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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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Wall Street [DVD]

Wall Street [DVD]

Given that Oliver Stone made Wall Street directly on the heels of winning the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for Platoon (1986), it is not surprising that the two films are quite similar thematically, so much so that they make intriguing companion pieces despite their ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • Arrest made in death of missing ECSU student

    TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) - Almost a month after Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley disappeared, authorities on Saturday identified her remains and charged a Bridgeport man in her ...

  • Man charged with murdering Conn. college student whose body was found in woods Friday

    A Bridgeport man has been charged with murder in the death of an Eastern Connecticut State University student a day after her body was found in a wooded area of Trumbull. State police say 30-year-old Jermaine Richards surrendered Saturday to face murder and kidnapping charges in the death of Alyssiah Wiley. Authorities confirmed earlier in the day that remains found Friday were the missing ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 18

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

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