THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ top court ruled Tuesday that Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide against each other’s people during the bloody 1990s wars sparked by the breakup of Yugoslavia. The ruling could help put to rest lingering animosities between the Balkan neighbors. The International Court of Justice said Serb forces […]
February 2015
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Virgin Galactic gets back on track toward space tourism
UPHAM, N.M. — The only thing interrupting the creosote and mesquite that makes up one of New Mexico’s most remote stretches of desert is a pristine runway where Virgin Galactic plans one day to launch the world’s first commercial space-line. In the four years since its completion, however, the runway has seen little use. No […]
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Bode Miller ready to race at world championships
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Bode Miller’s no longer being held back by a herniated disk. He’s cleared himself to race again. Just in time for the world championships, too, which was his target all along after undergoing surgery in November. The six-time Olympic medalist hopes to compete in the super-G, downhill and possibly even the […]
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Champion Patriots back home, but parade pushed back to Wed.
BOSTON — The Super Bowl celebration for New Englanders and their beloved Patriots will have to wait another day as Boston continues to get battered by heavy snow. Mayor Marty Walsh said the city will postpone a planned victory parade through downtown until Wednesday. He said the city and team both agreed to hold off […]
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Being funny is no laughing matter
Heard any good jokes lately? Me either. Verbally relating funny stories has become something of a lost art, and for a variety of reasons. One is political correctness. From big name entertainers to the really funny guy or gal at the office, joke tellers are understandably reluctant to share any quips that could be construed […]
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Alleged Social Security scammer to appear in federal court
PORTLAND — A Lyman man accused of collecting his mother’s Social Security benefits for four years after she died is scheduled to make a first appearance Wednesday at U.S. District Court in Portland. Mark John LaPierre, 55, faces a federal charge of misuse of a Social Security number and, if convicted, could be sentenced to […]
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Davis, Pelicans snap Hawks’ winning streak
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks’ franchise-record 19-game winning streak was snapped Monday night in a 115-100 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis had 29 points and 13 rebounds to help New Orleans win for the sixth time in seven games, a stint which includes victories over several contending squads including Dallas […]
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Obama, GOP may find some budget overlap
WASHINGTON — There are reasons President Barack Obama and his aides will argue that his new budget can be the start of a negotiation with the Republican controlled Congress. For one, some of his proposals are thematically in the same sphere as those of the GOP. For another, he can block their initiatives. Wielding a […]
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Markets rebound on softer Greek approach to debt forgiveness
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Hopes for a deal between Greece and its European creditors got a boost after the country’s new government backed away from demands to write off a chunk of its bailout loans, a prospect that had horrified creditors and investors. Greek stocks led a European market rally Tuesday […]
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Do we care about our prisoners in solitary?
More than once, the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan told me: “This nation will not be civilized until it ends the death penalty.” But how civilized are we now, when, according to extended research by the Center for Constitutional Rights, or CCR: “Tens of thousands of individuals across the country are detained inside cramped, […]