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  • FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects FBI kill Florida man known to Boston bombing suspects

    MIAMI - A man known to the Boston Marathon bombers was shot and killed Wednesday by an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent after he turned violent during questioning, the investigating agency said. The Orlando Sentinel newspaper identified the man as Ibragim Todashev, 27. He was killed in the early morning incident in Orlando, Florida. The FBI said the shooting occurred in Orlando, ...

  • Boston bombing probe Man shot dead by FBI

    An FBI agent shot and killed a 27-year-old alleged friend of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Florida, a day after questioning him as part of the investigation into the April 15 attack, media reports said. The victim, identified as Ibragim Todashev, was shot at a condominium complex Wednesday in Orlando, Florida. The FBI confirmed a man died while one of its agents ...

  • Former editor indicted on child porn charges

    The grand jury upgraded charges against Domaingue, who was originally arrested on a warrant charging him with a single count of possession of child ...

  • NH House votes to kill casino gambling

    Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan had made the casino plan a major part of her budget, relying on $80 million in revenue from a casino licensing fee. She had heavily lobbied the Democrat-controlled House to pass the ...

  • Car without driver hits vehicles catches fire

    Green said he parked his car at the Home Depot off South Willow Street on Wednesday afternoon and went inside the store. Minutes later, the vehicle began to ...


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Serenity

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Having never watched Joss Whedons short-lived 2002 TV series Firefly, I have no basis from which to judge its big-screen incarnation Serenity except as a stand-alone movie, and in that respect it works quite well. Knowing as I do that it is an extension of a TV series, and theref ... ...

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  • Ross set to catch Morales in Portland

    Email CHICAGO -- The Red Sox will have a full battery at Double-A Portland for Thursday's 11 a.m. ET game, when David Ross catches left-hander Franklin Morales. Ross is returning from a concussion that he sustained on May 11, and this should be his only rehab game before being activated by the Red Sox, most likely on Friday. Morales, who has had a hard time getting started this season, ...

  • Dempster ready to go after high-stress outing

    Email CHICAGO -- In Ryan Dempster's last start, he threw 127 pitches over just 4 2/3 innings. But the right-hander keeps himself in great condition and manager John Farrell doesn't think it will be an issue when Dempster takes the ball on Thursday night against the Indians. Will there be any restrictions on Dempster? "Hopefully not," Farrell said. "The game is going to ...

  • Papi gears up for first reunion with Tito

    Email CHICAGO -- While the rest of the Red Sox faced manager Terry Francona's Indians in Cleveland from April 16-18, David Ortiz was still in the final stages of a Minor League rehab assignment. Thursday, he will play against the man who managed him for eight memorable seasons, two of which ended with a World Series championship. Considering the fondness Red Sox fans still hold for ...

  • Victorino shows improvement still not ready to play

    Email CHICAGO -- Though Shane Victorino did not return to Boston's lineup on Wednesday, it appeared more likely than 24 hours earlier that he'd be able to avoid a trip to the disabled list. "He's improved today," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "He's going to do some running on the treadmill. There's increased looseness in the hamstring but [he's] ...

  • Bruins Daniel Paille and Rangers Dan Girardi Divide Their Hometown

    WELLAND, Ontario ...

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