WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and his former campaign chairman convicted for financial fraud, raising questions about the president’s own legal jeopardy. Most damaging to Trump were statements by his longtime attorney and “fixer” Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty in New York, saying he and Trump […]
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New misinformation operations found by Facebook, others
Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behavior, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported three weeks ago with great fanfare. The social network said Tuesday that it had removed 652 pages, groups, and accounts linked to Russia and, unexpectedly, Iran, for “coordinated inauthentic […]
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Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on 8 charges
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president’s associates. A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday on 10 other counts the jury could not agree on. The […]
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Sea Dogs edge ’Cats
PORTLAND Almost two months ago, the Portland Sea Dogs hit a low mark, dropping to 29-49, easily out of contention. Since then, Portland has grinded out a 26-21 mark, including a 3-2 walk-off win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Tuesday night before 7,163 at Hadlock Field. Two errors did the trick this time. Chris […]
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Eight-man football could be a viable option for schools
Eight-man football could be coming to Maine as soon as 2019. It’s just a matter of which high schools might opt for it. “At first glance, I’d say most of Class E and seven teams in Class D North,” would be willing to make the switch, said Dean Plante, Old Orchard Beach High’s athletic director […]
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Red Sox drop 3rd straight
BOSTON Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber was sure to thank fellow rookie Greg Allen for making his debut at Fenway Park a successful one. The rare times Bieber made a mistake, Allen was there to cover — no matter the distance — with a pair of catches in deep center field that helped the Indians beat […]
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‘Big Ben’ eager to ‘knock that rust off’
PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberger believes his right arm feels as good as it has in years. The same goes for the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s body, save for the occasional unwanted collision with a teammate. If the scariest moment Roethlisberger endures all season is the accidental blindside hit from right tackle Marcus Gilbert — […]
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Marquis Flowers looks to grow his role on Patriots defense
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Marquis Flowers came to the Patriots last year known as a special teams standout. He finished the year proving that he could help on defense. After three seasons with Cincinnati, Flowers arrived in New England with 15 total tackles to his name and zero sacks. New England Patriots defensive tackle Adam Butler, right, […]
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