PHILADELPHIA – Boston designated outfielder Mike Cameron for assignment and recalled infielder Yamaico Navarro from Triple-A Pawtucket. Navarro was active for Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Third baseman Kevin Youkilis was out of the lineup with a sore left foot. He fouled a ball off it in Wednesday night’s game. General Manager Theo Epstein […]
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Out West, it’s best to pack skis and ice axes
Late-winter snowstorms have created opportunities to ski and go fishing, all in the same day.
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Lester helps Sox avoid sweep
Jason Varitek hits two home runs and Jon Lester pitches seven shutout innings to beat the Phillies.
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Students embark on three-day crash course; maybe a career
VASSALBORO – Nathan Bernier, a senior at Messalonskee High School, doesn’t need to attend a career day. “I have no doubt about what I want to do the rest of my life,” Bernier said Thursday during the Maine State Police Junior Trooper Academy at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. “Ever since I was young, I […]
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World Dispatches
BEIRUT, Lebanon Forces near Turkish border likely targeting refugees Syrian army forces spread through a restive mountainous area near the Turkish border on Thursday as the death toll from a two-day military siege rose to 19 people, according to activists and a witness. The action by Syrian troops in the northwestern area of Jabal al-Zawiya […]
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A roundup of planned fireworks
JULY 3 Camden – 9 p.m., harbor; camdenme.org Saco – 9:30 p.m., Funtown Splashtown; funtownusa.com Sanford – 9 p.m., Number One Pond by Riverside and Emery roads; sanfordmaine.org JULY 4 Portland – Stars and Stripes Spectacular, Eastern Promenade. Comedian Bob Marley at 6 p.m.; Patriotic Pops Concert by the Portland Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. […]
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There goes the foreclosed-on neighborhood
Vacant homes become big headache for local officials
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South Dakota abortion law blocked from taking effect
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Saying it would humiliate and degrade women, a federal judge on Thursday afternoon granted Planned Parenthood’s preliminary injunction to prevent South Dakota’s new abortion law from taking effect while it’s being challenged in court. The law, which would have taken effect today, requires women seeking abortions to face a three-day waiting […]
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Six-passenger sedans may pass into antiquity
The once-popular large coupe is gone, and sedans may disappear when the Impala is redesigned.
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Nevada legislation opens door to driverless cars
Cars run by robotics are being tested at Stanford, and could be safer than those driven by people.