BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-runner Jarrod Saltalamacchia dived across home plate to score the winning run on Jacoby Ellsbury’s single in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on a rainy Tuesday night.
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Portland man slain died from gunshot to chest
PORTLAND — The Portland man who was killed Monday near the corner of Congress Street and Massachusetts Avenue died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the state medical examiner ruled after an autopsy Tuesday.
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‘Bachelorette’ says her days on TV have passed
Though TV has been pretty good to Maine’s Ashley Hebert — she traveled the world and found a fiance while starring on two reality shows this year — she says her days on the small screen are over.
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Nixed bypass, mixed feelings in Wiscasset
WISCASSET — The Maine Department of Transportation’s decision to call off plans to build a bypass around Wiscasset is being viewed with mixed feelings in the region.
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Dutson to head Maine Heritage Policy Center
AUGUSTA — The Maine Heritage Policy Center, a Portland-based conservative think tank, announced Tuesday that Lance Dutson of Portland will take over as the group’s chief executive officer.
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Collins, Snowe both vote in favor of debt accord
WASHINGTON — Both of Maine’s U.S. senators voted Tuesday for the landmark agreement to cut federal spending and raise the debt ceiling. As expected, the Senate approved the deal by a wide margin, 74-26.
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Party peace truce quickly fades in Washington
WASHINGTON — With scant time to spare, President Barack Obama signed legislation Tuesday to avoid an unprecedented national default that he said would have devastated the U.S. economy. But the truce with Republicans that defused the crisis seemed to be fading already.
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Debt deal done, so what’s next?
NEW YORK — The U.S. averted a debt default Tuesday when President Barack Obama signed a bill raising the country’s debt ceiling into law. But that might not enough to maintain its coveted AAA debt rating, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Togus VA hospital known by new name
The VA hospital at Togus will now be known as VA Maine Healthcare System, VA Maine HCS for short, according to officials.
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Dispensary board loses one more member
AUGUSTA — Another board member has quit the group that holds the right to operate half Maine’s medical marijuana dispensaries.