WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope got its first peek at a mysterious giant green blob in outer space and found that it’s strangely alive. The bizarre glowing blob is giving birth to new stars, some only a couple of million years old, in remote areas of the universe where stars don’t normally form. The […]
2011
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Fishing industry may gaina friend in Obama administration
PORTLAND — President Obama’s choice for a new chief of staff may bode well for New England’s groundfishing industry, which some say lost jobs and revenue after a new management plan was implemented last spring.
William Daley, named Thursday by Obama, has a history of working with the fishing industry and with lawmakers.
In the late 1990s, when he was secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, parent agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Daley eased commercial scallop-fishing restrictions, said Brian Rothschild, professor of fisheries and oceanography at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.
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Hefner leads deal for Playboy
NEW YORK — The publisher of Playboy magazine has agreed to accept a sweetened buyout offer from a partnership headed by founder Hugh Hefner, allowing the original playboy to fulfill his plans to take the company private. Hefner, 84, is Playboy’s largest shareholder with about 70 percent of Playboy Enterprises Inc.’s voting shares and 28 […]
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Portland Pirates today, Jan. 11, 2011
WHO: Binghamton Senators (19-16-22, fifth in AHL’s East Division) at Portland Pirates (22-11-4-1, second in East) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center RADIO: WLOB (95.5 FM) SENATORS NOTES: The Senators bring a three-game winning streak to town. Veteran center Corey Locke leads the AHL with 38 assists. In his last three games, RW […]
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Oil spill panelists urge more overhaul
A report today says the government and industry haven’t done enough.
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Even on off night, Tom Brady sees top coach
Tom Brady watches ‘Lombardi’ instead of catching the first half of the Jets’ playoff win.
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Eight killed, 72 missing as deluge adds to Australian flood crisis
BRISBANE, Australia — At least eight people were killed and 72 were missing after the latest downpour in Australia’s flood-wracked Queensland state sent torrents through several towns, washing away cars and houses, officials said Tuesday. Emergency services officers plucked more than 40 people from houses isolated by the torrent that hit the Lockyer Valley with […]
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Bill Belichick and company keep it bland
The Patriots won’t provide any bombastic remarks, unlike Jets Coach Rex Ryan, who says this game is personal.
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‘Unmentionables’ event not for women only
CHICAGO — The Lake Villa District Library in Illinois has agreed to allow men to attend a historical presentation on “Unmentionables: The Rise and Fall of Ladies Underwear,” after hearing complaints that it was violating the state’s Constitution by excluding males from the public program. A Chicago Tribune article Monday received a swift response after […]
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Tom Caron: New England Patriots’ rivalry with Jets comes of age
The countdown is on. This Sunday afternoon, the New England Patriots get back to work with a 4:30 kickoff against the Jets. Is anyone surprised? It seems the two teams were destined to meet one another in the playoffs. We’ve been waiting for this one ever since late summer, when Rex Ryan was hamming it […]