The University of Pennsylvania has announced a new interim president on Tuesday, after Liz Magill resigned on Saturday. Dr. J.…
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PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s browntail moth nuisance has risen to the level that state forestry officials feel the pest deserves…
Read MoreThousands line up to leave ‘I voted’ stickers at Susan B. Anthony’s grave
For many people, an “I voted” sticker is the trendiest tchotchke to have on Election Day. But in Rochester, N.Y.,…
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Communication issue delays flights out of New York metro airports for more than 2 hours
A communication issue is creating havoc for flights arriving at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and New Jersey’s…
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48 hours later, Nyad ends New York swim for charity
NEW YORK – Spectators whooped and cheered as endurance swimmer Diana Nyad ended her 48-hour swim in Manhattan to benefit…
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Baseball auction features ticket to 1867 convention that banned black players
BIDDEFORD, Maine – A piece of sports history dating back to the 1867 meeting that institutionalized racial segregation in professional…
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Anti-Washington Redskins ad to air during NBA Finals
Protesting the Washington Redskins’ nickname on the grounds that it’s supposedly racist, an American Indian tribe has purchased a 60-second…
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Hearing-impaired New Jersey boy starts lemonade stand to fund new hearing aids
A hearing-impaired 9-year-old New Jersey boy is running an old-fashioned lemonade stand this summer in hopes of raising enough money…
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