MANILA, Philippines Long-dead former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried Friday at the country’s Heroes’ Cemetery in a secrecy-shrouded ceremony, a move approved by President Rodrigo Duterte that infuriated supporters of the “people power” revolt that ousted Marcos three decades ago. Marcos’s daughter, Imee, expressed relief after her father’s interment at the heavily guarded cemetery […]
November 2016
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Bombings in Syria’s Aleppo hit hospital; 7 die in airstrike
BEIRUT Intensive bombings pummeled Syria’s rebel-held eastern neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo on Friday, residents and rescuers said, hitting an area housing several hospitals and sending the chief of a pediatrics clinic in a frantic search for a place to move his young patients. Earlier Friday, airstrikes on a village in the rural Aleppo […]
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Volkswagen to shed 30,000 jobs, cutting costs after scandal
FRANKFURT, Germany Volkswagen announced plans Friday to cut 30,000 jobs in a wide-ranging restructuring of its namesake brand as it tries to recover from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. The German company said the job cuts are part of a long-term plan to improve profitability and shift resources and […]
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1 month in, Iraq still faces grueling urban combat in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq Layers of hastily erected barricades built from rubble and twisted metal trace Mosul’s eastern front line where Iraqi forces and Islamic State group fighters are facing off in the dense neighborhoods and narrow alleyways of the country’s second largest city. As the operation to retake Mosul enters its second month on Thursday, Iraqi […]
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Surging teams meet Saturday
LISBON The teams have studied the film, prepared one, two or even three game plans, and seem ready for a matchup that will decide who is the best team in Class D. On Saturday at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland, Lisbon, the Class D South winners, take on Maine Central Institute, the Class D North champs, […]
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New era begins for Bowdoin men’s hockey
BRUNSWICK A new era is beginning at Bowdoin College and it’s not in a place you might think. Jamie Dumont, an assistant since 2011, will lead the Bowdoin men’s hockey team onto the ice against Williams tonight (7 p.m.) as just the third head coach of the program since 1959. He replaces longtime coach Terry […]
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Late goal dooms Bruins
ST. PAUL, Minn. A bounce went the right way at a key time for Mikael Granlund and the Minnesota Wild. Granlund scored with 44.5 seconds left, Devan Dubnyk stopped 25 shots for his league-leading fourth shutout, and the Wild beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 Thursday night. Granlund took a pass from Jonas Brodin circled below […]
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Lightning get by without Stamkos; Ducks edge Devils
BUFFALO, N.Y. Alex Killorn had a goal and assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning won its first game without captain Steven Stamkos, beating the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1. Nikita Kucherov, Nikita Nesterov and Brayden Point also scored, and Valtteri Filppula set up two goals with no-look passes in helping the Lightning win their third straight and […]
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Porcello wins Cy Young
NEW YORK Max Scherzer celebrated aboard a boat off the British Virgin Islands, doused by college pals on a floating party. Rick Porcello enjoyed the moment at his parents’ home in New Jersey, surrounded by family, friends and a few bottles of wine. As for Justin Verlander, well, fuming supermodel Kate Upton brought the heat […]
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Trout edges Betts
CHICAGO While the Los Angeles Angels stumbled, Mike Trout soared again. Just too good to ignore. Trout won the AL MVP award Thursday for the second time in three years, and Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was voted NL MVP in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Trout received 19 first-place votes […]