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McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Senate leader proposed a compressed calendar for opening statements, White House lawyers argued for swift rejection of the “flimsy” charges and the Capitol braced for the contentious proceedings unfolding...
Police: Coyote attacks woman, child, dogs and even a vehicle
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — A coyote attacked a pair dogs, bit a woman and skirmished with a vehicle before being killed by a father defending his family on a walk on Monday, police said. The Kensington Police Department believes the same coyote was responsible for attacking a vehicle on a roadway in Hampton...
Wine week to feature music, panel discussion
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is holding a week-long celebration of wine. New Hampshire Wine Week includes the 17th annual Winter Wine Spectacular, which benefits EasterSeals New Hampshire. The event, on Thursday, attracts more than 1,500 guests who get to sample more than 1,800 wines. A new event,...
NH man dies when snowmobile breaks through ice on Maine lake
ROCKWOOD, Maine (AP) — A 56-year-old New Hampshire man died when his snowmobile broke through the ice Sunday evening on Moosehead Lake, game wardens said. Steven Allard, of South Hampton, New Hampshire, was unresponsive when he was pulled from the water about an hour and 15 minutes after he crashed through...
Democrats navigate sensitive gender politics as voting nears
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates spent the weekend grappling with how to address questions surrounding sexism and gender bias as they sought to balance support for women against concerns of a political blowback. After his wife went public with her own experience of sexual assault...
Trump defenders push 'no crime' as Democrats seek removal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Sunday previewed their impeachment defense with the questionable assertion that the charges against him are invalid, adopting a position rejected by Democrats as “nonsense” as both sides sharpened their arguments for trial....
Clones help famous elm tree named Herbie live on, for now
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — A massive elm tree nicknamed Herbie is long gone, but it is going to live on, thanks to cloned trees that are being made available to the public. At 110 feet and more than 200 years, Herbie was the tallest and oldest elm in New England and survived 14 bouts of Dutch elm disease...
Southbound Open Road Toll lanes at I-95 to close Tuesday
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation plans to temporarily close the Open Road Toll lanes at the Hampton Toll Plaza on Interstate 95 for maintenance work. The southbound lanes will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. These closures are necessary in order to...
Man dies in northern New Hampshire snowmobile crash
STRATFORD, N.H. (AP) — A 55-year-old man is dead after a snowmobile crash in the North Country town of Stratford, said the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game. Emergency responders were called around noon on Saturday to a spot on Nash Stream Road, about six miles from the trailhead. Responders used...
Sanders steps up appeals to women after flap with Warren
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stepped up his pitch to women in early-voting New Hampshire on the heels of a squabble over sexism in politics with fellow progressive and 2020 rival Elizabeth Warren. The Vermont senator delivered a brief speech Saturday at the...
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