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St. Anselm finance officer abruptly leaves school
Exactly 11 months after he was brought on as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance of St. Anselm College, Eric Norman is no longer employed by the college.
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Bill proposed to halt online tax collections
A high-powered task force wrapped up its work Thursday and proposed barriers to discourage other states from collecting sales taxes from New Hampshire online retailers.
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Deroy Murdock: If Trump is Putin's puppet, he disobeys orders
President Donald J. Trump certainly could have addressed Vladimir Putin more assertively in Helsinki Monday regarding Moscow's interference in America's elections. The stinging reactions to Trump's statements paint America's President as a veritable reincarnation of Julius Rosenberg. But Trump's actions refute this unfair attack.
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Moving Wall: Vietnam memorial in Amherst
The Moving Wall is on display at Souhegan High School in Amherst through Monday.
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Mona Charen: Putin speaks code. Does Trump understand?
Back when word first leaked that Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort, and Donald Trump Jr. had met with a Russian lawyer and others offering dirt on Hillary Clinton, President Trump seemed to think he was supplying an exculpatory cover story.
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High-tax whining: Suing to restore tax subsidies
High-tax states think that the rest of the country has a constitutional obligation to underwrite their bad policies.
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Another View -- Paul Nagy: Putting the U.S. back in front of the global AC industry
Recently, Americans celebrated Independence Day with parades, fireworks, cookouts, and picnics - spending the day outside. And here in New Hampshire, July Fourth was a real scorcher! It made us appreciate the air conditioning in our homes, cars, and places of business all the more.
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Another View -- Wayne MacDonald: Kelly and Marchand agree on higher taxes
In New Hampshire, we pride ourselves on getting the job done without raising taxes. We do not have an income tax and we do not have a sales tax. Over the past 19 months, under Republican leadership in Concord, we even cut taxes.
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Wrong way to fight taxes
To the Editor: In attempting to deal with the chaos unleashed by the Supreme Court's recent and deeply flawed decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the governor is getting it all wrong.
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Comcast concedes to Disney in Fox hunt
Comcast Corp. dropped its 66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's entertainment assets on Thursday but said it would still try to expand its international footprint by acquiring 61 percent of European broadcaster Sky Plc, the remainder of which is owned by Fox.
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Truex Jr. to lose primary sponsor after 2018 season
Martin Truex Jr., the defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, is on the lookout for a new primary sponsor after 5-hour Energy chose to end its sponsor agreement with the Furniture Row Racing team after this season concludes.
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Spy chief didn't know what took place at Trump-Putin summit
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats on Thursday acknowledged that he did not know what took place in President Donald Trump's one-on-one meeting in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as the White House announced plans to invite the Russian leader to Washington, D.C., for a second meeting in the fall.
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Asbestos from Manhattan steam pipe blast forces evacuations
Residents and workers from 49 buildings near the site of an early-morning steam pipe explosion in Manhattan were evacuated, many for at least two days, on Thursday after lung-damaging asbestos was found on debris from the blast, officials said.
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Wells Fargo in process of refunding customers for add-on products -WSJ
Wells Fargo Co. is in the process of refunding millions of dollars to customers for adding services to their accounts without their full understanding, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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Trump 'not thrilled' about increases in U.S. interest rates
President Donald Trump on Thursday told CNBC that he was unhappy about the Federal Reserve's decision to hike interest rates, saying he was concerned about their potential impact on the U.S. economy and American competitiveness.
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Leaders rolling along at British Open
As the first-round leaderboard went chockablock with under-par scores on Thursday ' Kevin Kisner at 5-under 66, three-way ties at 67 and 68, a 10-way tie at 69 with Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Zach Johnson in it and a 14-way tie at 70 with Rickie Fowler in there somewhere ' and as Tiger Woods opened with even-par 71, everyone was...
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Mortgage rates remain little changed this summer
Once again, mortgage rates were stagnate this week.
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Life after the Bay Area: Fleeing residents feel heartbreak and joy
When Wells Twombly looks out across his sunny Fremont backyard, he can sometimes still see his son and friends as children ' standing on the roof of the shed, holding handmade bows and raining down toy arrows on their imaginary foes.
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'Brady Bunch' house can be yours for 1.8 million
One of showbiz's most recognizable homes, a late 1950s, split-level ranch known around the globe as the home of the Brady family from the iconic early 1970s sitcom 'The Brady Bunch,' has come for sale for the first time in 45 years at 1.885 million.
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Ga. nurse one of two victims in July 9 Littleton crash
Dorese M. Harrell, one of two people killed earlier this month in a collision on Route 18, was a nurse from Georgia who, according to New Hampshire State Police, had been checking out the route she was to drive hours later to a new assignment at Littleton General Healthcare.
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