1. Arena football appears to be headed to downtown Portland, as soon as next spring. The National Arena League has announced that Portland will become one of its expansion cities in the 2018 season. The yet-to-be-named team would play at Cross Insurance Arena. (PH)
2. A tractor-trailer hauling a modular home crashed into Moose Pond in Bridgton late Wednesday morning. The driver is ok, but traffic was down to one lane while the home was removed. (WCSH)
3. A planet with similarities to Earth has been discovered “just” 11 light-years (that’s 64 trillion miles) away from our solar system. Dubbed Ross 128b, the world is roughly the same size as Earth and and has surface temperatures potentially similar to ours. A year on the planet lasts just under 10 days. (USAT)
4. Cards Against Humanity says it bought land on the U.S.-Mexico border to block President Trump from building his wall. This was part of a holiday promotion, for which customers could contribute to the wall-blocking project with $15 purchases for surprise gift packages. On Wednesday morning, just a few hours after the launching the program on Tuesday, Cards Against Humanity said it was sold out. “Donald Trump is a preposterous golem who is afraid of Mexicans,” said Cards Against Humanity on its web site. “He is so afraid that he wants to build a twenty-billion dollar wall that everyone knows will accomplish nothing. So we’ve purchased a plot of vacant land on the border and retained a law firm specializing in eminent domain to make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for the wall to get built.” (CNN)
5. Winners of 13 straight games, the Boston Celtics will face their biggest test of the season tonight when they host the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors at TD Garden. The Warriors come to town boasting an impressive winning streak of their own; they’ve reeled off seven straight victories, which currently ranks behind Boston’s as the second-longest winning stretch in the league. One streak has got to end, and the Celtics are hoping that it won’t be theirs. Gametime: 8pm Channel: TNT (NBA)
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