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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 ...

  • 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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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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  • Man accused of sexually assaulting underage girl

    Police have arrested a former employee of the Arlington Boys & Girls Club following allegations that children were sexually abused between the 1970s and 1990s, Team 5 Investigates has ...

  • Community Outreach Bringing the Creative Arts to the children North of Boston

    The Academy of Creative Arts at Trinity is an after school program offering private and group lessons in instrument, choral, drama, and tactile arts. Free to all children willing to make the commitment to attend once a week over the school ...

  • Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes

    Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...

  • The clock is ticking on the $600 million Powerball drawing set for tonight

    Time is running out to get Powerball tickets for the largest jackpot drawing in the history of the multi-state lottery game. Ticket sales for the $600 million jackpot will be halted at 9:45 p.m., the standard closing time for the lottery game now played in according to Beth Bresnahan, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Lottery. The cash option is worth an estimated $376.9 million and a ...

  • Man who boasted of escape held in Conn.

    A Maine man wanted by police after leading officers on a high-speed chase is in custody in Connecticut. Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him on an Amtrak train bragging aboard about being wanted in Maine. He is due in court Monday in Connecticut. In Maine, Waterville Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey says Almeida was driving with a suspended ...

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