Event will feature Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Alison Krauss and Parton.
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Ancient astronomers help prove that time is off a bit
2,700-year-old records show that our time is fast by a tiny amount each year because the earth’s orbit is slowing.
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Anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack marked with silence, ovations
Around the country, ceremonies honor the dead and those who survived the attack 75 years ago.
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Maine’s top, bottom schools in English, math and science
The results are according to a new statewide assessment test.
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Van Williams, TV’s ‘Green Hornet,’ dies at 82
The actor from Texas was defined by one season playing the superhero alongside Kato, played by Bruce Lee.
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And now his watch has ended: Actor Peter Vaughan, who played Maester Aemon on ‘Game of Thrones,’ dead at 93
LONDON — Veteran British character actor Peter Vaughan, who played the enigmatic Maester Aemon in “Game of Thrones,” has died aged 93. Vaughan’s agent Sally Long-Innes says he died Tuesday, surrounded by his family. Vaughan’s face – if not his name – was familiar to generations of television viewers in Britain and around the world. […]
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Broad rally drives Dow, S&P to record highs
The transportation sector jumps, but biotech drug companies take steep losses based on comments by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Thousands seek refuge after deadly Indonesian earthquake
Nearly 100 people are dead after the strong quake destroyed dozens of buildings in Aceh province, where killer quakes regularly strike.
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Trump’s choice to lead EPA is part of group suing the environmental agency
Scott Pruitt of Oklahoma is part of a coalition of state attorneys general suing the EPA over the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.
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Thousands of snow geese die after landing in toxic Montana mine pit
What probably appeared to be an ordinary pond to the geese turned out to be a federally managed Superfund site.