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Hall of Fame fiddler to perform at Oasis of Music

January 2, 2024

Frank Ferrel, widely regarded as a leading authority on North American traditional fiddle music, will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Trinity Commons in Lewiston. He will be accompanied by Greg Boardman on guitar and fiddle. Along with some traditional and his own newly-composed tunes, Ferrel […]

Business, Uncategorized

Xi vows to strengthen China’s economic recovery after ‘tough’ year

by Bloomberg News January 1, 2024January 2, 2024

China’s youth unemployment hit a record high over the summer, before the government stopped publishing figures.

Business, Uncategorized

Consulting firm McKinsey agrees to $78 million settlement with insurers over opioids

by DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press January 1, 2024

Insurers and health care funds claimed that its marketing work with Purdue Pharma helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis.

Sports, Uncategorized

Oft-injured left-hander Chris Sale is traded to Braves from Red Sox for infielder Vaughn Grissom

by Sandra Pooler December 30, 2023December 30, 2023

Chris Sale’s injury-filled career with the Boston Red Sox ended when the 34-year-old left-hander was traded to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Vaughn Grissom

Sports, Uncategorized

Surging Bills can’t ease up with Belichick’s Patriots up next, having lost to them already

by JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer December 30, 2023December 30, 2023

The Buffalo Bills will be interested in what happens elsewhere in the NFL when they play the New England Patriots on Sunday

Nation & World, Uncategorized

For transgender youth in crisis, hospitals sometimes add to the trauma

by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press December 29, 2023

A North Carolina hospital network is referring transgender psychiatric patients to treatment facilities that do not align with their gender identities.

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Ex-gang leader’s words are strong evidence to deny bail in Tupac killing, prosecutors say

by KEN RITTER Associated Press December 29, 2023December 29, 2023

Duane “Keffe D” Davis “confessed over and over again that he is responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur,” prosecutor Binu Palal wrote in a court filing to a state court judge.