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  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Avoiding security threats on smartphones

    According to a study by the NQ Mobile security firm, malware threats to Android phones increased 163 percent in the past year, with nearly 33 million devices being ...

  • Teacher investigated for relationship with student

    A teacher at Exeter High School is on paid leave after being escorted from the building last month because of allegations of inappropriate behavior with a ...

  • Gomez criticizes dirty politics of Markey

    Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez has launched a new television ad criticizing what he calls the "dirty politics" of Democratic rival Edward ...

  • House debates Maine hospital debt repayment

    AUGUSTA, Maine -- The Maine House debating a bill Tuesday evening that would pay off Maine's $484 million debt to the state's hospitals, with a Democratic-backed amendment calling for the state to accept federal money to expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of people taking a central role in the partisan exchange.The debate followed Senate approval of the bill earlier in the ...


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Movie Review

The Out-of-Towners

Sam Weisman's remake of "The Out-of-Towners" is a somewhat predictable, but nevertheless entertaining ode to anyone from a smaller town who has ever had trouble in a big city. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn (taking over the roles played in the 1970 original by Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis) star as Henry and Nancy Clark, a married couple from Ohio whose children have recently grown up and moved away, ... ...

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  • Scientists making strides in predicting tornadoes

    Scientists still don’t have a clear understanding of what turns a supercell thunderstorm into a catastrophic tornado but they are making strides in discovering possible triggers, developments that could give those in the path of monster twisters a little bit more warning to seek shelter, a leading researcher told the Herald."If we could make the alarm rate lower and, in addition, make ...

  • US judge refuses to dismiss drugged-driving case against Kerry Kennedy

    This photo taken May 13, 2013 shows Kerry Kennedy listeing to a speaker at a farm workers fair labor practices news conference in Albany, N.Y. A town judge in New York is deciding whether the drugged-driving case against Kennedy should go to trial. The North Castle judge is expected to rule Tuesday May 21, 2013, on Kennedy's motion to dismiss the charge. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, ...

  • GOP Senate hopeful Gomez targets Markey in TV ad

    BOSTON (AP) - Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez has launched a new television ad criticizing what he calls the ‘‘dirty politics’’ of Democratic rival Edward ...

  • US Attorney Carmen Ortiz rallies women business leaders

    United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz on Tuesday urged female business leaders to help other women succeed in their fields, citing the continued lack of women in leadership roles at the nation's top companies. Speaking during a breakfast forum at the Seaport Boston Hotel, Ortiz, whose office is ...

  • Could the Miami Heat be biggest bust since the sinking of the unsinkable Titanic...incredible..... MAY 08

    If the Heat lose this championship they could share a place in history with some of the biggest busts ever.Lets visit some historic flops:The Titanic.The Betamax.The Ford pinto.Mr. Brian Bosworth.The "new coke" (remember when they tried to change the formula)Earring Magic Ken (of Ken and Baby)Apple Newton.DeLorean.The movie Ishtar. ( Watched the whole thing, was on a date, girl would ...

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