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Don’t stop believing “Gleeks.” Glee is back! Disney & Hulu have officially greenlit a Glee reboot. 3 weeks ago, series creator Ryan Murphy confirmed there was movement on a possible revival. “I just finished the script an hour ago,” Murphy told Entertainment Tonight. “So, we have a script. Brad [Falchuk], Ian [Brennan] and I, who...
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PORTLAND, Maine — Amazing melodies, thrilling jazz, and groundbreaking Korean rock fusion have been added to Portland Ovations’ dynamic 2026-2027 season. All three concerts will perform at Portland’s newest music venue, Live at Madrid’s, this spring. Tickets are on sale exclusively to Ovations Members, with public ticket sales beginning Friday, Oct. 23. Than
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For those of you who might have binged the new Amazon Prime show Off Campus over the summer like I did and also enjoy reading, I will be reviewing the first two books in the series — The Deal and The Mistake by Elle Kennedy. This series began in 2015 and gained popularity through the...
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I am late to the seemingly lighthearted controversy of whether bringing an iced coffee to a job interview is acceptable or not. The debate began on TikTok in mid-September and quickly became newsworthy. A recruiter with extensive experience interviewing candidates for Fortune 500 companies brought the topic to social media. In reference to the caffeinated...
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Going into week three of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS), the stars were dancing to songs that coincided with the theme “Yacht Rock Night.” This week featured many tears in rehearsals leading up to their big performances, and even a couple of injuries that they had to fight through. The most notable injury that was...
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Do you hate washing dishes by hand? Do you wish someone else would do it for you? Fortunately, modern technology has progressed, and we now have machines that can wash dishes for us. The dishwasher was created in 1886 by American inventor Josephine Cochrane, a woman many people have never heard of. Cochrane is credited...
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In the mid-20th century, the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea were taken over by a mysterious, deadly illness that almost entirely wiped out adult women in certain villages. The Fore people, an indigenous ethnic group, were at the center of the outbreak and eventually became known worldwide for it. Seemingly randomly, people within their...
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Lionel Messi ended his career with Argentina’s national team on Oct. 6, scoring in a 3-0 victory over Benin before an emotional farewell at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. The 39-year-old captain finished with 208 appearances and 126 goals, extending his record as Argentina’s most-capped player and leading scorer. Agence France-Presse (AFP), in a...
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On Oct. 1, the University of Southern Maine women’s soccer team defeated the Rivier University Raiders, 1-0. The Raiders were the favored team, coming off a dominant seven-game winning streak, but the Huskies showed up to play, with freshman Kate Hester scoring the only goal of the game. The game started with little action on...
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On Sept. 28, The Washington Post published an article announcing that Major League Baseball (MLB) had approached the Trump administration with the idea of playing an official MLB game in a national park. MLB scouted Grand Teton National Park as a possible site to host this proposed game. Grand Teton stands beautifully in Wyoming with...
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