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Lawyer Accuses State Trooper of Racial Profiling in Traffic Stop of 14 Illegal Aliens

Matthew McDonald

A Maine state trooper stopped a large white van with a cracked windshield on Route I-295 in Portland on September 9, and when he suspected that the driver and the 13 other men inside were illegal aliens, he contacted U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A lawyer for the driver, a 22-year-old man from Honduras who had previously been deported from the United States and is in the country illegally now, is accusing the trooper of racial profiling.

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How Much Does It Cost To Film A Stephen King Short Story?

Matthew McDonald

The famous Maine horror writer will grant permission to film one of his short stories for $1, as you long as you follow is rules, which include not making any money off it and not putting it online. Some 300 films have been made under Stephen King's terms since the early 1980s.

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