BARCELONA, Spain Ride-hailing service Uber suffered a new blow today as the European Union’s top court ruled that it should be regulated like a taxi company and not a technology service, a decision that crimps its activities around Europe and could weigh on other app-based companies too. Taxi drivers honked in celebration while Uber — […]
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Officials: Why was train in fatal Amtrak wreck speeding?
DUPONT, Wash. Federal investigators probing a deadly Amtrak derailment are trying to determine why the train was traveling at more than double the posted speed limit as it entered the curve where it left the tracks and plunged off an overpass and partly onto a busy freeway, killing three people and injuring dozens. Early details […]
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12 killed in Mexico as bus carrying foreign tourists crashes
CANCUN, Mexico A bus carrying cruise ship passengers on an excursion to Mayan ruins in southeastern Mexico flipped over on a narrow highway Tuesday, killing 11 travelers and their guide and injuring about 20 others, officials said. Seven Americans and two Swedes were among the injured, said Vicente Martin, spokesman for the Quintana Roo state […]
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Haley to UN members: US will be ‘taking names’ on Jerusalem
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ambassador Nikki Haley is serving notice the U.S. “will be taking names” on a U.N. General Assembly vote Thursday on a nonbinding resolution criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Emergency sessions of the General Assembly are rare, and Haley chose her Twitter account Tuesday to speak out. […]
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Eagles, Shipbuilders hit the pool
BRUNSWICK While the temperatures are below freezing and a new fresh coat of snow is on the ground, the Morse and Mt. Ararat High School swim teams took to the pool Tuesday evening. In a meet that showcased swimmers from the area, both boys and girls teams from Morse took the meet at LeRoy Greason […]
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Panthers ward off Breakers, 61-50
YARMOUTH Pine Tree Academy boys basketball coach Trevor Schlisner ran through varying degrees of emotions during Tuesday’s basketball game with North Yarmouth Academy. First, he watched his team miss all 10 of its shots in the first quarter, nearly shut out except for a pair of free throws with 1.2-seconds left on the clock. Then, […]
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Bruins blank Buffalo, 3-0
BUFFALO, N.Y. This time, the Boston Bruins had to win the hard way. Jake DeBrusk scored for the second straight night, Anton Khudobin turned away 36 shots and Boston blanked the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Tuesday. Tim Schaller and David Backes added empty-net goals in the closing minutes as the Bruins won for the seventh […]
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Winthrop runs past Richmond, 79-61
WINTHROP Winthrop junior Jared McLaughlin didn’t blink when given the assignment to guard Richmond’s leading scorer, Zach Small in Tuesday night’s Mountain Valley Conference high school boys basketball matchup with Richmond. McLaughlin also didn’t let such a difficult task affect him at the other end, either, and ended up matching Richmond’s 1,000-career-point scorer basket for […]
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Eagles net first victory
YARMOUTH Noah Austin’s third goal of the game came with 28 seconds left in overtime as Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse overcame a 3-1 first-period deficit to defeat Yarmouth, 6- 5 Tuesday night at Travis Roy Arena in boys high school hockey action. Austin added two assists to the win, while Sam Alexander had two goals and two […]