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  • Interstate highway bridge in Washington state collapses

    An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol ...

  • Rangers stay alive with OT win

    Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday ...

  • Cape officials hope sharks arent tourist trade

    But in other parts of the country such as Florida and California, and all around the world, the whites have become a tourist trade. Cape Cod officials are anticipating that could happen on their shores, too. In California, they swimwith sharks. In Florida and other places, tour boats get you up close and personal with the great whites from inside underwater cages. "Wherever you have these ...

  • Mass. ALS registry to be named for former governor

    On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate voted to adopt an amendment to the 2014 fiscal year budget to establish the Argeo Paul Cellucci Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry through the Department of Public ...

  • Business groups State cant afford Cape Wind

    In full-page newspaper ads Thursday, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Competitive Partnership say the state already has expensive energy, and the project's above-market power costs will make it tougher to attract business. The partnership has a well-known leadership, including Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Fidelity Financial Services president Abigail ...


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Movie Review

Island of Lost Souls [Blu-Ray]

Island of Lost Souls [Blu-Ray]

Released at the height of the classical era of Hollywood horror, a few years after Universals blockbuster one-two punch of Dracula (1930) and Frankenstein (1931) and the same year as MGMs Freaks (1932), RKOs The Most Dangerous Game (1932), and t ... ...

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  • Chris Kreider scores in overtime as Rangers beat Bruins to avoid sweep

    Photo credit: Jim McIsaac | Chris Kreider of the Rangers celebrates his overtime goal against the Boston Bruins during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden. (May 23, ...

  • Russias Far East rocked by powerful quake

    The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for five minutes in the region, Russia's Ria Novosti news agency reported. Many people ran into the streets as the temblor shook. No tsunami warnings were issued in the quake's ...

  • Bill would honor dream of slain MIT officer

    BOSTON - A bill that would posthumously honor the dream of slain MIT officer Sean Collier to be appointed to the Somerville Police Department is moving quickly through the legislature.The Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved the bill Thursday a day after the House also backed the bill.The legislation would allow Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone to make the appointment.Collier was the ...

  • Maine officials warn of vacation scams

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is advising consumers to be leery of vacation deals popping up this time of the year. Mills says if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably ...

  • Memorial ceremony set in Maine State House

    Brig. Gen. James Campbell, Adjutant General of Maine, says the ceremony will be held Friday afternoon. Memorial Day is Monday, but state government will be ...

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