The council rarely holds such sessions but has done so several times since the Arab Spring revolutions last year to discuss dire human rights situations in the Middle East.
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Maine inmate pleads not guilty in prisoner’s death
Franklin Higgins enters not guilty pleas in Knox County Superior Court to two counts of aggravated attempted murder in the beating death of Lloyd Millett.
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New lab turns SD gold town into scientific mecca
A little town called Lead will be known in scientific circles as the place where evidence of the origins of the universe may finally be detected.
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Maine man sentenced for having sawed-off shotguns
The shotguns were discovered at the camp of 66-year-old Joseph Smith during the execution of a search warrant in September 2010
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Romney clinches nomination, but Trump overshadows
Mitt Romney has said he believes Obama was born in America, but he has not condemned Trump’s comments.
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National Spelling Bee begins with ‘witticism’
Each of the 278 spellers gets the chance to spell two words during today’s preliminary rounds.
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Ex-Liberian president gets 50 years for war crimes
Charles Taylor, the 64-year-old warlord-turned-president, is the first former head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since World War II.
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Ocean trail reaches 200-site mark with 3 more islands
PORTLAND — The Maine Island Trail Association has reached a milestone. The association says it has added three islands to its coastal waterway, giving it 200 places that are now included in its “water trail” that links uninhabited islands and mainland sites on a 375-mile ocean trail from the New Hampshire border to Canada Formed […]
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UK top court backs extradition of WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange, 40, has spent the better part of two years fighting attempts to send him to the Scandinavian nation, where he is accused of sex crimes.
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LePage to host job-creation workshops
A June 13 session in Brunswick will focus on the fishing, marine resources and coastal tourism industries.