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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on
NEW YORK - Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled a note in a boat he hid in while the manhunt was on, saying the attacks were retribution for U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraq, and described the victims as "collateral damage". Tsarnaev wrote the note with a marker in the boat, describing the Boston victims "collateral damage" in the same way Muslims have been ...
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Brewery develops new beer dedicated to slain cop
A Massachusetts brewing company is creating a beer in the honour of a hero cop, Sean Collier, who was allegedly gunned down by the Boston Marathon bombers. According to the Cambridge Brewing Company, 'Collier Stout' -a dry Irish stout- will hit bars by mid June and 1 dollar from every sale will go to Collier's memorial fund, the New York Post reported. Collier's friend Travis Dixon told the ...
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60 hurt as US trains collide New York-Boston corridor closed
Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston. A Metro-North train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m. Friday, hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, about 60 miles northeast of New York City ...
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Diocese pays $2000 to settle confession lawsuit
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is paying $2,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing a priest of making inappropriate comments to a 14-year-old boy during ...
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More drunk driving in Boston
Drunk driving is again in the news both nationally and here in Boston. Last Friday Guy Patierno, 62, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence ...
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Taking Woodstock
Ang Lees Taking Woodstock is, quite literally, all over the place. At times a vibrant and sympathetic portrait of the countercultures most visible evocation of the power of peace, love, and music, it is at other times a snarky social comedy about the misguided notions of ... ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
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: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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RIs Cicilline pushing 3 bills on student loans
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island U.S. Rep. David Cicilline is co-sponsoring three bills designed to maintain low interest rates on student loans, hoping to prevent young people from ending up with excessive ...
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Syracuse beats Yale 7-6 in NCAA lacrosse quarters
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Redshirt freshman Dylan Donahue scored with 13 seconds remaining to lift top-seeded Syracuse past Yale 7-6 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals ...
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Jerry Sloan not interested in Bucks coaching vacancy MAY 18
Bucks officials last week, according to the man advising Sloan through his coaching free agency, longtime player representative Keith Glass. Sloan, who has not coached since leaving ...
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Thunder not considering amnesty clause for Kendrick Perkins MAY 18
Kendrick Perkins will be leaving Oklahoma City soon. Thunder GM Sam Presti said Saturday the team hasn't even considered using the amnesty clause on the embattled big man, despite the apparent deterioration in his performance the past few years. Once considered a talented defender, the kind of physical presence OKC would need to win postseason games, Perkins has devolved into an utterly ...
They said it
He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Le Meridien Dubai
I had taken a rental car from Abu Dhabi and driven up to Dubai, a trip of about 140 kilometres. ...
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