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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 ...

  • Conn. NTSB officials to tour train crash site

    Turkish officials said Monday that a missing fighter jet crashed and its fuselage and debris have been found in a mountainous area close to the border with ...

  • LeBron James seeks free-throw tips from Ray Allen MAY 18

    Dwyane Wade joked on Friday. James isn't going to be calling legendary Miami Hurricane Rick Barry anytime soon to discuss the underhanded approach, but the NBA's four-time Most Valuable Player is certainly open to suggestions when it comes to shooting foul shots. His current ...


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Iron Man [Blu-Ray]

Iron Man [Blu-Ray]

You never know what youre going to get from a superhero movie. Although they are currently the most popular means for a studio to ensure a lucrative franchise that draws a sizable summer audience and concomitant profits, hence their increasing proliferation in recent years, their very nature al ... ...

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  • Boston police chief being honored by UMass-Lowell

    LOWELL, Mass. - Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis is set to deliver the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a month after he became a national figure in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.The 57-year-old Davis is expected to receive an honorary doctor of humane letters during Saturday morning's ceremony at which nearly 3,200 students are expected to ...

  • NH walk focuses on migratory birds

    GORHAM, N.H. (AP) - Early risers are celebrating International Migratory Bird Day with a guided walk in the White Mountain National ...

  • Sacred Heart Mystic Aquarium collaborate on crabs

    Sacred Heart University, which for years has studied the horseshoe crabs of Long Island Sound, has formed a partnership with Mystic Aquarium’s research arm to better understand the stresses facing the living ...

  • DEEP says 14 types of snakes live in Connecticut

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The black rat, eastern hognose, northern redbelly, and timber rattlesnake are among the 14 snakes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says can be found in the ...

  • Mass. man son collaborate as composers on score

    NEW SALEM, Mass. (AP) - Say ‘Schoenberg’ and music together around these parts, and people tend to think less of atonal composing giant Arnold Schoenberg and more of New Salem improvisational pianist Steven Schoenberg. Adding ‘Graceland’ to the mix might bring to mind Elvis or Paul ...

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