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Maine has become the first state to ban single-use food and drink containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed the bill into law Tuesday. The Natural Resources Council of Maine says Maine’s the first state to enact such a ban. […] Supporters say the law will reduce litter in lakes, rivers and coastal waters. It takes effect in 2021. …

TRENTON, N.J. - For eight months during his infancy, Sean Van Duyn gagged, retched and vomited daily. Now 6, the Winter Haven, Fla., boy still can't eat or drink by mouth, instead being fed by a permanent tube in his belly. Beset by multiple medical problems in his first months, the boy had to have a breathing tube inserted through a hole cut in his neck. The gagging began and continued until his mother, Susan, discovered the tube was misshaped at the end and had been poking the back of his throat the whole time. The tube was replaced, but...

<p>"A representative of Kodak called me late this afternoon," Doyle said.</p> <p>Kodak said some 400 jobs could be affected, Doyle said. He said the company did not provide a timeline of when a shutdown would occur.</p> <p>"The ironic thing is we had a meeting with the community leadership 10 days ago, and there was no mention of closing an entire unit," Doyle said.</p>