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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 ...

  • Thousands of dollars in cigarettes taken from business

    Along with the cigarettes, $1,000 in cash was also taken. Police said the burglars showed up in a van, and the three worked together to pry open the ...

  • Police Good Samaritan actually responsible for crash

    That student, Hieu Nguyen, 22, is recovering. Police told News 9 when they interviewed the woman about the incident, her story didn't add up and that's when they arrested her. Late Thursday night, Nguyen was struck by a car while walking along Main Street in Durham. "About 10 minutes before midnight, officers were called to Wentworth Douglas Hospital because staff from the ...


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Movie Review

Mondo Trasho

The title of John Waters' "Mondo Trasho" pretty much sums up the movie. Basically an hour and a half of amateurly produced celluloid garbage, this movie is memorable only as the first serious outing of one of America's most provocative, fiery, satirical, and ultimately hilarious filmmakers. Well, I guess "serious" isn't the right word. I'm not sure that anything John Waters has ever done is seriou ... ...

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  • In wrong place men make river rescue

    Skusevich was about to head for the city boat ramp where the fire department launches river rescues, but realized he was just around the corner from the Abe Bashara ...

  • Missing boater found walking on beach

    Gary Alves, 57, was reported missing when he failed to return to work after an afternoon sail in his Hobie adventure kayak. His boat was found washed ashore on the southern point of the West Island town beach. However, no one was with the vessel, leading to a wide-scale search by several public safety agencies. Police said Alves claimed to have been struck in the head with the boom of his boat ...

  • Conn. NTSB officials to tour train crash site

    Turkish officials said Monday that a missing fighter jet crashed and its fuselage and debris have been found in a mountainous area close to the border with ...

  • Boston weather metro north and west Weekend weather outlook

    High pressure controls our weather through most of this weekend, however an approaching warm front located in the mid-Atlantic brings the start of changes to the current pattern early in the new work ...

  • LeBron James seeks free-throw tips from Ray Allen MAY 18

    Dwyane Wade joked on Friday. James isn't going to be calling legendary Miami Hurricane Rick Barry anytime soon to discuss the underhanded approach, but the NBA's four-time Most Valuable Player is certainly open to suggestions when it comes to shooting foul shots. His current ...

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