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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 ...

  • Boston reignites terror stings debate

    Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsaernaev allegedly hatched a real plot that killed three and injured nearly 200 at last month’s Marathon bombings.Many experts say Boston could have been spared all that blood and destruction if only the FBI had lured the brothers into a fake one, as part of the FBI’s controversial terror sting ...

  • Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million

    That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...


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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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  • Following awkward slide Drew held out of lineup

    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Red Sox were playing short handed again on Saturday night, only this time they're down two starters. Shane Victorino missed his second consecutive game against the Twins with lower back pain and Stephen Drew was added to the injured list with a bad back of his own. Drew slid awkwardly at second base after hitting an eighth-inning double on Friday night. The shortstop ...

  • Middlebrooks bunt key part of Soxs rally

    Email MINNEAPOLIS -- One night after he delivered arguably the biggest hit of the season for the Red Sox, Will Middlebrooks keyed another Boston victory on Friday by doing something he'd only done once as a professional. With Boston's game vs. Minnesota tied in the 10th inning, the first two batters reached base, putting Middlebrooks in an unfamiliar spot. He's used to driving in ...

  • After decades-long hiatus train service to Cape Cod embarks on trial run before official debut

    At exactly 9:36 this morning, the CapeFlyer -- the MBTA's new train service from South Station to Hyannis -- set off on its inaugural ...

  • Billy Joel Song Helps N.H. Residents Spread Word About One Fund Boston

    DERRY, N.H. (CBS) — Pat Garrett, a personal trainer in Derry, was working the day of the Boston Marathon. In the middle of the afternoon, he saw there had been a flurry of calls to his cell phone, which he said is kind of unusual. Pat said he finally picked up the phone, and saw a message from his daughter that caught his attention. ';Prior to answering my friend’s phone call, ...

  • Boston will assess police response to bombings

    LOWELL, Mass. -- Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said ...

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