WHO: Maine Red Claws (19-29) vs. Tulsa 66ers (23-25) WHEN: 7 p.m. today and Saturday WHERE: Portland Expo TV/RADIO: TWC Channel 9/WJAB – 96.3 FM RED CLAWS NOTES: Maine will finish its third season at home with back-to-back games against the 66ers. The Red Claws are 2-1 against Tulsa this year, all three games on […]
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Stocks register worst week of the year before holiday Stocks just had their worst week of the new year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 ended a shortened trading week down 0.7 percent. Though modest compared to the scary drops last year, it’s the worst since the week ended Dec. 16, 2011. Stock trading will be […]
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Killer Charles Manson up for parole try No. 12
LOS ANGELES — After 11 failed bids for freedom, notorious serial killer Charles Manson, now 77, is up for parole later this month. The parole board rejected his bid in 2007, saying Manson “continues to pose an unreasonable danger to others and may still bring harm to anyone he would come in contact with.” Manson […]
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‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer sentenced
Russian Viktor Bout gets 25 years in prison after being arrested in a U.S. sting operation.
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Tons of radioactive water leak at Japan nuclear plant
The amount of radioactive material spilled into the sea from the Fukushima plant is the largest in history.
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Pirates get a player back for final push
Alexandre Bolduc, returned from Phoenix, will lend a veteran presence for big games.
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, 76, designed famed 911 sports car
LOS ANGELES — Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, who designed the first 911 sports car and went on to found a consumer products design firm that also carried the Porsche name, died Thursday in Salzburg, Austria. He was 76. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was the eldest son of Dorothea and Ferry Porsche, who along with Ferry’s […]
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Connecticut Senate repeals death penalty
But the action will not change the fate of two inmates who killed three people in a home invasion.
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Fierce assault slams into Damascus before cease-fire
The government appeared to be trying to gain control of the neighborhood before the cease-fire takes hold.
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Retailers say March sales better than expected
An improved job market and warm weather help boost revenue, but gas prices could still be a problem.