MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe is preparing to fly across North America. The Swiss creators of the Solar Impulse are announcing today which U.S. cities the experimental plane will visit during its “Across America” tour that kicks off in May. Bertrand Piccard and Andri Borschberg […]
2013
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U.S. jobless claims jump by 16,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 last week, the second straight weekly increase. But the longer-term trend in layoffs remained consistent with an improved job market. Applications increased to a seasonally adjusted 357,000 for the week ending March 23, the Labor Department said today. That’s up from 341,000 […]
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12 killed in university attack in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian government official says 12 people have been killed and 20 wounded in a mortar attack against Damascus University. The official says the mortar rounds struck the university’s architecture department in the central Baramkeh district today. The government-run Al- Ikhbariya TV station says the mortar shells struck the cafeteria and […]
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Animal rights group slams pigeon races
LONDON (AP) — An animal rights group may ruffle royal feathers with its call for Queen Elizabeth II to stop supporting pigeon racing because the sport is cruel. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals claims tens of thousands of birds die during pigeon races across the English Channel. It says it conducted an undercover […]
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Frack attack
Whether you feel that natural gas fracking is the economic salvation of New York or an environmental disaster waiting to happen, there is one indisputable fact about it: The science is not in. Not by a long shot. And that’s why a moratorium in New York makes sense. State leaders who have vowed to let […]
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Bath, Mid-coast engine helping to Mobilize Maine
Spring has been dragging its heels this year, but it appears we have finally turned the corner. For most of us, it can’t come soon enough. Aside from the physical discomfort, winter is a low-income season for many in Mid-coast Maine. Members of Main Street Bath’s Economic Restructuring committee recently reviewed a month-to-month graph of […]
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History moving too fast for justices
WASHINGTON — As the arguments unfurled in Tuesday’s case on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court justices sounded more and more cranky. Things were moving too fast for them. How could the nine, cloistered behind velvety rose curtains, marble pillars and archaic customs, possibly assess the potential effects of gay marriage? They’re not psychics, after all. […]
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Records provide new look at Ariz. shooting spree
PHOENIX (AP) — An erratic Jared Loughner walked into a convenience store with an urgent message for the clerk: “I need a ride to Safeway.” It was Saturday morning, and then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ meetand greet started at 10 a.m. As he waited for his taxi, Loughner nervously paced around the store and made several trips […]
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Cyprus banks reopen; limits on transactions
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Banks in Cyprus reopened to customers for the first time in nearly two weeks today, albeit with strict restrictions on transactions, after being closed to prevent people withdrawing all their savings during the country’s acute financial crisis. Large lines had formed outside the banks ahead of the opening of banks for […]