Texas country singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, who wrote the classic “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at age 78.
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The Needle goes away as probability experts assess 2020 race
Probability estimates for the 2020 U.S. presidential election are still being made, but one fixture of the 2016 cycle won’t make a return.
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges
The pleas are part of a settlement of more than $8 billion.
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Justice Department files landmark antitrust case against Google
The lawsuit marks the government’s most significant act to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago.
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The Latest: Italy tightens rules as infection numbers rise
The latest on the pandemic in the United States and around the world.
Posted inLocal & State, Sports, Uncategorized
Lopez upsets Lomachenko to unify lightweight titles
Teofimo Lopez dominated early and finished strong Saturday night to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Vasiiliy Lomachenko to unify the lightweight titles. Among his trainers was Maine native Joey Gamache.
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Pence to make campaign stop Monday in Bangor area
The vice president will appear at Dysart’s Service in Hermon that morning.
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‘There’s a lemur!’ 5-year-old helps crack San Francisco Zoo theft case
A suspect is expected to be booked on charges of burglary, grand theft of an animal, looting and vandalism.
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New Zealand prime minister wins 2nd term in landslide
Jacinda Ardern’s liberal Labour Party gets 49 percent of the vote compared to 27 percent for the conservative National Party.
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Supreme Court nominee Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returns to Capitol Hill for a 3rd day of confirmation hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee