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  • Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect

    Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...

  • Victims of Boston Marathon bombing run last mile of race

    the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain Saturday morning to run the final mile of the world’s oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begun ...

  • State unveils traffic message boards

    Metro West Daily News , the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has deployed 48 message boards along the Massachusetts Turnpike, Route 3 on the South Shore and the Mid-Cape highway that now display real-time traffic information. Beyond the real-time displays on the highway, the data will be fed to MassDOT's website, and an open data feed for phone app developers will follow in the ...

  • Tuukka Rask Bruins try to close out Rangers in Game 5

    BOSTON (AP) Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask saw the replay of his Game 4 gaffe over and over on television. ``I saw it in my head, too,'' he said Friday, a day after he fell in the crease and allowed a goal that helped the New York Rangers stay alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals. ``You can either cry about it or laugh about it. I choose to have a sense of humor.'' ...

  • 2 fires police chase lead to Maine mans arrest

    MINOT, Maine (AP) - A Minot man faces charges after allegedly burning down his home and a mobile home belonging to his estranged wife, then leading police in car chases reaching high ...


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Open Water

Open Water

After making the biggest splash at last years Sundance Film Festival, Chris KentissOpen Water is being touted as the next great indie-crossover, a Blair Witch-ish thriller made on a meager budget and shot in digital video that nonetheless generates the kinds of white-knuckle chill ... ...

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  • New Kings owners considering front-office changes MAY 25

    Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie on Thursday. Petrie's contract expires at the end of June. Ranadive said there will be an urgency in sorting out the basketball operations. Besides Petrie, a decision has to be made on coach Keith Smart. While the rest of the coaching staff is not under contract for next season, Smart's contract runs through the 2013-14 ...

  • Report Doc Rivers Celtics return still uncertain MAY 25

    Celtics ' strong desire to put the matter behind them, Doc Rivers' immediate future with the club has still not been decided. There is still the possibility -- stress possibility -- Rivers will choose to walk away from his contract to coach the Celts. A source close to the situation, however, insists it remains far more likely he will return. The word as expressed to us is that it is ...

  • Reclaiming the triumph Thousands complete final mile of Boston Marathon

    Thousands of athletes have joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.About 3,000 runners and bombing victims gathered in light rain today to run the final mile of the world's oldest annual marathon. The event, known as OneRun, begun at Kenmore Square and ended at the official finish ...

  • RIPTA to offer holiday service on Memorial Day

    RIde will offer only ADA trips, and Flex Services won't operate except for Route 210, the Kingston Flex Service. It will run on the holiday ...

  • Flag placing scheduled at Bourne cemetery

    RAYNHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The father of a Medal of Honor winner from Massachusetts is again planning to place thousands of U.S. flags on graves at the Bourne National ...

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