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Two-term Maine governor and former U.S. Rep. Joe Brennan has died at age 89. Brennan was a Democrat whose hardscrabble childhood shaped his working-class views. He was also an Army veteran who attended Boston College under the G.I. Bill and graduated from the University of Maine Law School. A longtime friend says Brennan died Friday evening at his home in Portland with his wife at his side. That was just a few blocks from the third-floor tenement housing on Munjoy Hill where his Irish immigrant parents raised a family of eight children. Читать дальше...

The famed country singer is trying the real estate market once more, adjusting the ask on her charming Brentwood, TN, home.

BAY ST. LOUIS, Mississippi, EE.UU. (AP) — Once personas resultaron heridas cuando un autobús que llevaba a estudiantes de la Universidad de Carolina del Sur sufrió la ruptura de un neumático y chocó contra una barrera en Mississippi.

A New Mexico state lawmaker reached a $30,000 settlement with the state four years after being crushed by doors that were newly installed at the state Capitol. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Democratic state Rep. Patricia Royal Caballero, of Albuquerque, claimed that she was “severely injured” in January 2020 when she used her keycard to get through a door. The lawsuit states that the door “closed abruptly and forcefully on the left side of her body, causing her to suffer injuries.” The lawsuit... Читать дальше...

This mashup of art deco and Mediterranean Revival styles, where actor Don Johnson once cavorted on "Miami Vice," was recently listed.

Small town businesses are embracing the eclipse crowds, as weekend festivities heat up before Monday's big event. Overcast skies are forecast for Monday's cosmic wonder across Texas, already packing in eclipse chasers. Daytime darkness will follow a narrow corridor from Mexico's Pacific coast to Texas and 14 other states all the way to Maine and the eastern fringes of Canada. Waxahachie, a half-hour's drive south of Dallas, is pulling out all the stops with eclipse-themed soap and other goodies.... Читать дальше...

Eleven people were injured when a bus carrying University of South Carolina students blew a tire and hit a concrete barrier in Mississippi. State troopers say the driver and a student were critically injured and taken by helicopter to hospitals after the crash Friday. Nine other students were taken by ambulance. The 56 passengers were members of the university’s chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and their guests. They were traveling to New Orleans for an event. A police chief hails the driver... Читать дальше...

Take a look at actress Charlize Theron's impressive real estate portfolio, which includes a collection of incredible California homes.

An earthquake gave parts of the Bay Area a firm rattle late Saturday morning. 

A top military commander has renewed Iran’s promise to retaliate after an airstrike earlier this week widely blamed on Israel. The attack destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing 12 people, including two elite Iranian generals. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s joint chief of staff, told mourners gathered Saturday for the funeral of Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahdi that Iran will decide when and how an “operation” to take revenge will happen. Zahdi was the highest ranking commander slain in Monday’s attack. Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 18:00 GMT Saturday, April 6, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Saturday's Weather Condition;Saturday's High Temp (C);Saturday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Sunday's Wind Direction;Sunday's Wind Speed (KPH);Sunday's Humidity (%);Sunday's Chance of Precip. (%);Sunday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Clearing;31;27;A t-storm or two;32;27;SSW;15;75%;74%;11

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Sunny and... Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El suelo retumbó el viernes debajo de la ciudad de Nueva York, hogar de rascacielos famosos como el Empire State Building y el One World Trade Center. Aunque los edificios que pueden alcanzar más de 100 pisos pueden parecer especialmente vulnerables a los terremotos, expertos en ingeniería dicen que los rascacielos se construyen con suficiente flexibilidad para soportar sacudidas moderadas.

Power restoration efforts in Maine and New Hampshire have entered yet another day as more than 100,000 homes and businesses remain in the dark several days after a powerful spring storm. Maine’s largest electric utility warned on Saturday that service will not be restored for some customers until Monday or Tuesday despite the efforts of 1,125 line crews and 400 tree-trimming crews. The bulk of the power outages are in southern Maine. New Hampshire had more than 10,000 homes and businesses without electricity. Читать дальше...

The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips every Friday. At 111 years old, Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood has been confirmed as the new holder of the title by Guinness World Records. It follows the death of the Venezuelan record-holder, Juan Vicente Pérez, this month at the age of 114. Born in Liverpool in 1912 a few months after the sinking of the Titanic, Tinniswood is a retired accountant who lived through two world wars. He says moderation is key to a healthy life. Читать дальше...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of threats posed by right-wing populists Saturday as he addressed a gathering of center-left European parties ahead of the European Parliament elections. Scholz arrived in Romania’s capital Bucharest for a conference of the Party of European Socialists, whose bloc in the European Parliament, the Socialists and Democrats, is the second-biggest in the legislature. The 27-nation bloc will hold elections June 6-9. Scholz said that right-wing populists are campaigning... Читать дальше...

Millennials are finding ways to become homeowners—despite an extremely challenging and expensive housing market.

In a community of genocide perpetrators and survivors outside the Rwandan capital of Kigali, more than half of 382 residents are women. Their collaboration on projects such as basket weaving has united many of them in a government-run reconciliation village, one of nine across Rwanda, where women are believed to be fostering a climate of tolerance. The villages were launched in 2005 as part of wider reconciliation efforts by Prison Fellowship Rwanda, a civic group. The organization wanted to create... Читать дальше...

A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries. Virgin said its Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight and had no passengers aboard when its wingtip clipped a stationary British Airways jet while being towed from a stand at the airport’s Terminal 3. Images posted on social media showed several fire trucks surrounding the two planes, whose wings were touching. Both airlines said engineers were examining the planes. Читать дальше...

A Pakistani police officer says a search is underway after armed gunmen ambushed and opened fire on a police vehicle, killing two people and injuring another two. The assault took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban militant group. Police said Saturday that the attackers shot and killed a deputy superintendent and a constable. In a separate incident in the same province, the army said they killed eight militants during an operation. The army... Читать дальше...

Israel’s military says it has recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza. Meanwhile, negotiators are preparing for another round of talks in Egypt on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages six months into the war. Hamas says it will attend. The toll of Israel’s offensive in Gaza is measured in tens of thousands of deaths. The U.N. humanitarian chief warns of “the immediate prospect of a shameful man-made famine.” Israelis are divided... Читать дальше...

A gunfight at a suburban Miami bar has left two people dead and seven injured. Investigators say a fight broke out around 3:30 a.m. Saturday at a bar in Doral, Florida. Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta says that when a security guard intervened, an unnamed man took out a gun and shot and killed the security guard. Two off-duty Doral police officers who were also providing security returned fire, with one of them killing the assailant. One of the officers was shot in the leg but has been released from the hospital. Читать дальше...

Fans are celebrating 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song. At London’s Waterloo station a choir belted out a rendition for commuters. In the English coastal town of Brighton, where the 1974 competition was held, fans were staging a flashmob dance and silent ABBA disco to mark the anniversary. ABBA went on to sell hundreds of millions of records. In a thank-you message to fans... Читать дальше...

Architect Richard Neutra designed the comely casa for Clarence and Claire Coe in 1950, on a verdant hillside acre with coastal views.

As the presidential election draws nearer, the spread of bogus information online is getting a huge boost from social media accounts that have been created anonymously. A post this past week about a surge in new voters registering without photo ID is the latest example of how these accounts have come to dominate right-wing political discussion online. The post was intended to imply that people who are in the United States illegally were planning to vote this year. The accounts enjoy a massive reach... Читать дальше...

A second British lawmaker has acknowledged receiving explicit messages on his phone in an apparent “sexting” scam. Police are investigating allegations of malicious phising attempts against politicians, their staff and journalists. Conservative legislator Luke Evans said he had been a victim of “cyber flashing and malicious communications” a month ago. Evans said in a video message Friday that he’d immediately reported the incident to police and parliamentary authorities. Another Conservative MP... Читать дальше...