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    A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

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  • Commuters warned of traffic mess for up to 1 week

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is warning commuters that a traffic mess awaits them in southwest Connecticut for as long as a week until service is restored to Metro-North following a derailment that injured scores of ...

  • Revere man sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking and entering as repeat offender

    A Revere man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of breaking and entering while being a habitual offender, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan's office. Patrick Wiswall, 41, was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a felony and larceny under $250, following a five-day trial at the Middle Superior Court, ...

  • Fisherman rescued from Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth

    A fisherman was rescued from Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth Sunday morning after he was found unresponsive in the water, Falmouth Police said in a statement. The man's fishing companion alerted area residents, who pulled him from the water. He was resuscitated and taken to Falmouth Hospital. The man was identified as a 69-year-old Somerville resident, though police have not released ...


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The Insect Woman (Nippon konchuki) [DVD]

The Insect Woman (Nippon konchuki) [DVD]

The Insect Woman, the Anglicized title of Shohei Imamuras Nippon konchuki, is in no way a direct translation and, in fact, sounds like a Roger Corman-produced science-fiction movie. The original title translates more directly to Entomological Chronicles of Japan ... ...

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  • Victims to get One Fund Boston money in June

    The administrator overseeing efforts to provide financial help to victims of the Boston Marathon bombings says he will keep to the June 30 date for release of donated ...

  • Tornadoes touch down in Kansas Oklahoma

    A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

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    Police shot a teenager and arrested another suspect while investigating a car theft inside a rental car return area at Jacksonville International Airport in ...

  • RI urges baby boomers to get Hepatitis C test

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s health department is encouraging baby boomers to get tested for Hepatitis C, saying adults born between 1945 and 165 are five times more likely to contract the ...

  • RI woman injured in bombing returning home

    The Newport woman had gone to Boston on April 15 to watch the Red Sox play on Patriots’ Day and was waiting in line to get into a crowded restaurant when the bombs went off. Doctors amputated her left leg below the ...

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