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Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute

FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — Heather Donahue is walking through the woods once again. The star of the successful low-budget horror movie “The Blair Witch Project” has an on-screen history of getting into…

John McCarthy May 17, 2025

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SpaceX engineer ‘murders’ yoga teacher wife and leaves her nude body in driveway of his parents’ home

AUGUSTA, Maine — An ex-SpaceX engineer and his French bride seemed to have the perfect life, sailing around the world in Instagram-worthy luxury. But not long after they returned home to Maine, Margaux…

John McCarthy March 24, 2025

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Haiti orphanage founder convicted in US court of abusing minors faces lengthy prison term

MIAMI (AP) — A jury in Miami has convicted the founder of an orphanage in Haiti of sexually abusing boys at the facility in Port-au-Prince. Court records show 73-year-old Michael Geilenfeld was…

John McCarthy February 22, 2025

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Most of 15 million bees contained after bee-laden truck crashes

CLINTON, Maine (AP) — A tractor-trailer hauling about 15 million honey bees to be used to pollinate blueberry fields crashed and overturned on Interstate 95, officials said. The driver was…

John McCarthy May 12, 2024