TERESOPOLIS, Brazil At least 381 dead as rains create pre-dawn mudslides It was a scene of muddy destruction in mountain towns north of Rio, where at least 381 people were killed when torrential rains unleashed mudslides in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday, burying people alive as they slept. In the remote Campo Grande neighborhood of Teresopolis, […]
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State House security reviewed for changes
Additions such as metal detectors are possible in the wake of the Tucson shooting
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Portland Pirates Today
WHO: Connecticut Whale (20-14-2-5, tied for second in AHL Atlantic Division) at Portland Pirates (21-12-4-1, tied for second in Atlantic) WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center RADIO: WLOB (95.5 FM) WHALE NOTES: Connecticut has won six of its last eight games to pull even with Portland. Last month, in the first two games […]
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Maine Red Claws Today
WHO: Erie Bayhawks (14-6, second in Eastern Conference) at Maine Red Claws (10-12, fourth in East) WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Portland Expo TV/RADIO: TWC Channel 9, WJAB (96.3 FM) RED CLAWS NOTES: Maine returns home after a 1-1 trip at the D-League Showcase in South Padre Island, Texas. In a 98-87 win against New Mexico, […]
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Garnett will sit despite workout going full speed
Coach Doc Rivers wants to see Kevin Garnett practice again before he returns from an injury.
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Computer’s skill is more than a game
Watson’s triumph in a test of ‘Jeopardy!’ shows that artificial intelligence has advanced considerably.
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Boys’ Basketball NotebookThe jockeying for tournament positions has begun
It’s that time of the season when the push to get into the tournament intensifies for teams vying for the final three or four playoff slots. It could be even more of a scramble this winter because of the parity of several teams. That parity is evident in Class A, East and West, After the […]
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LePage leaves NAACP feeling left out
He is unable to attend Martin Luther King events and has declined other invitations, but plans to honor King publicly.
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Ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex found
Eodromaeus, a 4-foot-long predator, lived 230 million years ago in what is now South America.
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Giffords making progress
TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is opening both eyes, moving both legs and arms and is responding to friends and family.