SANFORD — Jeanne Roy, 89, of Sanford, died April 6 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford after a brief illness.
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Safety boxes robbed in UK jewelry district
LONDON (AP) — London police say heavy cutting equipment has been used to break into a vault containing safety deposit boxes in the Hatton Garden jewelry district. Police said Tuesday that a number of safe deposit boxes were broken into. Police said the burglary was reported Tuesday morning when jewelers opened for business. It is […]
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Casino backers urge colleagues to consider bill’s revenue
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Supporters of casino gambling are asking skeptical colleagues in the House of Representatives to consider the revenue that would come from a proposed bill to approve two casinos after a grueling House budget process that struggled to find new sources of cash. “All of us would have […]
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Leonard scores 26 as Spurs beat Westbrook, Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kawhi Leonard is seizing more responsibility from San Antonio’s veteran core, and the Spurs are taking off. The 23-year-old forward matched a career high with 26 points for the second straight game, and the Spurs rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-88 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight victory. Leonard is […]
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Can phone companies block robocalls?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tired of those annoying, sometimes costly, robocalls favored by scammers? The Federal Communications Commission is being asked to consider whether more can be done to block them, but the options appear to be limited. The phone companies say they worry that automatic call blocking might run afoul of laws requiring them to […]
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Saco school budget less than expected
SACO — The school board has come by some savings in the budget that will soften the blow when tax time comes along. At a joint School Board and City Council workshop Monday night, Superintendent of Schools Michael Pulsifer announced that the school had received the numbers on April 1 for health and dental insurance […]
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Clinton’s super PAC plans to fold
ARLINGTON, Va. — When Hillary Rodham Clinton announces her presidential campaign, as expected, more than a dozen people in a nondescript office building overlooking the Potomac River will blast out the news by email and social media to millions of her supporters, urging them to sign onto her campaign. And then the super PAC will […]
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Leak suggests pilots pressured in 2010 crash
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Leaked cockpit conversations from the Polish president’s plane that crashed in 2010, killing all on board, are suggesting that the pilots were under pressure from presidential and Air Force officials to land in unfavorable conditions. But military investigators cast doubt on the leaked material, published by Radio RMF FM on Tuesday, […]
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Obama’s broken promises
Let’s talk about Obama’s broken promises ”“ I’ll choose five from the dozens and dozens he has not kept or lied about. 1. “If you like your healthcare plan, you’ll keep your healthcare plan.” As it turns out, folks, millions of Americans have already lost, and more will likely lose, their coverage thanks to Obamacare. I […]
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Obama: Health care law an 8 out of 10
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is giving his health care law an eight out of a 10, and calls a lawsuit hanging over it “the last gasp” from opponents. Obama tells ABC News he doesn’t give it a 10 is because things can always be improved. He says the biggest challenge is getting more […]