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Pamela Smart, who recruited teen lover to kill her husband, to seek parole again

by Associated Press January 9, 2020January 10, 2020

New Hampshire authorities rejected her request last year for parole consideration or sentence reduction.

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Local & State, Nation & World, New England

Les Otten steps up so Dixville Notch can retain claim to electoral fame

by KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press January 9, 2020September 14, 2020

The tiny New Hampshire community, which traditionally is among the first to cast ballots for president in primaries and the general election, needed a fifth resident.

Nation & World

Federal courts rule in favor of border walls both public and private

by NOMAAN MERCHANT and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

A private border wall in South Texas could start construction in the coming days and a separate ruling allows the president to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects.

Nation & World, Politics

House approves measure to restrain Trump’s military actions against Iran

by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

A similar proposal by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., faces an uphill fight in the Republican-run Senate.

Local & State, Maine Crime

Maine diocese investigates priest’s actions before woman’s killing

by Associated Press January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

A judge says the Rev. Anthony Cipolle ‘inflamed’ the situation that led to the death of Renee Henneberry Clark in July 2018.

Nation & World

People flee homes after 6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

by DANICA COTO Associated Press January 7, 2020January 8, 2020

The powerful earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn, killing 1 man, injuring at least 8 other people and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island.