JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela, the antiapartheid leader who became South Africa’s first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said today. Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent years and has been hospitalized several times since last year, most recently earlier this month when he […]
2013
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Police say Tycoon’s neck had been bound
WINDSOR, England (AP) — Police say Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky was found dead on his bathroom floor with his neck bound. Investigators have not specified the nature of the ligature — a cord or other material used for binding — but say a similar piece was attached to a shower-rail above him. Berezovsky, a one-time […]
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Living in ‘luxury’ in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — There was the resident who wanted a private jet commissioned for his new puppy, flown like a CEO to its new home in Manhattan. There was also a frantic search for a specific type of crystal vase whose presence was required at a dinner party. For the well-trained concierge at exclusive […]
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Boston’s Menino won’t seek re-election
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s longest-serving mayor, Thomas Menino, says he does not plan to seek re-election for an unprecedented sixth term. The popular Democratic mayor planned a formal announcement at 4 p.m. today. He tells the Boston Herald and WBZ-FM that it was the toughest decision he has made in his life. Menino was hospitalized […]
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Powerball winners to share with co-worker
PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — A dozen workers at a South Florida real estate office who won $1 million in the Powerball say they’ll share their earnings with a new employee who didn’t join their pool. The Miami Herald reports Jennifer Maldonado had only been working as an administrative assistant at Keller Williams Partner Realty in […]
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Bowdoin’s very own ‘polo kid’
BRUNSWICK Growing up in Baltimore, Matthew Collins was a Jackof all trades when it came to sports. He played soccer, tennis, lacrosse. “If you name a sport, I probably tried it,” said the Bowdoin College sophomore, who played soccer and lacrosse for the Polar Bears as a freshman last year. But, another athletic event called […]
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Habs win shootout
BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Markov tied it with 8.2 seconds left in regulation, and Brendan Gallagher scored the only shootout goal to give the Montreal Canadiens a 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The victory snapped a tie for the second-most points in the Eastern Conference, giving the Canadiens 47. They lead […]
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Green’s layup at buzzer lifts Celtics over Cavs
CLEVELAND The reeling and battered Boston Celtics were seconds away from matching their longest losing streak of the season. Then Jeff Green saved the day. Green hit the winning layup at the buzzer and scored 21 points, and the Celtics snapped a five-game losing streak with a 93-92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday […]
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NE wrestling qualifier awaits MPA vote
AUGUSTA A proposal to establish a qualifying meet to advance the state’s top high school wrestlers to the annual New England championships awaits approval today from the Maine Principals’ Association general membership during its spring conference at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. The proposal for a New England qualifier already has received the unanimous endorsement […]
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Quick start leads Bowdoin to win
LEWISTON — The Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team scored the first seven goals of the game and cruised to its fifth consecutive win on Wednesday evening, 11-6 over Bates. The eighth-ranked Polar Bears (5-0, 4-0 NESCAC) remained unbeaten. Bates dropped its second-straight game and fell to 3-5 (1-4 NESCAC). Bowdoin has won the last five […]