A U.S. official says the chopper was shot down by insurgents.
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Missing woman found dead in river
A boater finds the body of Juliet Kellogg Markowsky, 65, in the Penobscot.
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MLB: Yankees top Sox, move into 1st place
BOSTON (AP) — Even as they opened up a three-game lead in the division, winning eight of their first nine against the New York Yankees in the process, the Boston Red Sox knew that their AL East rival wouldn’t go away quite so easily.
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S&P downgrades US credit rating
The United States has lost its coveted top AAA credit rating.
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SNAPSHOT: Transiting the arch
Heading back towards the Kennebec River, Chris Crittenden, left, and Shanna Wheelock, both of Lubec, paddle under the granite arch of bridge the carries Water Street traffic over Bond Brook one afternoon this week in Augusta.
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Nurses back after bringing aid, teaching
Eight nurses from Maine returned safely from Libya last week after delivering supplies and providing six days of instruction to understaffed hospitals in the rebel-controlled, seaside city of Benghazi.
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MCLU’s FoI focus on cops’ tracking phones
Big Brother could face growing pains as technology fuels the government’s ability to keep tabs on people.
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St. Albans playground shows community spirit
ST. ALBANS — Brand new, colorful playground equipment off the corner of Mason Corner Road and Route 152 represents more than recreation for kids throughout the region.
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Sawin Millett: Needed savings closer to $35M
Gov. Paul LePage wants to find an additional $100 million in state budget savings, in part because of the federal deficit-reduction plan approved this week by Congress, a spokeswoman for the governor said Friday.
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A community fixture’s chime repaired
FARMINGTON — Betsy Riley gasped as a bronze bell cast more than a century ago swung from a crane Thursday morning at Old South Congregational Church in Farmington.