The number of babies born last year – a little shy of 4 million – is only a few hundred less than the number in 2011.
September 2013
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Decline in U.S. births appears to be leveling off
The number of babies born last year – a little shy of 4 million – is only a few hundred less than the number in 2011.
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Royal Lipizzan stallions performing in Buxton
The famous white horses were first bred in Austria and originally performed their leaps and kicks in battle.
Posted inBusiness
Microsoft works to save face after Xbox backlash
The 180-degree reversals and low-key repentance are unprecedented moves for a company like Microsoft.
Posted inNation & World
Fact Checker: Obama and the ‘red line’ on Syria’s chemical weapons
How can the president say he did not create a ‘red line’ when his statement last year about a ‘red line’ is one of the most famous statements of his presidency?
Posted inNation & World
Survey: House shows opposition to Syria attack
Still, the situation is very fluid. Nearly half of the 433-member House and a third of the 100-member Senate remain undecided.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Baxter Boulevard in Portland to reopen Monday
PORTLAND — Motorists will be able to drive the full length of Baxter Boulevard Monday morning, after the city reopens a portion of the street that has been closed for over seven months during a sewer construction project. The 1.4-mile stretch of the boulevard, from Bates Street to Vannah Avenue, will be open to motor […]
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Group files petition to protect Portland plaza, other public spaces
The effort would add Congress Square Plaza and 34 other properties to the city’s land bank and require eight votes and a public referendum to sell them.
Posted inNation & World, News
Obama goes home without a coalition
The president says he will argue for a military strike on Syria in an address Tuesday.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Police seize $20,000 worth of drugs at Kennebunk home
Three men are arrested at ‘the Baskin-Robbins of drug houses.’