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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 ...

  • Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd

    The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...

  • Cops city to review Boston bombing response

    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 ...


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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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  • Colfax Marathon In Denver To Have Tight Security Post-Boston Marathon Bombings

    DENVER -- Security will be tight but "discreet" for Sunday's Colfax Marathon in Denver, according to the race director. One month after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Creigh Kelley said elaborate preparations have been made to ensure that runners and spectators stay safe along the race ...

  • Maine fugitive with loose lips arrested in Conn.

    Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in ...

  • Stolen school bus crashes in northern Vt.

    HOLLAND, Vt. (AP) - State police are someone apparently took a stolen school bus for a joyride in northern Vermont. Troopers say the 2014-model bus belonging Newport City Elementary School was discovered Friday night crashed alongside a road in the town of Holland. The towns are about 10 miles apart. Trooper Erika Liss noted damage to the passenger side, front bumper headlights and hood. There ...

  • Man struck killed by vehicle

    According to a spokesman for District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett, the driver of the motor vehicle is cooperating with the investigation and no arrests have been ...

  • Marathon survivor to receive welcome home party RI mansion

    A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is preparing to attend a welcome home party at Rosecliff, a fabulous mansion in Newport featured in a film version of "The Great ...

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