The man had alleged he was abused in 1948, when he was an eighth-grader in Rumford, by the Rev. Lucien Joseph Mandeville. The terms of the settlement have not been released.
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Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as violations of human dignity
From a pope who has made outreach to the LGBTQ+ community a hallmark of his papacy, the document was received as a setback, albeit a predictable one, by trans Catholics.
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Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend
The 34-year-old star of ‘Creed III’ had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault in December.
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Julia Gagnon brings ‘powerhouse vocals’ to first night of public voting on ‘American Idol’
Gagnon, a 21-year-old college student from Cumberland, took to the ‘Idol’ stage at Aulani Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii to perform Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It.’
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Diddy named as co-defendant in new suit alleging his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht
Grace O’Marcaigh, who worked as a crew member and a bartender on the boat, says that in late December 2022, Christian Combs pressured her to drink tequila that she believes was spiked with other drugs.
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Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm
A half-century ago the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song.
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How you can help Julia Gagnon advance on ‘American Idol’
Voting for American Idol takes place during each coast-to-coast live show and closes during the final commercial break.
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they filed for divorce
Fisher, 52, and Cohen, 48, met at a party in Sydney in 2001, and became engaged in 2004.
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From our archives: On the 25th anniversary of ‘Carrie,’ a look at Stephen King’s influential career
By 1999, the prolific Maine author had made a significant impact on the publishing and film industries, not to mention his readers.
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Thomas Gumbleton, Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
For decades, he was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice.