CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX called off its planned flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday because of rocket trouble. The unmanned Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off before sunrise. But the countdown was halted with just over a minute remaining. The soonest SpaceX can try again is Friday morning, provided it can […]
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Circus harmony coming to fractious Ferguson
Increasingly known throughout the United States and abroad, the “Circus Lady” ”“ the founder, executive and artistic director of St. Louis-based Circus Harmony ”“ “has a long history of building bridges,” as St. Louis Public Radio’s Linda Lockhart reports (”Reactions to Grand Jury’s Decision Reflect Diversity of Perspectives,” Linda Lockhart, stlpublicradio.org, Nov. 25). “Over the […]
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Ethics commission eyes mailings in House District 20
The Maine Ethics Commission staff is examining whether three mailings sent out opposing Republican candidate Karen Gerrish in the Nov. 4 election violate Maine election law. Gerrish was a successful candidate for House District 20, which includes Acton, Lebanon and part of Shapleigh. According to public documents on file with the Maine Ethics Commission, one […]
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Dirk jumps up career scoring list in Mavs’ OT win
NEW YORK (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki made a clinching 3-pointer in overtime that moved him into seventh place on the NBA’s career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Monday night to match their season high with a sixth straight victory. Monta Ellis scored 19 points and made a pair […]
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Sports Briefs
Lions’ Caldwell ponders flag replay ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The disputed call in the fourth quarter of Detroit’s playoff loss at Dallas was not subject to a replay review. Lions coach Jim Caldwell wonders if it’s time to change that. With the Lions up 20-17 and in Dallas territory, referee Pete Morelli initially announced […]
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More Vermont residents now have health insurance
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The percentage of Vermont residents without health insurance has been cut almost in half in two years, Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Monday. A Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey found that 19,000 of the 43,000 Vermonters without insurance during the 2012 survey are now covered, Shumlin said at a news conference. “It is […]
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Buxton man sentenced in heroin case
ALFRED — A Buxton man was ordered to spend the next seven years in prison in connection with drug and gun crimes. On Monday, York County Superior Court Justice Paul Fritzsche sentenced Dale Pinkham Sr., 54, to 14 years in prison, with all but seven years suspended. He was found guilty of three counts of […]
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Saints LB Galette arrested in domestic disturbance
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints linebacker Junior Galette was arrested Monday in a domestic violence case in which a woman says her face was scratched and her ear bloodied after an earring was ripped off. Galette was booked with misdemeanor simple battery stemming from the disturbance at the player’s house in Kenner, a New […]
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Weather complicates AirAsia plane recovery
There are still 125 bodies missing as bad weather makes it difficult to locate parts of the plane.
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Maine puts data from day care inspections online for first time
The updated licensing and violation information will help guide parents, replacing a deficient database revealed in Portland Press Herald reports.