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Freida Yueh (right) says of the increasingly popular sport of pickleball: "It's addictive so we just started playing and now with our other friends and relatives—actually everybody we know now plays pickleball."

America's fastest-growing sport is a cross of tennis, pingpong and badminton

Feb 19, 2022
With 4.8 million people now playing, pickleball is ready for the big time.
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World
The <em>Rye Riptides</em> pictured on board the Corwith Cramer before launching in October 2020. Nearly 18 months later, the mini boat was retrieved from an uninhabited Norwegian island with its messages and gifts intact.

A Norwegian student found a boat launched by New Hampshire middle schoolers in 2020

Feb 16, 2022
The Rye Riptides began as a science class project in New Hampshire. Some 462 days and 8,300 miles later, a sixth-grader retrieved it from an uninhabited Norwegian island, with its notes still intact.
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Coronavirus Updates
Shown above are rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots environmental protection organization and Chelsea Community Connections in Chelsea, Massachusetts.

A shot and a swab: New Hampshire to sell at-home COVID tests in liquor outlets

Jan 28, 2022
New Hampshire Gov. Christopher Sununu says he expects the at-home tests to be available at statewide liquor stores within the next two weeks.
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Animals

This heroic dog traversed the interstate to lead police to her injured owner

Jan 05, 2022
What started as a report of a dog loose on the highway ended with the timely rescue of two injured humans. One-year-old Tinsley, a Shiloh Shepherd, is getting praise and extra treats for her heroism.
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Politics
Former Vice President Mike Pence addresses the annual Hillsborough County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on Thursday night in Manchester, N.H. He called Jan 6 "a dark day" in the history of the U.S. Capitol.

Pence Distances Himself From Trump Over Jan. 6 Insurrection

Jun 04, 2021
The former vice president told a GOP audience in New Hampshire that he doubts he and the former president will "ever see eye to eye" over the events of that day.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Stephen Ordway inside the mill building in Dover, N.H., where his restaurant Dos Mexican Eats is located. In late July, the state told him he had to return nearly $12,000 in unemployment benefits.

States Demand Refunds For Unemployment Money Paid In Error

Nov 03, 2020
In New Hampshire, more than 10,000 people who collected unemployment during the pandemic have received notices that they weren't entitled to benefits and had to return the money.
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National
JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, poses with a monument that was erected in Harriet E. Wilson's honor. Boggis says when she read Wilson's book, she felt as if it was written the book just for her.

Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists

Feb 15, 2020
In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.
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Politics
People in Milford, N.H., wait in line to enter an event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday.

Everything You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary

Feb 11, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the favorite, as progressives seem to be coalescing around him and moderates are split among several candidates.
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Analysis
Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer raise their hands during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

5 Takeaways From The Last Democratic Debate Before The New Hampshire Primary

Feb 08, 2020
The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.
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Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign stop at Nashua Community College in Nashua, N.H.

Iowa Keeps Getting Messier: 5 Takeaways From The Caucuses' Near-Tie

Feb 07, 2020
Iowa's results still aren't quite settled, but it's clear former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders finished in what was essentially a tie. What does it all mean?
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Health Care
Keith Meehan is one of an estimated 1 million Americans who get health care coverage through a health care sharing ministry. After his back surgery, Aliera and Trinity HealthShare declined to pay approximately $200,000 in medical bills, saying back pain

Regulators Allege Christian-Based Health Care Provider Broke State, Federal Rules

Nov 25, 2019
Health care sharing ministries offer consumers an alternative to traditional insurance, and people are drawn to their lower premiums. But one company is accused of selling illegal insurance products.
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Mental Health
Meme, a New Hampshire woman using a family nickname, ended up spending 20 days locked inside a wing of the emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H.

Woman Detained In Hospital For Weeks Joins Lawsuit Against New Hampshire

Oct 22, 2019
She was detained because she couldn't get a court hearing. She couldn't get a hearing because they are available only to people in psychiatric beds and the state's psychiatric facilities are full.
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Politics
From the Democratic presidential debates hosted in Detroit, candidates (left) Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke former Gov. John Hickenloope

Debates, Not Voters, Begin Sending Democratic Presidential Candidates Packing

Sep 09, 2019
The field of Democratic presidential hopefuls has begun to shrink in advance of, and because of, this week's debate. The new, more rigorous rules instituted by the party are causing some controversy.
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National
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, stands with his attorney, Donald Frank, during a court session on Monday in Springfield, Mass. He has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of negligent homicide in connection with a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Ham

Driver In Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty

Jun 25, 2019
Prosecutors say that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck and veered over the center line of a rural road in New Hampshire, striking and killing a group of motorcyclists.
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Law
Rob Spencer prays as New Hampshire lawmakers debate prior to a death penalty vote at the State House in Concord, N.H., on Thursday. The legislature abolished capital punishment by overriding a veto by Gov. Chris Sununu.

New Hampshire Abolishes Death Penalty As Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto

May 30, 2019
Calling capital punishment "archaic, costly, discriminatory and violent," state Sen. Melanie Levesque, a Democrat, said the time has come to end it. Twenty-one states have discarded the death penalty.
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National
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu waves during his inauguration ceremony at the State House in Concord, N.H., this January.

New Hampshire Poised To Eliminate Death Penalty

Apr 11, 2019
The state Senate passed a bill Thursday repealing capital punishment. The governor has threatened to veto it, but supporters have enough votes to override a veto.
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Analysis
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in June 2016 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. He launched a second presidential campaign on Tuesday, with a big burst of donations from supporters, but new challenges ahead.

Are Democrats Ready To 'Feel The Bern' Or Is Sanders The 'MySpace' Of 2020?

Feb 23, 2019
The Vermont independent showed he can still raise boatloads of money, but with so many progressive choices, Sanders may be at a disadvantage.
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Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leads a November 2015 rally in front of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. Sanders won that primary, but today some of his supporters in the early primary state are less enthusiastic about another presidential bid.

'Does It Have To Be Him?': N.H. Progressives Split By Another Sanders Bid

Jan 30, 2019
The Vermont senator's 2016 presidential campaign took off in New Hampshire. But in 2020, some progressive voters in the state say there are plenty of other alternatives.
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Politics
New Hampshire secretary of state Bill Gardner, left, shows former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, the historic ballot box before O'Malley filed papers to run in the 2016 presidential primary. Gardner is the nation's longest-serving secretary of state and

Turbulent Trump Era May Unseat The Guardian Of The New Hampshire Primary

Dec 05, 2018
For 40 years, New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner's office has been a mandatory stop for presidential hopefuls. But his brief association with President Trump may cost him his job.
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Politics
Flowers are laid at the base of the statue at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.

What We All Forget (If We Ever Knew) About The Political Career of Bush 41

Dec 02, 2018
Even with a public figure this durable, many facets of the story fade with time. That's a pity, because the greater meaning of anyone's life is often contained in the things others forget.
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Politics
Chris Pappas participates in a debate of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., earlier this month. Pappas won the Tuesday, Sept. 11, Democratic primary and will represent his party in

Establishment Candidates Prevail In New Hampshire Primaries

Sep 11, 2018
Democratic candidates backed by the state's political establishment won in races for the state's open 1st congressional district and the primary for governor, beating more progressive challengers.
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National
Jillian Broomstein plays with her son.

New Hampshire Mothers Struggling With Opioid Addiction Fight To Keep Their Children

Jun 02, 2018
New Hampshire parents who are trying to overcome opioid abuse face a ticking clock and limited state resources to try to keep their parental rights.
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Politics
President Trump speaks about his plan to address the opioid crisis at an event at Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H., on Monday.

President Trump Vows To 'Liberate' U.S. From Opioid Crisis

Mar 19, 2018
Trump traveled to New Hampshire on Monday to outline his plans to combat opioid addiction. New Hampshire's death rate from opioid overdoses is twice the national average.
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Newscast headlines

Pardon Effort Fails For Man Imprisoned After Ranch Standoff

Mar 17, 2018

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — State legislators have rejected efforts to pursue a presidential pardon for a New Hampshire man in prison for his role organizing armed backers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after a 2014 standoff.

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The Two-Way
Cashiers in Merrimack, N.H., sell a lottery ticket at Reeds Ferry Market convenience store in January. A woman who bought the winning ticket there won the $559.7 million jackpot and now has won the right to remain anonymous.

Call Her Jane Dough: New Hampshire Lottery Winner Can Stay Anonymous, Court Says

Mar 13, 2018
A judge in Hillsborough County has ruled that a woman who won a $560 million Powerball jackpot can collect her cash without revealing her name. Only her hometown will be revealed.

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