The brothers from rural Mount Aukum were hunting for shed antlers Saturday afternoon near Georgetown, a historic town about 50 miles northeast of the state capital.
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Multiple failures led to Niger attack that killed 4 Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, the Pentagon said Thursday, citing insufficient training and preparation as well as the team’s deliberate decision to go after a high-level Islamic State group insurgent without proper command approval. A report summary released Thursday includes […]
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Russia warns of retaliation if servicemen hurt in U.S. strike against Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Russian lawmaker says that a U.S. strike on Syria could trigger a direct military clash between Russia and the United States. Vladimir Shamanov, a retired general who heads the defense affairs committee in the lower house of parliament, said in televised remarks Tuesday that a U.S. strike in Syria could […]
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New York officials say bike path attack is terrorism
NEW YORK (AP) — Coverage of a vehicle driving onto a bike path and gunfire near the World Trade Center site and memorial (all times local): Updated 6 p.m.: A law enforcement official says that witnesses told police that the man who drove a rented truck onto a bike path in New York City, killing […]
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Attacked while running, Hope woman drowns rabid raccoon in puddle
HOPE (AP) — A Maine woman says a rabid raccoon attacked her while she was out for a run, so she drowned it in a puddle. Rachel Borch, of Hope, says she was running in woods near her home June 2 when she saw the raccoon charging with its teeth bared. She says she knew […]
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Trump defends attack on Syria; demands ‘end the slaughter’
In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a tomahawk land attack missile Friday, April 7, 2017, from the Mediterranean Sea. The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. (Mass Communication […]
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U.S. strike on Syria widely hailed, but angers Russia
In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, April 7, 2017. The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. […]
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Dogs kill, injure animals in Peru
PERU — Two German shepherds were quarantined Thursday after they killed a guineafowl, injured two other birds and attacked two goats, Animal Control Officer Sue Milligan said. According to investigators, neighbor John Gallant’s dogs went onto the property of Steve Fuller and Nathalie Anctil on Stage Coach Road, where the attacks took place Thursday morning. […]
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Peru selectmen discuss dog attacks
PERU — Selectmen discussed vicious dogs at their regular Monday night meeting. Residents Jim Gallagher and David Briggs reported to town officials that they had been attacked by one of two belligerent dogs belonging to Steve Fuller on Stage Coach Road. Selectman Jim Pulsifer said that Maine law requires that dogs be under their owner’s […]
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Lewiston woman accused of attacking man at inn in Rangeley
RANGELEY — Police said a Lewiston woman is accused of attacking a man, breaking his glasses and hitting him several times at an inn they were staying at on Wednesday. Lisa Hall, 51, had a small bag of hallucinogenic mushrooms on her when she was booked at the jail, police Chief Dennis Leahy said Thursday. […]