The USS Springfield conducts the burial ceremony at the site where the USS Thresher sank in 1963 with its entire crew aboard.
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Trump’s backers ask courts to halt or block 3 state recounts
A judge in Wisconsin allows the recount there to proceed, saying there is no harm in it.
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Owners of Mount Washington cog railway want to build a big hotel up there
The 25,000-square-foot hotel would go up a mile from the summit at a train siding called Skyline.
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Trump voter lost her home to new Treasury nominee’s bank
Less than a month after his presidential win, the president-elect’s populist appeal has started to clash with a prospective Cabinet of billionaires and millionaires.
Posted inNation & World, News
New York woman mauled by pit bull has arm amputated
The woman was attacked at her boyfriend’s home by his dog.
Posted inBusiness, News
Ford recalls 680,000 cars; seat belts may not hold in crash
Ford says heat generated when the seat belt pre-tensioners deploy can cause cables to break.
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Shoe bomber says he is bankrupt, can’t pay fine
Richard Reid, who is serving a life sentence, says he will never be able to afford the $250,000 fine.
Posted inBusiness, News
Latest jobs report suggests Trump will be inheriting a solid but uneven economy
Employers added 178,000 jobs in November, extending the longest hiring streak since WWII; but for many still out of work, frustrations persist.
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Buzz Aldrin recovering in New Zealand after Antarctic evacuation
The 86-year-old former Apollo 11 astronaut fell ill while visiting the South Pole.
Posted inThe Maine Forecast
Dry and seasonably chilly for the weekend
Any snow that falls this weekend will be light and confined to the highest terrain of western Maine