The move is seen as a belated response to the sit-in led by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., earlier this year.
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From giant Peeps to lit-up potatoes, New Year’s Eve ‘drops’ run the gamut
Towns all over the nation fashion kooky items to lower as the clock winds down on 2016.
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R.I. tribal faction ends weeklong occupation, agrees to hold talks with chief
Federal mediators could arrive as early as Wednesday from Washington, D.C.
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Despite surge in U.S. tourism, loss of Venezuelan aid shrinks Cuban economy
The island’s gross domestic product falls nearly 1 percent.
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Retiring outside the United States is becoming more popular
With rent at times half of what it would be in this country, more Americans on Social Security realize living elsewhere pays.
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‘Watership Down’ author Richard Adams dies at 96
The award-winning book was conceived as a story that Adams had told to his daughters on a long car trip.
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Japanese leader offers ‘everlasting condolences’ at Pearl Harbor
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is the first to visit the memorial constructed on the hallowed waters above the sunken USS Arizona.
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Biddeford music teacher wins national award
Amy Delorge, band director at Biddeford Middle School, is named Music Educator of the Year by a nationwide retailer of band and orchestra equipment.
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Suspicious bag that led to Trump Tower evacuation held only toys
The president-elect is not at his Manhattan home but at his estate in Florida.
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Dozens of rural Maine townships opt out of fast-track wind power zone
About 40 communities ask to be removed, which means that wind power companies would have to go through a rezoning process to build in those places.