COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police say they have charged three men with the attempted smuggling and distribution of 440 pounds of cocaine in Denmark, worth at least $8 million, in an operation with U.S. agents. Police spokesman Ole Madsen says the suspects were German, Colombian and Danish, but did not provide more information on […]
May 2014
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Pope’s Mideast trip will test diplomatic skills
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis insists his weekend pilgrimage to the Middle East is a “strictly religious” commemoration of a key turning point in Catholic- Orthodox relations. But the three-day mission is the most delicate of his papacy and will test his diplomatic skills as he negotiates Israeli-Palestinian tensions and fallout from Syria’s civil […]
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In switch, gay rights issue now favoring Democrats
DENVER It wasn’t all that long ago that Republicans used gay marriage as a tool to drive Election Day turnout. But as public opinion on the issue has turned and courts strike down same-sex marriage bans, gay rights is evolving into a wedge issue for Democrats to wield. Consider Pennsylvania, where Democrats have lambasted Republican […]
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Bobcats pull away from Bucks
RICHMOND For a time in Thursday’s East-West Conference high school softball game between Buckfield and Richmond, the contest had that feeling of yesteryear, when the Bucks and Bobcats battled tooth and nail, both in their two regular season contests and normally to decide the Western Maine Class D champ come playoff time. But, that was […]
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Another loss for Red Sox, 7-2
BOSTON Mark Buehrle won his major leagueleading eighth game, Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista homered on consecutive pitches, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Thursday for a three-game sweep. Toronto improved to 8-2 in its last 10 games, while Boston lost its seventh straight. The Red Sox went 0-6 […]
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Betts gives Sea Dogs walk-off victory
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs (31-15) led early, gave up five runs over the final four innings, but bounced back for two in the ninth and walked-off over the Binghamton Mets (24-21), 6-5 in the finale of a six-game Eastern League baseball series Thursday at Hadlock Field. Portland took eight of nine on its […]
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Brunswick, Morse girls lacrosse squads victorious
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School girls lacrosse team used a balanced attack in a 14-5 Eastern A victory over Edward Little on Thursday. The Dragons improved to 4-3 and hosts South Portland on Saturday at 10 a.m., while Edward Little fell to 0-7. “They were much improved from when we played them the first […]
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Donovan among 7 cuts on U.S. World Cup roster
STANFORD, Calif. Landon Donovan, the most accomplished player in American soccer history, won’t be going to his fourth World Cup. The 32-year-old attacker, who set the national team record for goals and assists while winning five titles in Major League Soccer, was among seven players cut Thursday when coach Jurgen Klinsmann got down to the […]
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Two-run sixth lifts Richmond
RICHMOND — A Bailey Johansen sacrifice fly in the sixth inning lifted Richmond High School to a 3-2 East-West Conference baseball win on Thursday. The host Bobcats improved to 7-1 and hosts Greater Portland Christian on Wednesday. Brendan Emmons went the distance with seven strikeouts and no walks, while losing pitcher Jonah Williams had 10 […]