In the latest in the leaders’ exchange of threats, Kim Jong Un calls the president’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly this week ‘unprecedented rude nonsense.’
September 2017
Posted inNation & World
Facebook to turn over thousands of Russian ads to Congress
The company reverses an earlier decision to hold back the ads over concerns for user privacy.
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Posted inField Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Skowhegan field hockey cruises to victory over Mt. Blue
Indians snap Cougars’ 5-game win streak.
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Protesters in Philippines slam martial law
They mark the anniversary of the 1972 declaration of martial law by late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos with an outcry against the current president’s authoritarian policies.
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Neanderthal children were slow to grow – just like modern kids
A Neanderthal boy left behind a remarkably complete skeleton in a Spanish cave system.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Shipwreck sanctuary plan surfaces for Lake Michigan
A site off Wisconsin contains 37 known wrecks, with some 80 more awaiting discovery.
Posted inNation & World
Liliane Bettencourt, L’Oreal heiress and richest woman in the world, dies at 94
Her net worth was $42.5 billion.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man gets 5 years in prison for credit union robbery
Brent Roaix had pleaded guilty to robbing a Rainbow Federal Credit Union branch in January.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
MS game of the week: Madison, Wells football meet for 1st place in Class D
Bulldogs, Warriors newcomers after playing in Class C last season
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Augusta’s Calumet foundation: 50 years, 1,500 students helped, more than $1 million given out
The awards to help students go on to higher education come primarily from investment returns on a fund built from donations that has reached $2.5 million.