PRAGUE (AP) — The European Union foreign policy chief says she expects the economic sanctions against Iran to be lifted soon. Iran and world powers led by the U.S. agreed to a landmark nuclear deal to limit Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. Iran has always denied seeking nuclear arms. Speaking […]
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Swedish police accused of covering up sex crimes
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police have confirmed that there were widespread sexual assaults at a music festival in Stockholm last summer but denied allegations of a cover-up. Police hadn’t mentioned the August incidents at the “We are Sthlm” festival until newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported on them this weekend following the sexual assaults on New Year’s […]
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Ringling circus elephants to retire in May
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire the animals in May. The circus’s parent company, Feld Entertainment, told The Associated Press exclusively that the iconic elephants will be permanently retired to the company’s 200-acre Center for Elephant […]
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Alabama looking for another title tonight
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Regardless of the outcome of Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game between No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama, a case can be made that no team in the history of the sport has had a better run than the Crimson Tide under coach Nick Saban. If Alabama beats the Tigers to […]
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Spieth rolls to win
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jordan Spieth brought his old form to the new year and had no trouble winning the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Staked to a five-shot lead, Spieth made two straight birdies around the turn at Kapalua to restore his margin, and he spent the rest of the afternoon soaking up […]
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Momentum swings Brunswick’s way in 56-47 win
BRUNSWICK In his team’s opening four games of the 2015/16 high school basketball season, Brunswick coach Sam Farrell tried to fire his bench up, get some momentum going and some noise from his reserved bunch. An 0-4 start stunned the “silent” Dragons, who had trouble finishing on offense while allowing key baskets on defense. Moments […]
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Freeport comes up short to Clippers
FREEPORT Freeport trailed at all three quarter breaks of Saturday night’s girls high school basketball game against rival Yarmouth, but the Falcons pushed hard in the final frame. Down 13 after three quarters, Taylor Rinaldi hit two straight treys to start the fourth, and sparked a 16-6 run for Freeport. Rinaldi and company outscored the […]
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Red Riots get third win
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Caleb Rowland broke a 4-4 tie midway through the third period as the South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete boys hockey team came away with a 6-4 win over Noble/Wells on Saturday at Rochester Ice Arena. Aidan Schifano, Mitchell Adams, Owen Patrick, Tyler Goldberg and Ian Young also scored for the Red Riots, while goaltender Joe […]
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Mt. Ararat 8th girls run past Bath, 60-39
BATH — Hannah Giggey powered her way to 18 points to lead the Mt. Ararat Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team to a 60- 39 win over Bath on Tuesday. Kyla Greenleaf added eight points and gamehigh 13 assists in the win. Mt. Ararat used pressure defense and a quick offensive attack to post a […]