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Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after mass shooting
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature approved sweeping gun safety legislation including background checks on private gun sales, waiting periods for gun purchases and criminalizing gun sales to prohibited people before adjourning Thursday morning, nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Legislature pressed for a number of gun and mental health proposals after the shooting that claimed 18 lives and injured another 1
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Callers in four US states hit by 911 system outages
Temporary issues were reported in Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas on Wednesday night; the cause is unknown.
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Disabled actor from Essex 'never thought' Olivier award win would happen
Amy Trigg says in the past people in the industry had been "against casting disabled actors".
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The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree
Migrants are caught in China's manufacturing battles with the West, as Beijing tries to save its economy.
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Plans amended for historic former BBC building
Caversham Park was the home of BBC Monitoring and BBC Radio Berkshire until 2018.
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Dubai airport slowly re-opening as UAE rainfall persists
Some inbound flights to the world's second busiest airport resume, but many passengers remain stranded.
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Ballymena: Chloe Mitchell murder accused given crown court date
Brandon Rainey, of James Street in Ballymena, is charged with the murder of Chloe Mitchell.
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