A federal judge is considering whether Vermont Law School has a right to conceal two large murals because some people in the school community find them racially offensive.
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Dolly Parton, businesses raise $700,000 for flood victims
More than 500 homes and 50 businesses were damaged in August after up to 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours in Middle Tennessee.
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Tanzanian writer awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in Zanzibar in 1948 and recently retired as a professor at the University of Kent in England.
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‘American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally’ reveals much about a traitorous Portland native
Axis Sally, a.k.a. “Axis Sally,” was a Portland-born American who broadcast Nazi propaganda at U.S. troops fighting in Europe. A new film, starring Al Pacino and Meadow Williams, delves into her complicated character.
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Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years since first tour
The singing group started performing in 1871 to raise money for its university.
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Singer, composer, mandolinist Chris Thile to perform at Waterville Opera House
Occasionally an artist comes along that defies musical categorization and Chris Thile is one such musician. His stint with Sean and Sara Watkins in the bluegrass band, Nickel Creek, introduced his considerable skills on mandolin and his subsequent work in Punch Brothers has just augmented that. He’s also got an impressive collection of solo albums […]
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Robert Altman, 1960s counterculture photographer, dies at 76
Altman studied photography with Ansel Adams before going west in 1968 to San Francisco, where he became a fixture in the city’s art community
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David Letterman’s ‘Late Show’ announcer Alan Kalter dies at 78
He also also acted in sketches and delivered a comic one-liner after every show, as the logo for production company World Wide Pants flashed across the screen.
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Russian film crew in orbit to make 1st movie in space
Before Russia took the lead, NASA had talked to actor Tom Cruise about making a movie in orbit.
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Report says 330,000 children victims of France’s Catholic Church sex abuse
The figure includes acts committed by some 3,000 priests and an unknown number of others over 70 years.