EXETER, N.H. — Constance P. “Connie” Thurston, 95, of Bethel, widow of Murray W. “Mike” Thurston, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Exeter, N.H., where she had resided since 2012. Connie was born in Rangeley, Maine, December 29, 1921, and was the daughter of Fernald and Nina (Blackwood) Philbrick. She was raised in Rangeley, attended school there […]
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Pauline D. Turmenne
AUBURN — Pauline D. Turmenne, 97, a resident of Lewiston, passed away Friday, Aug. 11, at the Hospice House following a long illness with her loving family by her side. She was born in Lisbon on Dec. 9, 1919, the daughter of Charles and Julia (Blanchette) Dick. Pauline was married for 68 years to Vital […]
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Massive cyberattack hits Europe with widespread ransom demands
MOSCOW — A new wave of powerful cyberattacks hit Europe on Tuesday in a possible reprise of a widespread ransomware assault in May that affected 150 countries, as Ukraine reported ransom demands targeting the government and key infrastructure, and the Danish Maersk conglomerate said many of its systems were down. Reports of attacks spread quickly […]
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Hold Russia to its missile treaty obligations
By Sen. Tom Cotton Special To The Washington Post Gen. Paul Selva recently became the first Pentagon official to state publicly that Russia has deployed a land-based cruise missile — in direct violation of its treaty obligations to the United States. Selva, who serves as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in […]
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Investigators say Germanwings co-pilot intentionally crashed plane
PARIS — The co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and “intentionally” sent the plane full speed into a mountain in the French Alps, ignoring the pilot’s frantic pounding on the door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday. Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s “intention (was) to destroy this […]
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Largest economies are operating at varying speeds
WASHINGTON — The global economy is plodding ahead in fits and starts as the largest countries struggle to achieve consistent growth. Europe is faltering again. Japan is suddenly surging. China is cooling. The U.S. is strengthening. In the background, central banks are aiming to administer just the right amount of stimulus — not too much, […]
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Portland woman’s photography wins her a trip for 6 to Ireland
PORTLAND — When tourists around the world consider visiting Ireland, many of the warm, inviting and picturesque photographs they’ll see of the country will be the work of Portland’s Emily Delamater. The photographer’s road to Dublin — and a central place in Ireland’s tourism promotions — started in March when she and her family members […]
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Sicily’s governor aims to break mob, machismo barriers
PALERMO, Italy — Of the last two men to sit in Sicily’s palatial governor’s office, one is up on criminal charges and the other is doing hard time. Enter their successor, Rosario Crocetta — the unlikeliest politician ever to govern Cosa Nostra country. Back when he was mayor of a coastal town plagued by mob […]
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Rome bus crash kills at least 37
ROME (AP) — A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy on Sunday night after it had smashed into several cars that were slowed by heavy traffic, killing at least 37 people, said police and rescuers. Flashing signs near Avellino, outside Naples, […]