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  • Portland Press Herald, Maine

    Army Reserve commander defends unit's response to Lewiston shooter's mental health

    Jun. 17—Robert Card's battalion commander in the Army Reserve said Monday that his team could not have done anything more to force Card to accept mental health treatment before he killed 18 people in Lewiston last October. Testifying virtually before the commission investigating the shooting, Lt. Col. Ryan Vasquez said if the New York hospital that treated Card last summer wanted the Army to ...

  • Portland Press Herald, Maine

    U.S. gives Maine $272 million to expand high-speed internet access

    Jun. 17—Maine will receive $272 million in federal funding over the next five years to expand high-speed internet service, Gov. Janet Mills announced Monday. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved Maine's spending plan for the largest sum ever dedicated to boosting broadband in the state. The award, which was anticipated since last year when federal officials ...

  • Portland Press Herald, Maine

    Scientists criticize practices of shuttered Portland carbon-capturing company

    Jun. 17—The Portland-based ocean carbon capture startup that shut down suddenly on Friday after gaining international praise is being criticized for dubious scientific claims and practices. Running Tide purported to deploy chunks of wood waste coated in limestone and kelp spores into the ocean near Iceland, where they would absorb carbon and sink to the seabed or be eaten by marine animals. ...