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  • Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scribbled note in boat as munhunt was on 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Wade Redden returns to practice for Bruins

    Leafs Tyler Bozak(42) takes a shot while being defended by Bruins Wade Redden(6) during the second period of Game 3 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins at the Air Canada Center in Toronto on May 06, 2013. (Peter Power/The Globe and ...

  • Country club worker falls 15 feet off scaffolding

    The victim, a 33-year-old man, suffered head and back injuries after falling 15 feet at the Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee around 12:30 Saturday ...


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Taking Woodstock

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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  • Social media damaging Cape towns reputation

    One major business developer says yes, and now town selectmen have drafted a committee, who are in charge of coming up with a policy that addresses "the dissemination of information, interaction with the press and utilization of social media" by municipal ...

  • Israelis Identify with Boston Terror Attack

    MODI'IN, Israel -- The trauma from the Boston Marathon bombing will stay with America for a long time. Israelis can identify. The frightening images from the bombing in Boston went global in a matter of hours. For many Israelis, it brought back memories of their own experiences with terrorism. Take a walk around Jerusalem and you'll see memorials marking the many terror attacks that ...

  • Response to Boston bombing to be reviewed by police and city

    April 22, 2013: In this file photo, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis attends a ceremony at the blast site on Boylston Street between Dartmouth and Exeter Streets near the Boston Marathon finish line in ...

  • Redden closer to playing for Bruins vs Rangers

    BOSTON - Boston Bruins defenseman Wade Redden has returned to practice but says he isn't quite ready to play after missing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers.Redden took part in some of the Bruins' activities during their off day Saturday. His injury has not been disclosed. Coach Claude Julien says it will be a game-time decision whether Redden can ...

  • Official Amazing no one died in train crash

    Seventy-two people were sent to the hospital Friday evening after the crash, which damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the Northeast ...

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