ISTANBUL A Syrian suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists this morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding 15 others, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan said in televised remarks that both Turks and foreigners were among the dead in the explosion in the Sultanahmet district. […]
2016
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Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months, helping thousands
DAMASCUS, Syria Aid convoys delivered long-awaited food, medicine and other supplies to three besieged Syrian communities Monday, part of a U.N.-supported operation to help tens of thousands of civilians cut off for months by the fighting. Reports of starvation and images of emaciated children have raised global concerns and underscored the urgency for new peace […]
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Drug lord’s men put up fierce fight
LOS MOCHIS, Mexico At 4:40 a.m. in a central neighborhood of the Pacific coast city of Los Mochis, 17 Mexican marines began their assault on a safe house thinking there was a good chance Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was inside. The operation was dubbed “black swan.” One marine was wounded by gunfire almost immediately and […]
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Gutsy play helps ’Bama get past Clemson, 45-40
GLENDALE, Ariz. The last step toward making Alabama’s run of championships under Nick Saban the greatest in college football history was the toughest. The Crimson Tide needed all its power and speed. It needed all its talent and steely resolve. When that alone couldn’t do it, it was up to one gutsy trick to help […]
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Lisbon betters Wiscasset
WISCASSET Lisbon jumped out of the gates with an 11-4 run in Monday night’s high school girls basketball game against Wiscasset. The Greyhounds didn’t give the lead back all night. Missed free throws from the Greyhounds kept the home side in the game, but tough defense and forced turnovers cemented the lead at six or […]
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Bruins fall late to Rangers, 2-1
NEW YORK After an atrocious second quarter of the season, the New York Rangers are starting to find their game again. They beat Western Conference leading Dallas on Tuesday. They rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period and took the lead against Eastern Conference leading Washington before losing in overtime on Saturday. And […]
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Hot team, cold team to meet in AFC playoffs
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. The New England Patriots are about to find out if momentum means anything in an NFL season. The defending Super Bowl champions have lost four of their past six games as they head into Saturday’s playoff game against Kansas City. One more loss, and that’s the end of their quest to be the […]
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Dragons fall, 3-1
BRUNSWICK — Tommy Carr, Spencer Pickett and Jacob Martin each scored a goal as York skated off with a 3-1 boys high school hockey victory over Brunswick on Monday at Sidney J. Watson Arena. The Wildcats improved to 8-1, while the Dragons fell to 5-5-1 and hosts 7-1 Yarmouth on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Trailing […]
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Panthers’ streak ends
VANCOUVER, British Columbia ( AP) — Daniel Sedin scored his second goal of the night on a power play at 2:21 of overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks stopped the Florida Panthers’ 12-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Monday. Sedin snapped a shot past Roberto Luongo with Jaromir Jagr in the penalty box for hooking, […]