Sergio Garcia wins one of eight sudden-death playoffs with a hole in one, and only 1 of the 16 No. 1 seeds advance out of group play.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Maine man accused of tampering with pizza dough indicted on federal charges
Nicholas R. Mitchell is accused of putting a razor blade and a screw into balls of pizza dough sold at Hannaford supermarkets.
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Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Gorham High hires Sam Morrison as head football coach
Morrison moves up from the Rams’ defensive coordinator position.
Posted inNation & World
Biden invites Russia, China to administration’s first global climate talks
The president is seeking to revive a U.S.-convened forum of the world’s major economies on climate that George W. Bush and Barack Obama both used and Donald Trump let languish.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Legislation should require closure of Maine’s youth prison, advocates say
A bill would gradually reduce the number of young people held at the Long Creek Youth Development Center, without setting a date to close it.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
S&P 500 returns to a record high after best day in weeks
Stock prices have been churning in recent weeks, and momentum has often shifted sharply, sometimes by the hour.
Posted inSports
Major league notebook: Twins coach Mike Bell dies of kidney cancer
Bell, the brother of Cincinnati Manager David Bell, played one year in the major leagues as he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World
Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary, who gave us Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby, dies at 104
She was named a Living Legend in 2000 by the Library of Congress. In 2003, she was chosen as one of the winners of the National Medal of Arts and met President George W. Bush.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
China erasing H&M from internet amid Xinjiang backlash
Its products were missing from major e-commerce platforms following calls by state media for a boycott over the Swedish retailer’s decision to stop buying cotton from the Chinese region.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine bars allowed to reopen indoors, but many are waiting
Most operators who opted not to reopen Friday said they are holding off until their workers can get fully vaccinated.