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- A vendor sits beside a copy of a morning newspaper which reports missing Titanic submersible and onboard five people, including Pakistani nationals Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, at a stall, in Karachi, Pakistan on June 21, 2023. The saga of a lost submersible that had gone into the depths of the ocean to see the Titanic wreckage rippled across the national and global conversation. But a far bigger disaster days earlier, the wrecking of a ship off Greece filled with migrants, didn't become a moment-by-moment worldwide focus in anywhere near the same way. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)
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What the Titanic submersible saga and the Greek migrant shipwreck say about our reactions to tragedy
By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press
Fri,06/23/23-5:03PM , 817 Reads
Across the span of nearly a week, the saga of a lost submersible that had gone into the depths of the ocean to see the Titanic wreckage rippled across the national and global conversation — culminating in news that the craft had imploded an
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- Survivors of child sexual abuse in three states are praising opportunities to seek long-delayed justice after lawmakers removed the statute of limitations for such crimes. (9 June 2023) (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi/Robert Bukaty)
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Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press
Thu,06/08/23-11:52PM , 358 Reads
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s.
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- “The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, after custodian David Bishop coached two school chess teams to state championships and national acclaim. (May 11) (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi)
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Real-life 'The Queen's Gambit': Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine
By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press
Thu,05/11/23-5:15AM , 764 Reads
HAMPDEN, Maine (AP) — David Bishop spends the school day as a mild-mannered custodian, but before the final bell rings, he grabs his chess boards and pieces and begins his second role.

“The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where this custodian is coaching his schools' chess teams to acclaim.
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- Peter Starostecki and his kids Sadie, center, and Jo Jo, pose behind their car with the vanity license plate that the state of Maine has deemed in appropriate, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Poland, Maine. The vegan family's car will soon have a randomly selected plate. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Maine motorists appeal to keep naughty vanity license plates
By DAVID SHARP - Associated Press
Thu,03/09/23-12:03AM , 611 Reads
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine vegan whose custom license plate contains the word “tofu” is one of the motorists caught in a state crackdown on vulgar tags.
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