A transgender man is also among the 32 Americans to receive full scholarships for post-graduate studies at Oxford University.
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Bill Cosby’s TV father dies in New Jersey
Earle Hyman played Russell Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show.’
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip marking 70th wedding anniversary
The platinum milestone will be celebrated privately and no public events are planned.
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Country music legend Mel Tillis dies at 85
He recorded more than 60 albums and had more than 30 top 10 country singles.
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George Popham, Ronald Reagan and Maine’s role in America’s first Thanksgiving
Just before the last ship returned to England in the fall of 1607, leaving the Popham colonists to face a brutal Maine winter, the colonists reached out to a nearby friendly Indian named Nahaniida.
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New York cabbies bare classy chassis in calendar
The tongue-in-cheek pinup collection features taxi drivers and benefits low-income immigrants.
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Bates College professor very familiar with alien-abduction stories
Stephanie Kelley-Romano interviews hundreds of ‘experiencers’ for an upcoming book.
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Concert Review: Elton John puts on spectacular show in Portland
It’s the first concert the rock legend has performed in Maine in nearly a decade.
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AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dies at 64
The band says the guitarist had been suffering from dementia and was diagnosed in 2014.
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Pope urges guaranteed health care for all people
Francis expresses dismay at what he calls a trend toward growing inequality in health care.