Although 2015 is now the hottest on record, it was the fourth time in 11 years that Earth broke annual marks for high temperature.
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Vermont about to make Gilfeather turnip its state vegetable
A farmer and legislator who lived about a century ago crossbred a turnip with a rutabaga to come up with the tasty tuber.
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Declining oil price knocks down stocks, giving S&P index worst day since 2014
Investors worry that weak demand for fuel translates into a slower global economy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Union: Huhtamaki in Waterville temporarily lays off 25-30 over Chipotle woes
The reductions began in December because the fast-food chain, dealing with food safety problems, has lost business and therefore uses fewer Huhtamaki products.
Posted inNews, Sports
Djokovic wins, and again faces questions about match-fixing
After his second-round win, he was asked about an Italian newspaper report casting doubt over his performance in a match against Fabrice Santoro in Paris in 2007.
Posted inMaine, News
No students injured when car strikes RSU 9 bus in New Sharon
A Volkswagen Jetta, traveling too fast for icy road conditions, collided nearly head-on with a Mt. Blue Regional School District bus Tuesday afternoon on Starks Road, police said.
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Oregon governor criticizes federal officials over handling of standoff at refuge
Gov. Kate Brown says federal officials ‘must move quickly to end the occupation and hold all of the wrongdoers accountable.’
Posted inMaine, News
Heavy winds overnight blow over trees, cut power
Power outages were reported in three central Maine communities Wednesday morning after strong wind brought down trees overnight.
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Prominent Manhattan doctor, author, TED-talker charged with sexually abusing patients
A criminal complaint accusex David H. Newman of drugging, groping and masturbating on a female patient as well as groping another in two separate incidents.
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Sarah Palin’s son arrested at her home with AR-15, ‘belligerent’
On Monday at around 10 p.m. local time, police responded to a disturbance at Palin’s home, where Track, 26, an Iraq combat team veteran, lives with his parents.