Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have threatened to attack U.S. facilities there because of American support for Israel.
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Posted inSports
NLCS: Diamondbacks rookie Pfaadt will try to slow homer-happy Phillies
Philadelphia has hit six homers in winning the first two games of the NLCS.
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Posted inSports
NHL roundup: No. 2 pick Leo Carlsson starting career with Ducks with a fraction of Bedard’s fanfare
Leo Carlsson missed Anaheim’s first two games with an injury, but may make his debut Thursday night against Dallas.
Posted inBusiness
Harvesting cranberries in Maine not so tangible a task
Tracyn Thayer owns and operates Birch Bog Farm at 41 Dundee Road, Albany Township, one of Maine’s only organic cranberry farms. On Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the bog is open to pick your own, and/or to buy, “we-picked” berries.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Young lobsters decline off New England, and fishermen will see new rules as a result
Surveys have detected a 39% decline in young lobsters in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank areas for 2020-22 compared to 2016-18.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning all violence against civilians in Israel-Hamas war
The resolution sponsored by Brazil had wide support and would have condemned all violence against civilians, including ‘the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas’ against Israel.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Patriots notebook: Kendrick Bourne ‘focusing on the day’ as trade deadline approaches
The New England receiver might be shopped by the Patriots, who at 1-5 could decide to clean house by the Oct. 31 trade deadline.
Posted inBusiness, News
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
Netflix added nearly 8.8 million worldwide subscribers between July and September, more than tripling the number gained during the same time last year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP receives $30 million grant to improve grid reliability
The money is expected to be used to buy equipment mounted on the poles that will act like circuit breakers and allow the grid to rebalance more quickly following outages.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Britney Spears says she was ‘acting out’ against her family when she shaved her head in 2007
The 41-year-old’s head-shaving explanation is just one of the revelations she makes in ‘The Woman in Me’ that have been publicized so far.