Eight Maine mothers, locked up because of substance abuse, talk about living, learning and what they’re missing.
2012
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Briefcase
Regulators warn that Botox from Canada may be unsafe Federal regulators have warned more than 350 medical practices that Botox they may have received from a Canadian supplier is unapproved and could be counterfeit or unsafe. The Food and Drug Administration said in a letter sent last month, a letter released publicly last week, that […]
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Newtown residents issue call for action
Some in the community urge activism ranging from gun control to memorials.
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Thousands celebrate in Bethlehem
The West Bank town has a joyous holiday season with the U.N. recognition of the Palestinian state.
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Pontiff cites need for God in technology-driven lives
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI marked Christmas Eve with Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica and a pressing question: Will people find room in their hectic, technology-driven lives for children, the poor and God? The pontiff prayed that Israelis and Palestinians live in peace and freedom, and asked the faithful to pray for strife-torn Syria, […]
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People & Entertainment: Lange gets fresh exposure on TV
Jessica Lange, who once beguiled King Kong, suffered Blanche DuBois’ manic illusions and slipped into psychosis with Frances Farmer, has a whole new career going for her on FX’s “American Horror Story.” Last season she played a master manipulator in a gothic ghost story and this year she’s a nun slipping into madness. “I understand […]
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Veteran actor Jack Klugman dies in Los Angeles at age 90
LOS ANGELES – Jack Klugman, the prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV’s “The Odd Couple” and the crime-fighting coroner in “Quincy, M.E.,” died Monday, a son said. He was 90. Klugman, who lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s and trained […]
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Strike could idle ports by this weekend
The nation’s retailers, manufacturers and farmers are bracing for a possible strike that could idle U.S. ports all along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast. That walkout could begin as early as Sunday after the midnight Saturday expiration of an extension of a contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and several shipping lines, terminal operators […]
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Stocks dip on doubt at year’s end
The market reacts to lawmakers running out of time for a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
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Tom Caron: A new look, with plenty of questions
It’s too late for last-minute changes to the shopping list. The Boston Red Sox went on their spree before the holidays and we’ve got a pretty good idea what the team is going to look like in 2013. General Manager Ben Cherington has one last Christmas wish as he opens his presents today. He’s hoping […]