It doesn’t take long to understand why college coaches are courting McAuley’s junior duo of guard Allie Clement and 6-foot-1 forward Olivia Smith. Both have complete games and play with a high level of intelligence and savvy. Clement makes plays all over the court. Smith is a shot-blocking threat out to 15 feet. It also […]
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Posted inSports
It wasn’t easy, but Thornton stops Biddeford
The Trojans score twice in the final 5:17 to reach 3-1 in boys’ hockey with a 5-3 victory against their rival.
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Posted inNation & World
Hillary Clinton’s doctors predict full recovery from clot
WASHINGTON – The blood clot that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suffered is inside her skull but did not result in a stroke or neurological damage, her spokesman said late Monday. The clot was discovered during a routine MRI on Sunday as Clinton was recuperating from a fall and concussion, spokesman Philippe Reines and […]
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Bus victims thrown out windows
PENDLETON, Ore. – Survivors of the bus crash that killed nine people on a partly icy section of interstate in rural Eastern Oregon said Monday some passengers were thrown from the tour bus through broken windows after the vehicle skidded out of control, smashed through a guardrail and plummeted 100 feet down an embankment. When […]
Posted inBusiness
New rules on debit cards pinch small banks, credit unions
Community banks and credit unions are reporting lower debit-card processing revenue as a result of financial reform laws, sparking concerns that they may be forced to impose new fees on customers to offset their losses. Their experience stood in contrast to new reports published by the Federal Trade Commission and the Government Accountability Office, which […]
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FDA backs the first new drug for TB in 40 years
Sirturo helps fight drug-resistant forms of the contagious lung disease, its manufacturer says.
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Tribune out of Chapter 11
The company emerges with a new television-focused board.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Revised mining laws could hurt Maine
In regards to the Portland Press Herald story “Council: Mining rules contractor ‘misrepresented’ credentials” (Dec. 14), I wanted to add some background and other information. One of the biggest environmental rollbacks passed by the state Legislature last session was a complete rewrite of Maine’s mineral mining laws. Despite best efforts to improve the bill in […]
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Investors bet on deal to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’
The dramatic day on Wall Street wraps up what turns out to be a strong year for the stock market.
Posted inLife & Culture
People & Entertainment: Kim, Kanye starting a family
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are feeling lucky about their first child together. “It’s true,” the 32-year-old reality TV star said in a statement on her site Monday. “Kanye and I are expecting a baby. We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our families, […]