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Witness tied to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI
Twenty-seven-year-old Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed early Wednesday morning while being interrogated by police and intelligence officials in an Orlando, Florida, apartment. Todashev, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and, like Tsarnaev, an ethnic Chechen, was reportedly being questioned by a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent from the FBI's Boston field ...
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...
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Slain Russian ‘intimidated’ neighbors
Former Cambridge neighbors of a Russian mixed martial arts ?brawler shot dead by an FBI agent early yesterday in Florida - after ?being questioned about his ties to ?the marathon bombing and a Waltham triple murder - said he was nasty.Ibragim Todashev, 27, also hung around with slain marathon bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 - swilling beer and eating chicken on a stoop on Harding ...
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Annie Dookhan-sprung drug defendant caught in bust
A convicted Dookhan-defendant coke pusher - sprung in the state drug-lab scandal last October and relieved of his GPS monitoring bracelet a month later - made a tearful but futile plea for another break yesterday after he was indicted in Tuesday’s "H-block" drug bust."I’m in barber school," said a sobbing Adam Hayes, 30, as he asked Suffolk Superior Trial Court ...
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Bruin’s cup runneth over – with playoffs wedding
The Stanley Cup playoffs are just part of a hectic mix for rookie Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug - he’s also tying the knot July 5. But fiancee Melanie Flood said Krug can take the run for NHL glory and impending nuptials in stride."He handles pressure so well," said Flood, the blond beauty Krug met at Michigan State University. "The only time I’ve ever seen him ...
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Fund czar expects ‘surge’ in bombing victim claims
The city is rallying behind Kenneth Feinberg’s call to alert Boston Marathon bombing victims to apply on time for their share of $31 million in tax-free charity from The One Fund Boston.Volunteers stepped forward yesterday to offer legal help and services to those wounded in the heartless attacks."I’m not concerned yet," Feinberg told the Herald last night. "In my ...
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Worcester state rep calls it quits
WORCESTER - State Rep. John Fresolo yesterday stepped down from office under a cloud of scandal - but House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo insisted the Worcester Democrat jumped and wasn’t pushed."No member or officer of the House of Representatives pressured John Fresolo to resign," said Seth Gitell, a DeLeo spokesman. "His resignation was not the product of ...
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Feds push for Bulger informant files DNA tests
Federal prosecutors want James "Whitey" Bulger’s FBI informant files as well as dozens of pages of DNA tests used to establish the identity of five of Bulger’s alleged victims to become evidence as the gangster’s trial nears, according to court filings yesterday.Prosecutors want the informant files collected by corrupt ex-FBI agent John Connolly on Bulger and Stephen ...
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Ex-state rep’s drug case recalls TV’s ‘Breaking Bad’
It seemed ripped from the script of a "Breaking Bad" episode, but the case of Stephen W. Doran - a math and English tutor diagnosed with stage 3 cancer who now stands accused of trafficking crystal meth - is all too real."This isn’t a television show. This is serious business," Suffolk district attorney spokesman Jake Wark said, referring to the hit AMC series in which ...
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Pressure’s on IRS now
An Internal Revenue Service official who headed the unit accused of targeting conservative groups for undue scrutiny took the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination in front of a congressional committee yesterday, while U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch predicted the growing IRS scandal will force the appointment of an independent prosecutor if tax agency officials clam up."If that’s the approach ...
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Survivor recounts Brockton rampage
White supremacist Keith Luke laughed out loud and sneered in court yesterday as a woman who survived a murderous rampage testified in horrific detail about the day the Brockton man forced his way into her home at gunpoint, raped her and shot her sister dead."It was the fat guy who used to live upstairs," the woman told prosecutor Frank Middleton, as she related in a clear and loud ...
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Former T supervisor had no license for 5 years
A former T bus supervisor drove T vehicles for five years with a suspended driver’s license - a clear violation of the authority’s rules - the Herald has learned.Kevin Graney, 60, was allowed to retire in March from his $86,000-a-year job, one month after the MBTA suspended the 20-year veteran because he lacked a valid driver’s license, the T said."He was suspended after ...
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Gov. Deval Patrick Tim Murray leaving ‘very big hole’
Gov. Deval Patrick said yesterday that Tim Murray’s resignation as lieutenant governor "leaves a very big hole" in his lame-duck administration - but it’s a hole, experts say, that’s easily filled."It’s like the appendix in a person’s body. You don’t need an appendix, and in state government you don’t need a lieutenant governor," ...
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Sudden exit as Tim Murray hits the road
Lt. Gov. Tim Murray - though mocked as powerless and scandal-plagued while in office - could emerge as a power broker in the 2014 gubernatorial contest sought after by hopefuls for his central Massachusetts connections.One potential candidate for governor, Attorney General Martha Coakley, wasted no time in heaping praise on Murray despite his resignation yesterday amid an ongoing ...
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Fighters remember ‘tough kid’
"It wasn’t that he was a bad training partner or that he was a bad person around the gym. His only way to resolve a lot of ?conflicts was violence," a ?former training partner told the Herald.The training partner said he saw Todashev and slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, interact "a few times." Tsarnaev was also into MMA ?before turning to ...
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Delay in case vs. Celtics’ Terrence Williams
Terrence Williams appeared before a county judge in Kent, Wash., yesterday, but the prosecution decided to delay bringing charges against the Celtics guard.Williams, who is being investigated for second-degree domestic assault, was arrested Sunday stemming from a gun-related incident in an apartment complex parking lot. While in the process of dropping off his 10-year-old son in a custody ...
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Memorial Day Flag Garden to be planted in Boston Common
According to a spokeswoman, the flag garden is meant to honor Massachusetts' fallen heroes from the Civil War to present day. The 300 volunteers will continue to plant the flags until Memorial Day. Gov. Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Attorney General Martha Coakley will join families and volunteers at a ceremony Thursday morning for the planting of 170 flags, each ...
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Boston’s innovation center close to opening
The city’s new innovation center, now called District Hall, will partially open next month in an area that city leaders hope will foster the next big ...
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Crowded field remains in Boston mayor’s race
City election officials said it could take weeks to determine which Boston mayoral candidates will appear on the September primary ballot. Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to submit nomination papers with the signatures of at least 3,000 registered voters. Election workers will now verify each signature, which may take until the June 25 ...
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London terror killers could have been inspired by Boston bombs
A counter-terrorism expert has suggested the attackers who brutally hacked a man to death on a London street, could have been inspired by the Boston bombers. Richard Barrett, a former United Nations co-ordinator for the al-Qaeda and Taliban monitoring team, who has served with MI5 and MI6, said the two men arrested in connection with the knife attack could have been "copy cat" ...
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Slain mans boss recalls `quiet kid who did his job
Ibragim Todashev, shot dead by the FBI early today in Orlando, once worked in the Bay State as a mild-mannered driver, his old boss said.For approximately one year between 2009 and 2010, Todashev drove a van for Lexington-based Coco Transportation, Inc., and ferried around senior citizens to errands and medical appointments.His former boss, Michael Tayber, was shocked to learn from the Herald ...
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Boston School Committee offers interim superintendent position to John McDonough
The Boston School Committee Wednesday night offered the interim superintendent post to John McDonough, the school department's chief financial officer. The offer, made in a 5-0 vote, is contingent on negotiating terms of a contract and conducting a background check. McDonough, who has worked for the school department for more than 30 years, would start his duties this summer after ...
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Clippers stop short of admitting Del Negro firing was made for Chris Paul MAY 22
Clippers fired head coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday after yet another promising season ended in playoff defeat. The reason for Del Negro's firing is perhaps the most obvious reason of all time as well ...
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Did Cleveland win back LeBron James by winning draft lottery MAY 22
Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery and thusly, the No. 1 pick in the draft, but they may have hit the real jackpot since the No. 1 pick could lure back the No. 1 player in the NBA. While leaving Cleveland ...
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Conn. bill gives families say over Newtown records
Public school employees with concealed weapons permits could carry guns in South Carolina schools if a bill filed Tuesday in the South Carolina state House of Representatives becomes ...
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Boston Marathon is a multi-faceted event
The Boston Marathon is a serious opportunity for professional marathon runners to prove themselves and for recreational runners to prove to themselves that they can do it. There is also the philanthropic side to the marathon though, with people taking part to make a difference.
Boston is gearing up to once again hold the annual Boston Marathon of 2010. The marathon was first held in 1987, and is a seminal event in the calendar of any serious marathon runner. Athletes from around the world have been training for the big day, and Boston will be visited by 20,000 professional and amateur runners for the event. Read more
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