Team USA enters the gold medal game against France with a 60-game Olympic winning streak.
August 2024
Posted inOlympics, Sports
U.S. women’s soccer beats Brazil, 1-0, for fifth Olympic gold medal
Mallory Swanson scored early in the second half to lift Team USA to its first title since the 2012 Olympics.
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Posted inOlympics, Sports
Olympic roundup: Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia breaks the Olympic record to win the men’s marathon
Tola, who was only added to the team two weeks ago, is the the first non-Kenyan to win gold 2012.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Travis Scott released from police custody a day after arrest over Paris hotel altercation
Prosecutors in France say the rapper was released ‘because the incident was minor.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Brazilian authorities begin investigation into fiery plane crash that killed 62
Images recorded by witnesses showed the aircraft in a flat spin and plunging vertically before smashing to the ground inside a gated community.
Posted inNation & World, News
Debby finally moves out of U.S., though risk from flooded rivers remains
Debby’s last day over the U.S. before blowing into Canada inundated south-central New York and north-central Pennsylvania with rain.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive, dies at 56
Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served 9 years as YouTube’s CEO.
Posted inNation & World, News
Israeli airstrike on Gaza school acting as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say
The Israeli military claimed it hit a Hamas command center within the school. Hamas denied that.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Portland-based art club encourages bad art
Bad Art Maine, led by artist and teacher Daniel Freedman, supports an anti-perfection approach to artistic expression.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine
Surprise bill for emergency room visit highlights hospital fee debate
Kelly Brignac of Waterville said she received few services and was shocked by a bill exceeding $2,000, most of which was a so-called facility fee for using a hospital.