KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say more than 100 people have died from heatstroke in the southern port city of Karachi in the last two days. Seemi Jamali, a spokeswoman for city’s Jinnah Hospital, confirmed the deaths today. She says hundreds more have been admitted to the hospital with heat-related ailments, including fever and […]
2015
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Police: Taliban attack Afghan parliament
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say the Taliban have launched an attack outside the Afghan parliament, setting off four large bombs as lawmakers were meeting inside. Police officer Mohammad Asif said gunfire had broken out at the scene today and that there was no immediate word on casualties. Taliban insurgents have launched complex attacks on […]
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Dragons conquer
PORTLAND Christian Glover’s goal with 0.8 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Brunswick High School boys lacrosse team a 9-6 edge over South Portland on Saturday, appeared to give the Dragons all the momentum they needed. Twelve minutes later, the Dragons walked away with a 13-9 victory for the Class A boys […]
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Bobcats make it 3
STANDISH Richmond pitcher Meranda Martin didn’t have her best stuff in the first inning of Saturday’s State Class D softball championship at St. Joseph’s College. Stearns, playing in its first state title game, scored a run on a bases-loaded walk, and Madeline Morrison lined a Martin offering into center field. One Stearns runner touched the […]
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Spieth wins heart-stopping U.S. Open
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. Jordan Spieth is halfway home to the Grand Slam, a prize only three of the biggest names in modern golf have ever chased. And he still can’t believe how he got there. Spieth won the U.S. Open in a heart-stopper Sunday with a turn of events even more wild than the terrain […]
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Ortiz hits No. 476 as Red Sox rout Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — David Ortiz passed two Hall of Famers on the career home run chart. He was hardly the only Boston hitter who had a big day. Ortiz launched his 476th homer to move past Stan Musial and Willie Stargell, and the Red Sox banged out 13 extra-base hits Sunday in a […]
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Nationals’ Scherzer celebrates no-hitter
WASHINGTON A day later, Max Scherzer couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m doing great,” the Nationals right-hander said the morning after he threw a no-hitter and came within a strike of a perfect game before hitting Pittsburgh’s Jose Tabata in Washington’s 6-0 victory. “I didn’t get much sleep, but that’s for a good reason, just on a […]
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Sea Dogs rally from 7-0 deficit, but fall short to Fightin’ Phils on Father’s Day
READING, Pa. — The Portland Sea Dogs (26-43) rallied back from an early 7-0 deficit, but lost to the Reading Fightin’ Phils (36-32), 8-7, on Father’s Day at FirstEnergy Stadium. Portland has lost consecutive Eastern League one-run games in Reading. The final game of the four-game series is slated for tonight at 7:05 p.m. Trailing […]
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Sen. King announces surgery to remove prostate cancer
BRUNSWICK U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, announced Monday morning plans to undergo surgery for prostate cancer. “It’s a story we hear again and again – early detection saves lives. In this case, the story is mine. Not once, but twice,” said Senator King in a statement posted online. King said he will have surgery at […]