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Another View -- James T. Brett: New Hampshire benefits from North American trade

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Over the past 18 months, we have seen a marked shift in U.S. trade policy. Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise and announced that the U.S. would seek to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA, a multilateral agreement with Canada and Mexico that was put into effect in 1994.
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Jennifer Horn: Bedford school officials defend a sexual predator

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
There was a bit of a ruckus at the Bedford School Board meeting on Monday with parents calling for the resignation of key members of the administration for actions taken on behalf of a former Bedford guidance counselor. I am stunned, frankly, that these administrators and others have not already been fired.
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Sabotage? The failure of Obamacare

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan held a news conference earlier this week to blame the Trump administration for sabotaging Obamacare. They should have been standing in front of a mirror.
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No leg to stand on: Where's the voter suppression?

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
The New Hampshire Democratic Party's lawsuit alleging voter suppression from New Hampshire's new 30-day residency requirement has hit a snag. The party can't find any voters who are being suppressed.
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Castle in the Clouds named to National Register of Historic Places

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
The mountaintop estate widely known as Castle in the Clouds has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Police: Man out on bail broke into car dealership, defecated on floor, then stole vehicle

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Police say a Merrimack man broke into an auto dealership Monday and defecated on the floor before stealing a car, all while out on bail on burglary charges.
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Man finds grenade while looking for shells in Portsmouth

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Four Tree Island in Portsmouth was evacuated Tuesday after a man discovered a military hand grenade while looking for sea shells.
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Nashua aldermen say they have no authority over proposed purging clause in new police contract

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Despite concerns from the American Civil Liberties Union, aldermen say they have no authority over a clause in a proposed police contract that would allow certain documents to be purged from an officer's personnel file.
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192k presented to state for beach monitoring, public notification programs

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented 192,000 check to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services during a ceremony in Hampton Beach Tuesday afternoon.
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Former Bedford man wins chance at love on reality TV show 'The Proposal'

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Tyler MacKay, formerly of Bedford, was the winner on Monday's episode of The Proposal, which did not end with a marriage proposal.
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Popular Derry cafe opens second location in Windham

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
Melanie Davis, the owner of the Grind Rail Trail Caf in downtown Derry, recently opened a new caf with the same name at 3 Rockingham Road in Windham.
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U.S. to narrow opioid bribery case against past Insys leaders

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
After a federal judge questioned the scope of the indictment, U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said they would narrow a case against several former Insys Therapeutics Inc. executives accused of bribing doctors to prescribe the drugmaker's fentanyl-based Subsys.
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Trump's daughter shuts fashion line, to focus on her White House role

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump on Tuesday said she was shutting her fashion line to focus on her role as an informal White House adviser, where she has focused on advancing working women.
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U.S. appeals court upholds right to carry gun in public

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:56
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment protects the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense, rejecting a claim by Hawaii officials that the right only applies to guns kept at home.
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Manchester health officials close public beach at Crystal Lake

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:55
City health officials have closed the public beach at Crystal Lake after water samples taken earlier this week showed levels of E. coli bacteria 27 times higher than what is considered safe for swimming.
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Winchester man arrested in hit-and-run accident

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:55
Police on Tuesday arrested a 36-year-old man who allegedly struck a teenager with his car and left the scene of the accident.
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Pembroke woman pleads guilty to meth trafficking

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:55
A Pembroke woman pleaded guilty to taking part in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, according to federal prosecutors.
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Manchester police arrest two men on drug charges

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:55
Two city men were arrested on drug charges Tuesday afternoon after police say they were preparing to smoke crack cocaine in a public parking garage.
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Police responding to Manchester domestic disturbance arrest 3

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:55
A police response to a reported domestic disturbance at a known drug house on the city's east side early Tuesday resulted in three arrests.
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Police: Motorcyclist's failure to stop at intersection cause of Goffstown accident

Manchester News - Wed, 07/25/2018 - 01:55
Goffstown police officials said a motorcyclist failed to stop and caused the accident with a motorist at the intersection of Black Brook and Snow Roads in town Monday night.
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