The promotion of Tammy Smith comes less than a year after the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’
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Olympics: Two great weeks, and London deserves a victory lap
Plenty of memories were made during an Olympics that had something for everyone.
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Brazilian women challenge C-section births
In doctors’ offices and street protests, the nation’s women are seeking more of a say in childbirth.
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Issue of wolf hybrids remains untamed
Despite recent legislation, little is certain about the state’s wolf hybrid population.
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U.S. limits Honduran security assistance
The national police chief is accused of running a death squad 10 years ago.
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Boy’s death in hot SUV renews calls for alarms
Florida failed to pass a bill mandating the $10 device for day-care vehicles more than a year ago.
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Award-winning humorist David Rakoff dies at age 47
No cause of death is detailed, but Rakoff had been open about his battles with cancer.
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Olympics Roundup: Bolt finishes with a flourish
Usain Bolt helps Jamaica win a relay in record time to finish 3 for 3 in his events, just like in 2008.
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Local dispatches
MILTON, N.H. Portland man, 27, killed in Spaulding Turnpike accident A Portland man died early Saturday in a one-car accident, New Hampshire State Police said. The accident was reported shortly before 2 a.m., police said. Troopers said that when they arrived at the scene on the Spaulding Turnpike in Milton, they found that a car […]
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Mars rover getting ‘brain transplant’
LOS ANGELES – After a week of transmitted dramatic photos of Mars, rover Curiosity is going to have a a four-day “brain transplant.” Engineers will be updating Curiosity’s software, currently primed for its flight stage, to prepare it for its Martian surface operations. The update will add two key functions — the ability to use […]