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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 ...

  • State lawmaker wants to recoup benefits from terrorists

    A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass ...

  • Police city to review learn from bombings response

    Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis says city police officers working with the U.S. terrorism task force didn't know about warnings by Russia's government two years ago about one of the Boston bombing ...


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  • Police Man severely beat girlfriend held captive

    A Stoughton man is accused of severely beating his girlfriend in her Bridgewater home, drugging her and keeping her captive for nearly a month before she was able to get medical ...

  • Sexual abuse alleged at Boys Girls Club

    Arlington police and the Middlesex County district attorney are investigating allegations that children were sexually abused at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club between the 1970s and 1990s, Team 5 Investigates Kathy Curran has ...

  • Feds probing Connecticut train crash

    Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...

  • Davis City Police Will Conduct Separate Reviews Of Boston Bombing Response

    LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino’s office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings response. Davis says the aim of the reviews is to learn from the experience. He couldn’t immediately say when the investigations will start, only that he expects them to take ';a few ...

  • Bay State travelers delayed as Connecticut train accident leaves rail service shut down indefinitely

    The collision of two commuter trains in Connecticut Friday evening left rail traffic in the busy Northeast Corridor at an indefinite standstill today, causing delays and headaches for travelers headed south from Boston. At South Station, where Amtrak trains depart for New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., passengers were instead booking bus tickets. "We looked at the board, and ...

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