A standout at the University of Texas, Tiffany Jackson was the No. 5 overall pick in the WNBA draft in 2007.
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Posted inNation & World
Flint water crisis charges dropped for 7 former officials
The city started using water from the Flint River in 2014 but failed to treat it for its corrosive qualities.
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Iconic Goodwill gets serious with online for thrifters
The second-hand clothing business is expected to grow exponentially by 2026.
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Grammy-nominated Deborah Henson-Conant to perform at Celebration Barn
Grammy-nominated singer, harpist, and one-woman orchestra Deborah Henson-Conant will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at the at Celebration Barn in South Paris. Henson-Conant has been called the “Jimi Hendrix of the harp” by legendary rock guitarist Steve Vai and “a cross between Leonard Bernstein and Xena, Warrior Princess” by the Boston Globe. […]
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The Onion and the Supreme Court. Not a parody.
The satirical site that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.
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Iconic Goodwill stores get serious with online treasures for thrifters
GoodwillFinds, a newly incorporated shopping venture, is making roughly 100,000 donated items available for purchase online and expanding Goodwill’s internet presence.
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Three physicists share Nobel Prize for work that could make computers super fast
Their work settles a debate about quantum mechanics between Albert Einstein and famed physicist Niels Bohr. It turns out Einstein was wrong.
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Trucker strike raises concerns about disrupted food delivery in New England
A Massachusetts industry group representing about 400 nursing homes and assisted living residences said Tuesday that the truckers’ strike has raised concerns but that she has not heard of any missed deliveries.
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Supreme Court hears case that could affect minority voting power across U.S.
In the latest showdown over the federal Voting Rights Act, lawsuits seek to force Alabama to create a second Black majority congressional district.
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Police: Driver who crashed into Winslow home suffered medical event, fell unconscious
The SUV driven by William Haiss of China came to rest Monday inside a first-floor room and Winslow police Chief Leonard Macdaid said Haiss suffered only minor injuries and that no one was in the home at the time.