The NSA leaker needs travel documents, since his U.S. passport was revoked, to get out of Russia.
2013
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Morsi backers vow to restore him as Egypt’s leader
The opposition behind the protests that led to Morsi’s ouster tries to rally support for the new order.
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Dogs trained to serve veterans
Operation Delta Dog pairs service dogs with veterans suffering from PTSD in the Lowell, Mass., area.
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Living on the edge: drummer’s coffee buzz
Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer has started a gourmet coffee brand with a Massachusetts company.
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Increase of ticks has biologists worried about moose
Vermont has observed smaller herds and less breeding as a tick problem keeps growing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Movie review: ‘The Bling Ring’ derides thieves, celebrity victims
It must be tough, being “average” and “middle class” and living within sniffing distance of L.A.’s rich and beautiful people. The designer clothes, the pricey homes, flashy cars and flashier jewelry must seem just within reach, especially to the young and avaricious. That’s the temptation of “The Bling Ring,” Sofia Coppola’s scintillating follow-up to the […]
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Bob Keyes: World-class dance troupes about to put their feet down in Lewiston
Nejla Yatkin has all the credentials a dancer needs. Dance Magazine put her in the “Top 25 to Watch.” Critics have called her “a fierce performer capable of haunting, gripping theatricality.” She’s young and multicultural, raised in Berlin to Turkish parents, and makes work about the Middle East that involves movement, shadow play, humor and […]
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Book review: Summer scorcher sexy and sublime
‘My Education’ is at once smart, witty and extremely well-written.
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Movie review: So much to love in ‘Despicable Me 2’
“Despicable Me 2” is a gag-filled delight from start to finish. It’s got more laughs in its first five minutes — from its larynx-bending voice actors, its loopy, goofy design and its milling, mewling Minions — than “Monsters University” managed over its entire length. And if much of the message, the warmth and the “changed […]
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Signings, etc.: Andrew Carroll
Author, editor, activist and historian Andrew Carroll will discuss his new book, “Here Is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History,” detailing unmarked historic sites across America where extraordinary moments occurred. WHEN: Noon Wednesday WHERE: Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square HOW MUCH: Free INFO: 871-1700; portlandlibrary.com