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Man questioned in Boston Marathon bombing shot killed by FBI
One of two men allegedly being questioned in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings was shot and killed by an FBI agent in Florida on Tuesday, sources told ...
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Administrator Marathon victims procrastinating
BOSTON (AP) -- The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already ...
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Man held at knifepoint in Pawtucket
LeBrun tells WPRI-TV he was watching TV and drinking a soda just before 2 a.m., when the men came through an unlocked door. He says one man tried to strangle him, the other attacked him with a ...
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Ex-chief of Maine nonprofit sentenced for stealing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The former executive director of a Maine nonprofit that serves the poor has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison for stealing $900,000 from the ...
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LePage vetoes Maine college tobacco ban
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a bill that would have banned smoking at all public university and college campuses in ...
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The Art of Amália
Bruno de Almeida's The Art of Amália is a documentary about the extraordinary 60-year career of the Portuguese singing sensation Amália Rodrigues, who died in October 1999, a week before the completion of the film. After first gaining fame in her native Portugal by singing the Fado, a traditional form of Portuguese music that stresses the hardships of life through lament, she ... ...
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NH man arrested as fugitive in South Carolina
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The U.S. Marshals say a New Hampshire man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been found and arrested in South ...
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Nightclub owners dispute workers comp finding
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn't know they needed to buy workers' compensation insurance for the club's part-time ...
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Marathon bombing survivors urged to meet fund deadline
The driving force behind The One Fund Boston has an ?urgent appeal for hundreds of still traumatized Boston Marathon bombing victims - get your applications for a share of the tax-free $31 million in donations in on time, or you’ll be left out."You would be amazed at how people in grief, with all sorts of uncertainty about their lives, don’t file. File at the last minute. File ...
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Maine businesses to receive environmental awards
WINSLOW, Maine (AP) - Three businesses, a nonprofit and a new venture are being named as this year’s winners of the Governor’s Awards for Environmental ...
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Vt homeowners get foreclosure relief
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont’s attorney general says Vermont homeowners have gotten $14.7 million in foreclosure relief benefits as part of a state-federal settlement with the country’s five largest mortgages ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
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The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Le Meridien Dubai
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