For nearly 20 years now the three brothers — Isaac, Taylor and Zachary Hanson — have been making music together, but it was in 1997, when they burst on the pop music scene with “MMMBop” (for which Zac became the youngest Grammy-nominated songwriter in history). That Mercury Records’ debut — “Middle of Nowhere” — was […]
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Abandoned puppies baffle Buxton police
Police learned of the situation when someone brought one of the litter – a reddish pup about 4 weeks old – to the Buxton police station Friday night.
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Man found stabbed in Newport
A man was found stabbed in the chest at a Newport gas station this morning, police said.
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BlackBerry outages spread to N. America
Sporadic outages of BlackBerry messaging and email service spread to the U.S. and Canada today, as problems stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
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Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs
They’re already moving on to alternative ways to address the nation’s painful 9.1 percent unemployment, including breaking the legislation into smaller pieces.
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Plot to kill ambassador unraveled on Southwest border
“This case illustrates we live in a world where borders and boundaries are increasingly irrelevant,” says FBI Director Robert Mueller.
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Analysis: Clash on economy sets tone for election
For a voter looking to preview next year’s presidential election, nothing placed the competing arguments in sharper focus than a single day . . .
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Hinck blasts Snowe on jobs vote
The Portland Democrat signals that he’s nearing an official decision to challenge Snowe for the U.S. Senate in 2012.
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Think tank: UMaine system’s payroll up 29%
MaineOpenGov.org says payroll and benefits rose from $258 million in 2003 to $333 million last year.
