NEW YORK — Are we off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz – again? New Line Cinema is making a new adaptation of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” L. Frank Baum children’s novel, with Nicole Kassell, the visual architect of “Watchmen,” set to direct. Baum’s 1900 novel, now in the public domain, […]
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Election of Democratic chair portends change at post office
A former labor leader and Obama administration official is the new chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors.
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Poles go up on disputed CMP transmission corridor
Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission corridor is on hold because of legal action, but that hasn’t halted all construction.
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Maine officials eye push toward automatic absentee ballots
The proposal by Democratic House Speaker Ryan Fecteau would allow voters to automatically receive absentee ballots for all elections unless they terminate their absentee status.
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French nun survives COVID-19 at age 116
‘I didn’t even realize I had it,’ says Sister Andre, believed to be the world’s second-oldest person.
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Giving first, second doses at once complicates vaccine effort
Providers in the U.S. are trying to ramp up first shots while ensuring a growing number of others get second doses.
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Myanmar junta cracks down on crowds defying protest ban
Police fire warning shots and shoot water cannons to disperse crowds that have taken to the streets in defiance of rules making protests illegal.
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Maine’s top federal prosecutor among Trump appointees asked to resign
U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank held the job for nearly 4 years.
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Painting of 19th century Hallowell cityscape sells for $201,600 at Sotheby’s auction
The piece, painted around 1860, was bought by Connecticut-based American folk art dealer David Schorsch, who said it will become inventory at his business.
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Fox News leader signs new contract, no ‘pivot’ planned
Fox News finished January as the third-place news network, behind CNN and MSNBC for the first time since 1999.