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U.S.: Pakistan tipping off bomb builders before raids

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say Pakistan has apparently tipped off militants at two more bomb-building factories in its tribal areas, giving the terror suspects time to flee, after U.S. intelligence shared the locations with the Pakistani government. Those officials believe that Pakistan’s insistence on seeking local tribal elders’ permission before raiding the areas may have […]

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NATO mistakenly bombs Libyan rebels

TRIPOLI, Libya – NATO said Saturday it mistakenly struck a column of Libyan rebel vehicles in an airstrike near an eastern oil town two days earlier. The alliance expressed regret for any casualties that might have resulted. NATO has accidentally hit rebel forces before in its air campaign to protect civilians in the civil war […]

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Maine Event: Block Party

It’s summer, or close enough. Time to turn back the clock and do what folks did to celebrate the coming of summers past: throw an old-fashioned block party. That’s what happened Saturday in Kittery, where streets were closed off and people got together to enjoy the best of their town: magic, music, art and an […]