BEIJING (AP) — With smiles and firm handshakes, North Korea and China used a surprise summit this week to show that despite recent tensions, Pyongyang still has a powerful backer and Beijing will not be sidelined in discussions about the fate of its unpredictable neighbor. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s secretive talks with Chinese […]
March 2018
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Maryland redistricting case comes before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. The justices are hearing arguments today in an appeal filed by Republicans in Maryland. They complain that Democrats who controlled the state government in […]
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Palestinians prepare mass demonstrations along Gaza border
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s embattled Hamas rulers are imploring people to march along the border with Israel in the coming weeks in a risky gambit meant to shore up their shaky rule, but with potentially deadly consequences. Beginning Friday, Hamas hopes it can mobilize large crowds to set up tent camps near […]
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Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for a few months and are expecting our first child. His father passed away about a year ago. His parents had been married 33 years when he died. A few weeks ago, we told my mother-in-law we were expecting our first child. After a joyous moment […]
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Lucinda A. Colby
DRESDEN — Lucinda A. Colby ( Lilly ) died unexpectedly in her sleep on March 24 at her home in Dresden. Cinda was born on March 25, 1952 in Bath, Maine to Merton and Marion Lilly. She graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1970. She met her future husband at a young age and dated […]
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Facebook revamps privacy tools as tighter EU rules draw near
NEW YORK Facebook is giving its privacy tools a makeover as it reels from criticisms over its data practices and faces tighter European regulations in the coming months. The changes won’t affect Facebook’s privacy policies or the types of data it gathers on users. But the company hopes its 2.2 billion users will have an […]
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Former Weinstein assistant slams ‘morally lacking’ gag order
LONDON Harvey Weinstein’s former British assistant said today that a gag order she had to sign when she left his film company was “morally lacking in every way” and failed to stop the movie producer’s harassment and abuse of women. Zelda Perkins quit Weinstein’s firm Miramax in 1998 along with a colleague who accused the […]