TIRANA, Albania At least three die as police, protesters clash in capital Thousands of people held an anti-government demonstration in Albania’s capital on Friday, and at least three people were killed and scores wounded as police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons clashed with the protesters. At least 15 police vehicles were overturned […]
2011
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Celtics extend streak to five
Boston takes control with an 11-0 run at the end of the first half and hands the Utah Jazz their third straight loss, 110-86.
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‘American Idol’ audition:Winthrop teen’s Hollywood moment
Danielle Pease, 15, will be one of about 200 people competing for one of 20 slots in the televised semifinals.
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Surgeries over, she’s eager for ‘just fun’
Portland’s role in doctoring a young Iraqi sniper victim ends as she leaves the hospital Friday.
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Mainers shoveling today, shivering tomorrow
Temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees below zero are likely across the state following Friday’s snowstorm.
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Photo: Saco River rescue
Biddeford and Saco firefighters rescue a man who jumped into the Saco River at the Main Street bridge around 6:10 p.m. Friday. Firefighters threw a line to the man as he clung to the ice shelf, then pulled him out of the swift-moving water and onto the ice. After getting the unidentified man off the […]
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Pirates inch closer to top
Portland is two points out of first with two games in hand after beating — just take a wild guess — Worcester.
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High School Roundup: Falcons win fourth in a row
Erin Hall and Aubrey Pennell scored eight points each Friday to lead Freeport to a 42-31 victory against Yarmouth in a Western Maine Conference schoolgirl basketball game.
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Dog on board? Drivers urged to buckle it up
While lawmakers have been banning drivers from texting or using cell phones, many motorists are riding around with their dogs is another dangerous risk.
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Local Dispatches
NEW YORK Sinclair, Time Warner need another week to forge deal Sinclair Broadcast Group says it will take another week to hammer out its latest contract with Time Warner Cable. The two sides have been negotiating how much Time Warner Cable Inc. will pay to carry Sinclair’s broadcast TV stations. Among Sinclair’s stations is Portland’s […]