled to Dover as president for such a movement. But he is not unfamiliar with the ritual.
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Slain Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job

By The Associated Press on Aug 29, 2021 08:13 am
Here are the stories of the soldiers killed in last week's attack and the people who are mourning them.
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