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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 ...

  • Boston bombings suspect left collateral damage note in boat

    Boston marathon bombings suspect wrote a message in a boat where he hid after the blasts, describing victims of the attack as 'collateral damage'. US media reported that in the note, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also reportedly also wrote that his brother was a martyr, adding that when one Muslim is attacked, all Muslims are attacked. The note said that the blasts were retribution for the US wars in Iraq ...

  • Report N Korea fires short-range missiles

    North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...

  • Mass. man son collaborate as composers on score

    NEW SALEM, Mass. (AP) - Say ‘Schoenberg’ and music together around these parts, and people tend to think less of atonal composing giant Arnold Schoenberg and more of New Salem improvisational pianist Steven Schoenberg. Adding ‘Graceland’ to the mix might bring to mind Elvis or Paul ...


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Full Frontal

Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal sounded interesting on paper. Having burst onto the Hollywood scene with the Sundance favorite sex, lies, and videotape back in 1989, which became the model independent film for aspiring filmmakers throughout the 1990s, Soderbergh has attempted to go back to those indie filmmaking roots. Full Frontal is an intimate, multi-character story shot ... ...

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  • Tanker rolls spills some of its fuel roads shut

    CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts State Police say a fuel tanker has rolled over on Route 3 near the Lowell Connector shortly after 11 p.m., spilling some of its fuel on the ...

  • Amesbury woman adjusting to life after amputation

    AMESBURY, Mass. (AP) - More than seven months after losing her leg in a near-fatal accident in Haverhill, Paige Fortin is finally back on her ...

  • Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

    FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast ...

  • Feds to probe Connecticut train crash

    Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...

  • Coming off rough start Dempster looks to bounce back vs. Twins

    With a fastball that hangs around 88 mph, Scott Diamond had the Red Sox looking silly in a May 7 start. The Sox haven't done much damage against left-handed pitchers this season. From hard throwers to soft tossers, southpaws have stymied Boston's offense to the tune of a .230 batting average and just 12 home runs in more than 500 plate appearances. The Red Sox will get another try at ...

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