An Elvis tribute concert featuring Robert Washington will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Franco Center in Lewiston. Facebook fans of World Champion Elvis Impersonator Robert Washington, who is sometimes known as The Black Elvis, say that Washington is “the best Elvis Impersonator on the planet.” Washington is the first black […]
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UMF Visiting Writers Series features author Jensen Beach
The Visiting Writers Series presented by the UMF Creative Writing program will welcome fiction writer Jensen Beach as the program’s third reader of the season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. The reading is free and open to […]
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Medics and patients – including babies – stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
The Israeli military claims Hamas has set up its main command center in and beneath the largest hospital – a claim that both Hamas and the hospital deny.
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Paul Pelosi testifies in trial for man accused of attacking him with a hammer
The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday recounted publicly for the first time what happened on the night he was attacked at home by a man with a hammer.
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Hyundai joins Toyota, Honda in hiking U.S. wages following UAW strike
Hyundai’s move comes as it pours billions into the U.S. market to build electric vehicles and expand its market share.
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Karel Schwarzenberg, former Czech foreign minister and nobleman, dies at 85
PRAGUE — Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister and a member of a European noble family has died. He was 85. Milroslav Kalousek, his long-term political ally, and the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday his death. “It is with deep sadness and respect that we remember Karel Schwarzenberg, who left us today,” the ministry […]
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Donald Trump Jr. returns to the stand as defense looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims
New York’s AG alleges that Donald Trump, his company and executives including his sons exaggerated his wealth by billions of dollars on financial statements given to banks, insurers and others.
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Police identify women killed in 2 weekend crashes in Scarborough
Megan M. Plowden, of Abbeville, Louisiana, died Sunday morning after crashing on Payne Road, less than a day after Sarah B. Harford, of West Enfield, died in a similar crash on the same street.
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Maine wildlife officials investigating after 2 moose are illegally killed
State wardens say the crimes are especially egregious because the carcasses were left to rot rather than used for food.
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Iceland girds for volcanic eruption that could wipe out town
There’s a significant likelihood of magma busting to the surface over the coming days at Grindavik, home to over 3,600 people.