Many parts of Texas, including its biggest cities, were under flash flood watches through Sunday or Monday.
October 2015
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Kerry: Israel, Jordan working to ease holy site tensions
Israel pledges to maintain the rules of worship at the site, and Israeli and Jordanian authorities will meet about bolstering security.
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Maldives vice president arrested over president’s boat blast
Vice President Ahmed Adeeb will be charged with high treason.
Posted inNation & World, News
Georgia man faces prison again for stealing sea turtle eggs
Lewis Jackson, 60, is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge on Wednesday for taking 48 eggs from a loggerhead sea turtle nest on Sapelo Island, Georgia.
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Mega-storm Patricia drenches Mexico; damage reportedly light as storm weakens
The storm avoids direct hits on the resort city of Puerto Vallarta and the major port city of Manzanillo.
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Brignone beats Shiffrin at World Cup giant slalom for 1st career win
Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States is seconds, 0.85 seconds behind Federica Brignone.
Posted inMaine, News
Youth Deer Hunting Day is Saturday as season arrives
Youth Deer Hunting Day precedes the state’s main firearms hunting season for deer, which runs from Nov. 2-28.
Posted inEditorials
OUR OPINION: Lottery shouldn’t get free pass from Augusta
Lottery contributes lots of money to state’s General Fund, but we shouldn’t overlook the harm to the poor and jobless Mainers who buy most of the tickets.
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OUR OPINION: Burgeoning cost of child care cripples families
Day care for an infant costs more than tuition at nearby public four-year institutions.
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Abandoning common sense, two of our top contenders are Trump, Sanders
If either of them is chosen, history will look back at us and say we were not guilty by reason of insanity.