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Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million
The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...
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Small plane out of Massachusetts crashes in N.Y.
A small passenger plane that took off from Hanscom Air Force Base crashed in New York tonight.The Piper PA 34 aircraft with three people on board crashed in Garoga, N.Y., near Highway 29 at about 5:10 p.m., said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.The identities and conditions of the people on the plane were not immediately known.Bergen said the plane had been headed to ...
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Gov. promises to make neighbor land deal right
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Gov. Peter Shumlin is defending a property deal he made with a neighbor whose family now says the man is mentally unfit to make the sale ...
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Small plane from Hanscom Field crashes in New York
A small plane that departed from Hanscom Field in Bedford with three people on board has crashed in New York, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Piper PA 34 aircraft was 60 miles from its Rome, N.Y., destination when it went down near Garoga, N.Y., at 5:10 p.m., said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. The conditions of the passengers were not immediately available. The ...
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Man describes crushing loss of wife in Afghanistan
Chris Cullen was working as a private military contractor in Afghanistan so he could be close to his wife, an Army helicopter pilot, when his world was shattered, our news partners at ...
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Movie Review
Network
Like so many of the crazy developments we all experience in real life, "Network" starts with a seemingly unimportant event. A down-and-out news anchor named Howard Beale (Peter Finch), who was once a popular television figure but has since suffered sliding ratings and an increased reliance the bottle, is fired. He is given two weeks before his "resignation," and on the air, he snaps and declares t ... ...
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Surgeon Skill luck helped save marathon bombing victims lives
A trauma surgeon who ran in this year's Boston Marathon and then helped treat victims of the bombing at Massachusetts General Hospital was in New Hampshire on Friday telling his ...
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Bruins Tuukka Rask Loses Balance But Keeps Sense of Humor
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Monday May 27 Art for the People
The ducklings in the Public Garden; the sculptures celebrating historic figures throughout Boston; the unexpected mural that brightens a blighted building - it's all public art, and it all makes our environment livelier and more interesting. Tonight, we discover the people and the stories behind some of the city's best known landmarks, as we explore the work of sculptors Nancy Schon ...
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Small plane that departed Mass. crashes in NY
A small plane that had departed from Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass., crashed near Garoga, N.Y., Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Bridge collapse puts spotlight on local deficient bridges
Rescuers circled the mangled bridge Thursday, looking for survivors who plunged into the river below. At least three people were trapped in their ...
They said it
We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
Hotel Review
Novotel Hotel St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
Just a few minutes drive north of Melbourne lies St Kilda beach. Overlooking the ocean is the six-storey Novotel, built ...
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