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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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The other kind of Rangers help motivate Bruins for playoffs
Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask keeps his eyes on the puck in the first overtime period of Game 1 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final hockey playoff series against the New York Rangers in Boston, Massachusetts May 16, 2013. (BRIAN ...
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Bruins connect with Army Rangers in playoff push
New York Rangers center Derick Brassard (16) jumps out of the way of a teammate's shot as Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, left, makes a save during the first period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal game in Boston, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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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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Mauer returns to lineup for Twins
Mauer was scratched from Friday night’s game against Boston after he woke up with back pain. Manager Ron Gardenhire says Mauer came to Target Field on Saturday feeling much better, and he was put back in the lineup as the designated hitter. The plan is for him to catch the series finale on ...
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Diocese of Manchester pays $2K to settle lawsuit
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is paying $2,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing a priest of making inappropriate comments to a 14-year-old boy during ...
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Body founds in woods is of missing ECSU student
TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) - Forensic DNA testing has shown that human remains founds in the woods near the Bridgeport-Trumbull line are those of the missing Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley, state police announced ...
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Passenger on derailed Connecticut train describes violent collision acts of kindness
Scott Bartelson is a twice-daily commuter on Connecticut's Metro-North Railroad, which takes him between his hometown of Stratford, Conn. and his job at a small non-profit theater company near the train station in Darien, Conn. On Friday night, Bartelson's familiar commute home suddenly turned into chaos when his eastbound train derailed and then was struck by a train traveling in the ...
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Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.
Detroit - Federal agents arrested a Saudi Arabian traveler who arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker, a key component used in the Boston Marathon bombings last month.Hussain Al Kwawahir appeared for a brief hearing at 1 p.m. in federal court on charges he allegedly used an altered passport and lied to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent about the pressure ...
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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.
Angie Gregg
Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.
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