VIENNA With Saudi Arabia declaring a “critical day” for OPEC, oil ministers of the cartel moved closer today to end infighting and reach an agreement to cut output for the first time in eight years. The price of oil rallied as chances grew that the 14-nation group will agree on individual quotas for its members […]
November 2016
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Trump effect unknown in tight Austrian presidential election fight
VIENNA Austrians are choosing Sunday between a moderate and a populist for president — and both candidates are hoping to exploit the Trump effect in the first European Union nation facing such a choice since the U.S. election. Surveys show most Austrians think that populist Norbert Hofer stands to benefit to the detriment of left-leaning […]
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Hunt begins for cause of crash that wipes out Brazilian team
LA UNION, Colombia Colombia’s worst air crash in two decades snuffed out a storybook run by a Brazilian soccer team, and authorities are digging in trying to figure out why a chartered jetliner crashed in the Andes, killing all but six of the 77 people aboard. The country’s aviation agency said Tuesday that the British […]
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No chicken, no cafes: Egyptians scrimp to cope with price increases
CAIRO Money had already been tight as food and electricity bills climbed for weeks. So Ashraf Mahrous, a 45-yearold civil servant, warned his wife, “Black days are ahead,” when Egypt floated its pound and hiked fuel prices this month. Mahrous is now looking for a side job. Rising inflation has forced him to stop eating […]
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Deep Polar Bears rout Huskies
BRUNSWICK Bowdoin College coach Adrienne Shibles has a problem with her women’s basketball team. On any given night, Shibles has an infinite number of lineup possibilities among her 16 talented players, a good problem to have. On Tuesday night at Morrell Gymnasium, Shibles’ bench exploded for 53 of her team’s 85 points in a dominating […]
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Balanced Bowdoin runs by USM
BRUNSWICK The University of Southern Maine men’s basketball team had the lead for all of two minutes in Tuesday night’s Division III basketball game against Bowdoin College, and in a split second, it was gone. With a one-point lead late in the game, Jack Simonds and Liam Farley hit back-to-back 3-pointers to force a timeout […]
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Bruins earn point in shootout loss
PHILADELPHIA With just one prior shootout attempt on his NHL resume, defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere took his own advice Tuesday night to score the game-winning goal against Tuukka Rask in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. “I really noticed his hands were low, so I said I’m going to go in there and […]
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Milwaukee knocks off champ Cavaliers, 118-101
MILWAUKEE Giannis Antetokounmpo tied a career high with 34 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-101 on Tuesday night. Antetokounmpo added 12 rebounds and five assists while Milwaukee ended Cleveland’s four-game winning streak. Jabari Parker had 18 points and Michael Beasley had 17 off the bench for the Bucks. LeBron James had […]