AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Women running for Congress surged to big wins and Democrats smashed recent turnout levels in Texas’ first-in-the-nation 2018 primary elections, giving Republicans a potential glimpse of what’s ahead in the first midterms under President Donald Trump. Energized and angry Democrats in Texas, where the GOP has dominated for decades, came out […]
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Democrats would reverse some tax cuts to fund infrastructure
WASHINGTON For Senate Democrats, voting against the Republican tax cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law wasn’t opposition enough. Now they have a plan to reverse some of the tax breaks for corporations and the wealthiest Americans and put the money instead toward a $1 trillion infrastructure package. The proposal, being unveiled today, is […]
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W.Va. teachers return to classroom
CHARLESTON, W.Va. It’s back to school in West Virginia. Teachers across this poor Appalachian mountain state are reopening classrooms today, jubilant after their governor signed a 5-percent pay raise ending their nine-day walkout. Teachers expressed relief and exhilaration by breaking out into song Tuesday after legislators approved the pay raise bill, which Gov. Jim Justice […]
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Lisbon takes down Oak Hill, 54-28
LISBON The Unified basketball team from Lisbon High School knows about postseason play. Tuesday afternoon was business as usual for the Greyhounds. The defending state champs, and winners of the first three South regional championship, cruised to a 54- 28 victory over Oak Hill in a prelim matchup. No. 6 Lisbon (5-3) advances to the […]
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’Builders victorious
PORTLAND The Morse Unified basketball team picked up its first playoff victory, slipping past No. 7 Deering/ Portland, 43-36, in a South preliminary matchup. The Shipbuilders, the No. 10 seed in the South, improved to 6-3 and visit No. 2 Westbrook on Friday at 4 p.m. in the quarterfinals. Brandon Barone led all scorers with […]
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Marchand lifts, Bruins beat Red Wings 6-5 in OT
BOSTON Brad Marchand has become Mr. Overtime for the Bruins. Not just this season, but in franchise history. The pesky forward completed his hat trick 34 seconds into overtime on Tuesday night to help Boston, which twice squandered a two-goal lead in regulation, escape with a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. “He’s been […]
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Bowdoin sprints to a second lacrosse win
BRUNSWICK Thirteen different players scored to lead the Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team to a 22-6 victory over the University of New England on Tuesday evening at Ryan Field. The 21st-ranked Polar Bears (2-0) rolled to their second straight, double-digit victory to start the 2018 campaign. The Nor’easters dropped their first game of the season […]
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Predators win ninth straight
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots, Ryan Hartman scored at 5:33 of the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 Tuesday night for a franchise record ninth straight victory. The Predators extended the NHL’s longest active winning streak. The defending Western Conference champs also padded their lead atop both the […]
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Spieth trying to catch up before Masters
PALM HARBOR, Fla. Jordan Spieth feels as though he has been playing catch-up all year. Spieth had a memorable offseason when he proposed (successfully) to longtime girlfriend Annie Verret. What suffered were his preparations for a new year after a bout with mononucleosis. He lost weight. More importantly, he lost time. That’s one reason he […]