Yuichiro Miura, a former extreme skier who also climbed the 29,035-foot peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time today.
May 2013
Posted inBusiness
Unum executive to retire; company raises dividend
Kevin McCarthy, chief operating officer of the company and CEO of its Unum US operating unit, plans to retire in the first quarter of 2014.
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State Police planning additional patrols, enforcement efforts, for holiday weekend
Maine State Police are planning additional patrols as well as several special enforcement efforts beginning Friday for the long Memorial Day weekend, including looking for drunk and aggressive drivers, speeders and enforcing Maine’s seat belt and no texting laws.
Posted inNation & World, News
Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
The 48-year-old mother kept talking to the two bloody attackers before police came, trying to keep them calm.
Posted inNation & World
UK soldier slaying suspects had been investigated
A British government official said the suspects were part of previous security services investigations for possible terror links.
Posted inNews
Fugitive rapist found in Maine is punished
Gary Alan Irving, who fled after his 1979 conviction in Massachusetts, gets up to 40 years for his crimes.
Posted inNews, Politics
Fuss over LePage’s TV exceeds trivial dispute
LePage tells reporters and Democrats he will move out of the State House because of the disagreement.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. power grid seen as vulnerable to cyberattack from Iran
One Midwestern utility said its computer systems were being probed constantly, in some cases by automated programs designed to detect weaknesses that can be exploited later.
Posted inNation & World, News
Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets
Abdul-Baki Todashev says he agreed to his son’s request to remain in the U.S. “because it seemed like the safest country.”
Posted inNews
Maine man gets 4 years for identity fraud
Authorities say the Lisbon man used his child’s Social Security number on job applications, then failed to report wages to illegally receive welfare and housing benefits.