Newly obtained documents reveal details of trips the former governor tried to conceal.
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Lepage made secret trip to Spain last week to meet with CMP's owners
AUGUSTA — Before heading to Iceland for a session of the Arctic Circle Assembly last week, Gov. Paul LePage flew to Spain to meet with leaders of the company that owns Central Maine Power. Julie Rabinowitz, LePage’s press secretary, confirmed Monday that LePage met with Iberdrola on Oct. 16. Rabinowitz said LePage and Iberdrola executives […]
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Van plows into Barcelona crowd in attack; media say 13 dead
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A white van plowed into a packed summer crowd Thursday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, killing some people and sending dozens fleeing. Barcelona police called it a terror attack and local media reported up to 13 dead. Catalan police tweeted “there are mortal victims and injured from the crash” without […]
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Roxbury native serving aboard missile destroyer in Spain
ROTA, Spain — A 2003 Mountain Valley High School graduate and Roxbury native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Ross. Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Arsenault is a gas turbine systems technician (mechanical) aboard the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer operating out of Rota. He’s responsible for keeping […]
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Spain: King to abdicate; son next in line
MADRID — Spain’s King Juan Carlos, who led Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy but faced damaging scandals amid the nation’s financial meltdown, announced Monday he will abdicate in favor of his more popular son so that fresh royal blood can rally the nation. While the monarchy is largely symbolic, Juan Carlos’ surprise decision may […]