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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 ...

  • Boston police city to review bombings response

    LOWELL, Mass. -; Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino's office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings ...

  • Davis City Police Will Conduct Separate Reviews Of Boston Bombing Response

    LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says his department and Mayor Thomas Menino’s office will conduct two separate investigations into the Boston Marathon bombings response. Davis says the aim of the reviews is to learn from the experience. He couldn’t immediately say when the investigations will start, only that he expects them to take ';a few ...


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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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  • Ex-Arlington Boys Girls Club worker arrested on child sex abuse charges

    A former program director at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club is going before a New York judge this morning for an extradition hearing after his arrest yesterday on charges he sexually assaulted five young children while he worked at the youth organization in the late 1970s and early 1980s, according to police.Paul A. Collins, 62, nabbed yesterday at his Centereach, Long Island, home, by ...

  • Bay State travelers delayed as Connecticut train accident leaves rail service shut down indefinitely

    The collision of two commuter trains in Connecticut Friday evening left rail traffic in the busy Northeast Corridor at an indefinite standstill today, causing delays and headaches for travelers headed south from Boston. At South Station, where Amtrak trains depart for New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., passengers were instead booking bus tickets. "We looked at the board, and ...

  • Police Drugs dealt from state-funded motel room

    Police officers who arrested 41-year-old Julie Herron and her husband, 56-year-old Dwayne Herron, found heroin, crack cocaine and two young children sleeping on the floor next to uncapped needles during Friday’s ...

  • NH health insurance agents keeping options open

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - In a recent survey, more than half of New Hampshire insurance agents said they will sign up to sell plans through the new marketplaces required under the federal health overhaul law. But how many actually follow through will depend on whether it’s worth their while ...

  • Missing Fairhaven boater found walking on beach

    A frantic overnight search for a missing boater in Fairhaven ended when the man was found this morning walking along the beach, police said.Gary Alves, 57, went for an afternoon sail yesterday, but did not return to work on time, according to police. He was reported missing about 5:30 p.m. His Hobie adventure kayak was found washed ashore and abandoned on West Island just after 6 p.m.About 5:30 ...

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