Last week, Jessie Dowling of Whitefield finished the 620-mile race across the Mongol Steppe, placing 13th out of 44 racers.
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MLB roundup: Suárez hits two-run homer as Mariners hold on for 7-6 win over Astros to complete series sweep
Seattle has won six straight and is 8-2 vs. Houston this season.
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Bath Iron Works union approves new contract, averting repeat strike
Machinists Union Local S6 and BIW owner General Dynamics had their first contract negotiations since a 2020 strike.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
‘Blue Beetle’ unseats ‘Barbie’ atop box office, ending four-week reign
The production price tag was lower for ‘Blue Beetle’ at about $105 million than the average superhero film.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Outdoors in Maine: Thanks, but Maine can look after its own peaks
Can Mainers trust the Federal government when it pledges says a Maine High Peaks Refuge will permit all manner of outdoor recreation, including hunting and snowmobiling?
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Firefighters curb blazes threatening 2 cities in western Canada but are ‘not out of the woods yet’
For Saturday at least, the weather was milder, providing some help for fire teams battling to contain the flames of Canada’s worst fire season on record.
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Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame the blaze that has raged out of control for the past five days.
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Zelensky vows retaliation for Chernihiv attack that killed 7 and wounded almost 150
He identified a 6-year-old girl named Sofia as among the dead in the attack and confirmed that the wounded included 15 children.
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More villages evacuated as a large wildfire in northern Greece rages for the second day
Local authorities said about half a dozen outlying houses and outbuildings were badly damaged in two of the evacuated villages, as well as a church.
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Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into the moon, ending its bid to reach the lunar south pole
The pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.