The Portland Bulldogs/Maine Red Claws Holiday Tournament Basketball Classic will be held Dec. 26-29 at the Portland Expo. This is the 26th consecutive year that a holiday tournament has been held at the Expo. “It’s a tournament within a tournament,” said Portland Coach Joe Russo. “The first day will have exhibition games with four Class […]
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Olympian turned tricks to cope
Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton says she coped with depression and a troubled marriage by turning to a life of prostitution. In a series of posts to her Twitter account, Favor Hamilton acknowledged working as an escort following a report Thursday on The Smoking Gun website. “I do not expect people to understand,” Favor Hamilton […]
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Stocks rise despite lack of progress in ‘cliff’ talks NEW YORK – The stock market ended higher Thursday after flipping between small gains and losses throughout the morning. Uncertainty about the “fiscal cliff,” just days away, was top of mind for many traders. The Republican-controlled House pushed ahead with a bill aimed at averting the […]
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Applications for jobless aid rise
WASHINGTON – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week by 17,000, reversing four weeks of declines. But the number of people seeking aid is consistent with a job market that continues to grow modestly. Unemployment claims rose the week of Dec. 15 to a seasonally adjusted 361,000 from a revised 344,000 […]
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NYSE being sold, for a bargain price
A stock exchange takeover was offered a year ago for $11 billion, but the price is now $8 billion.
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Wife pleads for Scarborough man accused of vicious beating
Eric Gwaro is accused of attempted murder in an attack that left a woman with a brain stem injury.
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Lacking support, Boehner kills vote on his fiscal plan
That leaves efforts to avoid the ‘fiscal cliff’ in disarray, and Congress is about to leave town for the holidays.
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Bill Nemitz: Deep thanks to the pillar of West End
Never in his 11-plus years as the voice of Portland’s West End did Ed King expect to make a lot of friends. But it happened anyway . . .
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Man charged in 1976 killing being sent back to Maine
Gary Raub was living on the streets in Seattle when DNA evidence led to his arrest in a woman’s death.
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Teen driver in fatal Maine crash admits she violated probation
Morgan Kesseli only received probation after a 2010 crash that killed one and injured two others, but now she could be held until she turns 21.