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2012
Posted inSports
Falmouth player, 14, hoping for Open berth
Meghan Kelley is now in Connecticut, competing in a mixed doubles tourney that may lead to New York.
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Posted inNation & World
Syrian civilian casualties up as airstrikes rise
BEIRUT — Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad’s regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing a spike in civilian casualties. The shift is providing useful clues about the capability of the Syrian air force as Western powers consider the option of enforcing […]
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots Notebook: A Brady backup battle goes on
Ryan Mallett and Brian Hoyer still have two exhibition games left to vie for the No. 2 spot.
Posted inLife & Culture
People & Entertainment’Office’ facing ultimate layoff
LOS ANGELES — “The Office” will end after next season, executive producer Greg Daniels said Tuesday. In a conference call, Daniels said the veteran NBC comedy would come to an “exciting” close in May, after its ninth season, which begins Sept. 20. “All questions will be answered this year,” he said during the call – […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mercy Hospital sale could be change for the better
Regulators should carefully evaluate whether a pay-per-patient system could work here.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Republicans had to undo damage caused by Democrats in Augusta
Spending under the previous administration made this Legislature’s cuts necessary.
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Death of homeless woman poses hard questions
What is the community’s responsibility to help the people who live on our streets?
Posted inNation & World
World Dispatches, Aug. 22, 2012
MOSCOW Hackers hit website of court where punk band was tried Russian hackers on Tuesday attacked the website of the Moscow court where three members of the Pussy Riot punk band were tried and sentenced to two years in prison for an irreverent protest. The Russian offshoot of the loose-knit movement known as Anonymous tweeted […]
Posted inNation & World
Rocket damages U.S. general’s plane in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces try to wind down the 10-year-old war. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the […]