In a televised new conference, the 78-year-old prime minister looked uncomfortable, grasping for words and repeatedly pausing.
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Woman pepper sprays other Black Friday shoppers
Police say the Walmart shopper was apparently after some electronics and used the spray to keep other shoppers at bay.
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War trail walk to benefit museums in Maine, NY, Mass.
The walk will raise money for the General Henry Knox Museum in Thomaston and three other museums.
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Bangor man charged with selling bath salts
Police say a search of his room turned up nearly a pound of bath salts with an estimated street value of more than $60,000.
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SNAPSHOT: Doing the mashed potato
Ray Chavarie stirs mashed potatoes on Thursday morning at the Green Street United Methodist Church in Augusta. He and many other volunteers put on the church’s 32nd annual community Thanksgiving dinner. They served turkey, potatoes, peas, squash, stuffing, cheese and crackers and pies.
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SNAPSHOT: Gasping gobblers
About 350 people ran in the Gasping Gobbler 5K Road Race to benefit Cony High School athletics in Augusta that started and finished at Cony High School. Recent Cony grad and University of Miami runner Luke Fontaine, was the first male finisher and Betsy Burke, of Boston, was the first female finisher. There were food […]
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Stolen school laptops have been recovered
WATERBORO — Police say about 50 laptop computers stolen from a southern Maine high school have been recovered.
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Annual football game turns 100
PORTLAND — Matt Flaherty Sr. waited for the stands to fill an hour before kickoff at the 100th annual Thanksgiving Day football game between crosstown high-school rivals Portland and Deering on Thursday, and couldn’t wait for the electricity that would come with the crowd.
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Selectmen deny plea to provide health insurance
VASSALBORO — Selectmen refused Tuesday to give Road Commissioner Eugene Field the town-paid family health insurance coverage he believes he is entitled to.
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Maine land trust effort still strong
Nationwide census shows endowments actually increasing