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Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 21
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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Man struck killed by train in Brockton
A man was struck and killed by a commuter train near the Montello station in Brockton about 2:15 this afternoon, MBTA officials said."It’s unclear why the man was trespassing on the railroad," said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.The train did not have any passengers on board at the time of the incident, he said.The MBTA is busing passengers between Randolph and Middleboro as police ...
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Congressional delegation heading to Russia to further investigate Boston bombings
WASHINGTON - A congressional delegation is planning to travel to Russia next week to meet with government and counter-terrorism officials to discuss the ongoing investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings. The delegation, which includes Representative Bill Keating, a Bourne Democrat, is planning to examine some of the apparent gaps in intelligence sharing between the United States and ...
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Agent No more forearm surgery likely for Gronk
The New England Patriots’ star had his fourth surgery on Monday on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18 while blocking for an extra point against the Indianapolis Colts. He broke it again early in the Patriots’ first playoff game, a win over the Houston ...
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Movie Review
One True Thing
At first glance, "One True Thing" looks like one thing to avoid. Its previews made it come off like a bloated TV disease-movie-of-the-week about cancer; its screenplay, based on a popular 1994 book by Anna Quindlen, was written by Karen Croner, a writer with only TV experience; and, as icing on the cake so to speak, it stars Meryl Streep as the dying mother, sort of the opposite of her role in 199 ... ...
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Vt judge denies new lawyers bid in teacher killing
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) - A judge denied separate requests Tuesday for new lawyers for a couple charged with luring a St. Johnsbury teacher from her home last year and sexually assaulting and killing her before dumping her body in the Connecticut ...
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SJC upholds murder convictions of two men who shot and killed unborn baby on Orange Line train in 2003
The state's highest court today upheld the first-degree murder convictions of two Boston men for a 2003 shooting on an Orange Line train that wounded a pregnant woman and claimed the life of her unborn son. In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled against Chimezie Akara and Andre Green, who contended their joint trial in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston was riddled with so ...
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Motorcycle rider dies after collision in Warwick
Warwick police say the accident took place shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. A preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was traveling west on Main Avenue. It collided with a truck that was leaving a gas station and attempting to cross over Main onto Covington ...
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Black bear sighted in Acton over the weekend
A bear meandered across backyards and roads in Acton this weekend, but disappeared before police could find it. The bear, first reported near Partridge Pond around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, was likely not the same one spotted roaming Lincoln and Weston, said Marion Larson, a spokeswoman for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Both animals appeared to be black bears, which are known to travel ...
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Malloy lauds tourism promo at Hartford conference
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s ‘‘Still Revolutionary’’ tourism marketing campaign is succeeding and deserves continued funding, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said ...
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