Buying part of Virgin Atlantic will help Delta get a bigger piece of the travel market at London’s Heathrow Airport.
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British bank to pay record $1.9B fine in US case
The probe of Europe’s largest bank focused on the transfer of funds through the U.S. financial system from Mexican drug cartels and on behalf of nations such as Iran.
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3 teens charged with Bowdoin burglary
Police say nearly $10,000 in cash and $10,000 in jewelry was stolen from a home on Dec. 1.
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Kittery’s police chief, town manager quit
Police Chief Paul Callaghan and Town Manager Robert Markel both cite town politics.
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Colo. ushers in legalized pot in low-key fashion
A handful of marijuana activists celebrated by toking up on the Capitol steps, but there were no crowds and little fanfare.
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Scalia quizzed at Princeton on gay issue
The Supreme Court Justice finds himself defending his legal writings that some find offensive and anti-gay.
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Alan Alda asks scientists to explain: What’s time?
Alda says it is vital for society to have a better understanding of science, and puts much of the onus on scientists to better explain their work.
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Investigators comb wreckage in Mexico crash that took singer
LOS ANGELES — As tearful fans set up candlelight shrines and memorials to Jenni Rivera from California to Mexico, investigators said it would take days to piece together the wreckage of the plane carrying the Mexican-American music superstar and find out why it went down. Authorities, meanwhile, began looking into the history of the plane’s […]
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Camp Sunshine among grant recipients
The New Hampshire chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities is giving nearly $70,000 to 40 nonprofit groups.
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Asian students top math, science, reading tests
In the U.S., elementary school children have improved their scores in reading and math, but progress seems to fall off in later grades, where math and science scores are stagnant.