Prosecutors are asking the high court to throw out the acquittals of American Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the murder of 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher, and order a new trial.
March 2013
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Girl, 9, walks to get help after crash kills dad
The girl hiked up a steep southern California canyon and “walked quite a distance in a very, very threatening environment.”
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Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon’s knife
Heart care is in the midst of a transformation. Many problems that once required open heart surgery now can be treated with a nip, twist or patch through a tube.
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NYC art museum accused of duping visitors on fees
Confusion over what’s required to enter one of the world’s great museums is at the heart of a class-action lawsuit this month.
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Maine man goes on trial in crowbar beating death
Peter Robinson, of Bradford, claims he acted in self-defense in the beating death of David Trask of Hudson.
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Obama set to OK cuts he despises
The spending pullback will undercut his vision for the economic recovery and is likely to impede growth.
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Organizations list bridge, cribbage winners
HALLOWELL — Spectrum Generations, the William S. Cohen Community Center, has announced its recent bridge and cribbage winners.
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Births: March 5-9
AUGUSTA — A daughter, MaKayla Mae Beaudry, was born March 9 at MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta campus, to April and James Beaudry of Windsor.
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A trip into hostile budget territory, and two bills that may be a stretch
It’s been several years since the Legislature’s budget-writing committee held a public hearing outside of the State House. When that happened, lawmakers simply moved the proceedings across town to the Augusta Civic Center. On Monday, the committee will go a bit farther — about 80 miles north to Brewer. Distance isn’t the only difference between […]
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Sled crash hurts woman
JACKMAN — A Jackman resident was flown to a Bangor hospital late Sunday evening after a snowmobile accident on the Loop Road, according to Game Warden Andrew Smart.