LONDON (AP) — Facing its first challenge of the Olympics, the U.S. women’s basketball team turned up its defensive pressure and turned away Australia.
August 2012
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Two men, boy rescued from burning fishing boat
The Promise Land, a 48-foot fishing boat, was still burning this afternoon and the Coast Guard expects it will be a total loss.
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Romney says Obama, allies perpetuating lies in ads
Romney argues that Obama keeps running ads that various fact-checking organizations have called inaccurate.
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Obama camp picks at possible Romney VP choices
The pre-emptive strikes are an effort to define a possible No. 2 in a negative light.
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Feds move forward with Maine offshore wind
Statoil’s application for a commercial wind energy lease calls for four wind turbines in an area 12 miles off Boothbay Harbor.
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Canadian judge rules against lobster protesters
In Maine, Gov. LePage requests a meeting with the state’s three largest lobster processors to discuss the Canadian protests’ impact on the Maine lobster industry.
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Man orders TV, gets assault rifle instead
Instead of the 39-inch he ordered, the Washington, D.C., man receives a Sig Sauer military-style rifle.
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President comes out against Boy Scouts’ exclusion of gays
NEW YORK – When it comes to gays and the Boy Scouts, President Obama and the youth organization he serves as honorary president have agreed to disagree. The White House on Wednesday said Obama opposes the youth organization’s recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays as members and adult leaders. He has no plans to resign […]
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Report: Drought worsens in key farm states
The total area of the country gripped by extreme or exceptional drought rises to more than 24 percent, contributing to ia sharp rise in global food prices after three months of decline.
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Romney aide’s health-care remark irks conservatives
She makes ill-conceived reference to ‘Romneycare’ as she attacks an ad aired by Obama backers.