NEW YORK – It’s almost winter, but get ready for some surf and sun: The Beach Boys are reuniting. The founding members of the classic rock group — Brian Wilson, Mike Love and Al Jardine — announced Friday they are getting back together to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They’re working on a new album and […]
2011
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New fireworks law makes retailing tough
As Maine lifts the ban on selling pyrotechnics to consumers, municipal laws have also made it hard to open a store for potential entrepreneurs.
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Occupy N.Y. targets church lot
NEW YORK – Dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested Saturday after they scaled a chain-link fence or crawled under it to get to an Episcopal church-owned lot they want to use for a new site. Protesters used a wooden ladder to scale the fence or lifted it from below while others cheered them […]
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In light of illnesses and recall, Hannaford to refund all beef
The grocery chain urges customers to return ground beef, even if it no longer has its original label.
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World Dispatches
JAKARTA, Indonesia Ship full of migrants sinks; hundreds may be drowned A wooden ship believed to be carrying more than 200 migrants, many of them from the Middle East, sank Saturday off Indonesia’s main island of Java, local media reported. Only 33 people had been rescued. Police blamed the accident on overloading, telling the official […]
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Defense: Manning had gender issues
FORT MEADE, Md. – The young Army intelligence specialist accused of passing government secrets spent his 24th birthday in court Saturday as his lawyers argued his status as a gay soldier before the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” played an important role in his actions. Lawyers for Pfc. Bradley Manning began laying out a […]
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Pope showing signs of age, strain
The pontiff, 84, keeps up a vigorous schedule for his age, but some wonder if he might step down.
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Egyptian protesters battered by military
The military rulers risk turning the public against them after a violent crackdown in Cairo.
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At least 400 killed in flash floods
Most of the victims in two cities were asleep when the floodwaters rushed in after 12 hours of rain.
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Activist in Peru kept from traveling to U.S.
LIMA, Peru – Paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson said Saturday that she and her toddler son were not permitted to leave Peru despite being granted permission in court to spend the holidays in New York with her family. “They didn’t let me leave and they’re putting out this version that I arrived late,” she said […]