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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, as the Senate was to vote on moving head on health care with the goal of erasing much of Barack Obama's law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate opens 'Obamacare' debate at last but outcome in doubt

FILE- In this May 10, 2017, file photo, Maine Gov. Paul LePage pauses during a meeting to discuss the state's efforts to fight the opioid epidemic at the State House in Augusta, Maine. LePage urged lawmakers on Sunday, July 2, to put aside “petty egos” and send him a budget as a legislative panel sought common ground on a proposal promoted by House Republicans who torpedoed the previous spending bill. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

ACLU asks Paul LePage to stop deleting comments and blocking people on Facebook

Allegations that medical school dean led drug-fueled secret life stun many in Boston

Fishermen taking fight over monitors to Supreme Court July 25, 2017 | 8:46 PM

Ten of 11 samples of Ben & Jerry’s ice creams contained traces of glyphosate — although at levels far below the ceiling set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Traces of controversial herbicide are found in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream July 25, 2017 | 7:39 PM

This Edward Burdett scrimshaw was auctioned off for a record-breaking $456,000.

This scrimshaw whale's tooth sold for a record $456,000 July 25, 2017 | 6:50 PM

A 926-pound Mako shark CORRECTS TO CLARIFY THAT CREW IS NOT PART OF JENNY LEE SPORTFISHING AND THAT THIS WON’T BE A STATE RECORD - In this Saturday, July 22, 2017, photo provided by Jenny Lee Sportfishing, from left, Mark Miccio, Mark Miccio, Matt Miccio and Steve Miccio pose for a photo with a 926-pound Mako shark that they helped catch at Hoffmann Marina in Brielle, N.J. State environmental officials said Tuesday, July 25, that the catch won’t be recognized as a state record because more than one angler helped catch it. (Jenny Lee Sportfishing via AP)

926-pound shark won't be recognized as New Jersey's record July 25, 2017 | 6:24 PM

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, a Delta Air Lines jet sits at a gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines says it has canceled about 3,000 flights this week as it continues to struggle in the aftermath of a storm that hit its hub airport in Atlanta. The thunder storm hit Wednesday, April 5, 2017, but canceled flights and long lines in Atlanta persisted into Friday. Tracking service FlightAware.com says Delta had canceled more than 400 flights by midday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Delta flight to Maine delayed by argument between pilot, attendant July 25, 2017 | 5:42 PM

Mass. man denies raping 11-year-old, says she might have raped him July 25, 2017 | 5:40 PM

FILE-- This is a July 25, 1956 file photo showing the sinking of the Italian cruise ship Andrea Doria, some 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket Island, Mass. Massachusetts authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a scuba diver who disappeared Wednesday, July 8, 1998, while diving on the sunken vessel. Diver Richard Roost, 46, of Ann Arbor, Mich., was reported missing after he failed to return to a dive charter boat waiting for him over the site of the ship. (AP Photo/ File)

Diver pulled from site of Andrea Doria wreck has died July 25, 2017 | 5:20 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) walks to the U.S. Senate chamber July 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. McCain was recently diagnosed with brain cancer but returned on the day the Senate is holding a key procedural vote on U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Watch: John McCain receives standing ovation before casting health care vote July 25, 2017 | 5:18 PM

Priest at center of clergy sex abuse scandal to be released July 25, 2017 | 5:06 PM

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine is surrounded by reporters as she arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, before a test vote on the Republican health care bill. The bill has faced opposition and challenges within the Republican ranks, including by Collins. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hot mic: Susan Collins rips Trump administration, calls Texas congressman 'huge,' 'unattractive' July 25, 2017 | 3:57 PM

Nurse Elise Wilson smiles after her ventilator and feeding tube were removed, a major step in her recovery from a workplace attack.

ER nurse recounts the day she was stabbed on the job July 25, 2017 | 3:19 PM

FILE- In this March 27, 2017, file photo, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses business leaders during a New England Council luncheon in Boston. Warren is slated to deliver the commencement address at Boston’s Wheelock College on Friday, May 19.

Elizabeth Warren on health care vote: 'This is not a drill' July 25, 2017 | 2:41 PM

Boston study takes deep look at brain disease's toll on football players July 25, 2017 | 11:01 AM

2005 - BOSTON, MA - 02/16/05 - GLOBE STAFF PHOTO: BARRY CHIN. An exterior photograph of the John Adams Courthouse, at left, and the Suffolk Superior Court, at right, show that the two buildings are physically connected, however the interior passageways that once allowed passage from building to building have been removed leaving some to complain that the SJC is isolating itself from the judges, officials, lawyers and clerks who work next door. Library Tag 02222005 Metro

ICE: Massachusetts court decision 'weakens' law enforcement July 25, 2017 | 10:10 AM

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Couple found dead in Pittsfield home July 25, 2017 | 10:00 AM

Police: Man staked out Planet Fitness before attack July 25, 2017 | 9:20 AM

Boston, MA--8/29/2013--Students from the Young Achievers Science and Math Pilot School load school buses, on Thursday, August 29, 2013. (For a story on the Boston Public Schools website where a parent can go to check the location of his/her child's bus.)
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School bus route cuts in Boston mean longer trips for most students July 25, 2017 | 8:30 AM

Single mom gets kidney donation from stranger-turned-friend July 25, 2017 | 8:10 AM

A lone star tick seen under a magnifying glass in a resource center at Southampton Hospital in Southhampton, N.Y., July 6, 2017. With the expansion of the suburbs and a push to conserve wooded areas, deer and mice populations are thriving. They provide ample blood meals for ticks and help spread ticks to new regions, which is also spreading more pathogens and putting more Americans at risk, even for more rare illnesses.

It's high time for ticks, which are spreading diseases farther July 25, 2017 | 7:40 AM

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21 sent to hospital after farm workers' bus, truck collide in Connecticut July 25, 2017 | 7:19 AM

Man falls asleep behind wheel, drives into New Hampshire river July 25, 2017 | 6:19 AM

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Nay Secretary nominee Richard Spencer.

10 things to know for today July 25, 2017 | 5:52 AM

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3 hospitalized after motorcycle, go-kart collide in Cotuit July 25, 2017 | 5:42 AM

FILE - In this July 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. The office of Sen. John McCain says the ailing Arizona Republican will return to the Senate on July 25, the day of the health care vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

John McCain making dramatic Senate return for crucial health care vote July 24, 2017 | 10:08 PM

Go ahead and press that pedestrian button if it makes you feel good July 24, 2017 | 9:46 PM

Police say Brockton woman killed boyfriend, hid body in closet July 24, 2017 | 9:34 PM

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, file photo, traffic passes the New York Times building, in New York. The New York Times Co. reports financial earnings on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

No Fox apology in fight with New York Times about raid story July 24, 2017 | 9:04 PM

Man arrested in connection with attack outside Planet Fitness in NH July 24, 2017 | 4:54 PM

epa05622723 Rae Lunam, of Boston, hands out stickers to voters for the 2016 US presidential election at the polling location at the Boston Public Library, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 08 November 2016. Americans vote on Election Day to choose the 45th President of the United States of America to serve from 2017 through 2020. EPA/LISA HORNAK

20-day voter cutoff in Mass. ruled unconstitutional July 24, 2017 | 4:14 PM

Horse stuck on bridge falls on top of rider in Maine July 24, 2017 | 4:06 PM