The missile system successfully tracked a medium-range decoy missile that was not carrying a warhead, but did not intercept it, the Israeli Defense Ministry said.
September 2013
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Maine gas prices up by almost 6 cents per gallon
Maine has jumped to $3.73 in the past week, which is 12 cents per gallon higher than the national average.
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CBS, Time Warner deal ends NY, LA, Dallas blackout
The disagreement came at a touchy time for networks and cable companies as more and more Americans are turning to alternative ways to watch TV.
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Microsoft buying Nokia’s smartphone business for $7.2B
Nokia and Microsoft have been trying to make inroads in the smartphone market as part of a partnership forged in 2011.
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USDA testing wildlife rabies vaccine in five states
So far, the vaccine has been found effective in raccoons, coyotes and foxes, but not in skunks.
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Two firefighters hurt battling fire at Atlanta airport
An airport spokeswoman says the fire early this morning involved an escalator.
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Israel fires test missile in Mediterranean
Russian state-owned news agencies earlier had said Russian radar had detected two ‘ballistic objects’ fired from the central Mediterranean toward the eastern part of the sea.
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Lewiston, Auburn to hold citizen police academies
The programs aim to offer instruction and information, but they don’t train participants to be police officers.
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Two youths injured, one critically, in Shapleigh crash
Both occupants were injured and had to be extricated from the vehicle.
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Hearings set for Maine scallop fishing proposals
The Department of Marine Resources is proposing that certain areas be open for fishing for limited times, and that other areas be closed altogether.