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Irish Prime Minister shows solidarity with people of Boston
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny, visited the Boston Marathon memorial site in Copley Square with Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis ...
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How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters
Metro-North employees work at the site of Friday's train derailment in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY ...
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Sox bullpen set to get Bailey back on Monday
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Red Sox closer Andrew Bailey pitched an inning at Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday and is slated to rejoin the team on Monday. Bailey gave up a home run to former Major Leaguer Brett Carroll as well as a double, but retired the other three Indianapolis hitters he faced, two by strikeout. He threw 17 pitches, 14 for strikes, and suffered no setbacks, according to Red Sox ...
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Farrells off-day plan extends to Ellsbury
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was not in the starting lineup for the first time all season on Sunday, but he's not among a handful of players battling through nagging injuries. Manager John Farrell said he plans to use this current nine-game road trip to give each of his regular starters a day off to help them manage a stretch of 20 games in 20 days that ...
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Lavarnway impressive as Ross improves
Email MINNEAPOLIS -- The Red Sox got a good report on Saturday regarding catcher David Ross, who is on the 7-day disabled list after sustaining a concussion on May 11. Earlier this week, the Red Sox had hoped Ross would be ready to return to the lineup as soon as Sunday's series finale against the Twins, but his clearance exam was pushed back to Monday as he was still experiencing symptoms ...
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RI rushes to recover from Sandy as summer nears
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - Seven months after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Rhode Island’s southern shore, the great mounds of sand are gone, and the twisted metal and splintered wood hauled away, replaced by workers and backhoes as beachfront businesses hurry to complete repairs before the arrival of another New England ...
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NH Senate to vote on amended medical pot bill
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire could be on its way to joining 18 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the medical use of marijuana by people with serious ...
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Vts free fishing day is June 8
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermonters will have a chance to fish for free next month in the state's lakes and streams. June 8 is free fishing day. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can try for brook, brown or rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, walleye, and northern pike as well as other several other species without a fishing ...
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Obama to give promised speech on terrorism drones
President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ...
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Kenny lays wreath of Boston victims
Boston College .He has also been invited to give the commencement address to over 3,000 students of the graduating class of 2013.The event, which marks the 150th anniversary of Boston College, will take place in the college football stadium, with an attendance of over ...
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Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino faces daunting hurdles as it joins a crowded race for the lucrative destination resort business in ...
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Open-road tolling to start at Hooksett tolls soon
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) - Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, drivers who use E-ZPass will be able to head through New Hampshire’s Hooksett Tolls on Interstate 93 without ...
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Manchester continues to grapple with new refugees
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - After being exiled from his native Bhutan at age 4, Chuda Niroula spent the next two decades in a Nepali refugee camp with no running water, no electricity and never enough food. Almost two years ago he arrived in Manchester as one of the 60,000 to 80,000 refugees taken in each year by the ...
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Maine Catholic church closing its doors
The Roman Catholic Diocese has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement with a company that owns an adjacent shopping center. Church officials say the sale is expected to be finalized in August and that the buyer has indicated it plans to demolish the 39-year-old ...
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Marsalis speaks plays at UVM commencement
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - More than 3,000 University of Vermont students have received degrees at the school's 211th graduation ceremony. Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis was the commencement speaker at Sunday's outdoor ceremony on the campus at the Burlington school. Following his talk, Marsalis picked up his trumpet and played "When the Saints Going Marching In" with the crowd ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
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: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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NH Superior Court chief justice gets fellowship
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire’s Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau is the 2013 recipient of a fellowship awarded annually by the New Hampshire Charitable ...
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Auditor praises Vt. action on tax districts
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer is praising lawmakers for passing legislation to clean up glitches in the state’s so-called tax increment financing ...
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No discipline for trooper whose gun discharged
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - There will be no punishment for a Maine state police lieutenant whose gun accidentally discharged during a training ...
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Mellencamp-King musical to debut in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - A musical by John Mellencamp, writer Stephen King and T Bone Burnett will debut in Bloomington this fall before embarking on a tour of 20 U.S. ...
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Maine budget committee holds emergency meeting
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing committee is meeting with the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner about her department’s financial ...
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Victims injuries life-threatening after water rescue
A source said CPR was performed on one of the victims. Falmouth Acting Deputy Fire Chief Timothy Smith told the Cape Cod times one victim was in "life-threatening ...
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Laboratory in a can monitors red tide off Maine
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts deployed a garbage can-size canister in the waters off southern Maine last month to collect and transmit data about toxin-producing algae blooms, known as red tides, that appear in the Gulf of Maine each ...
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Newfound Lake boat ramp closing for repairs
BRISTOL, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire Fish and Game officials are closing the Newfound Lake boat access ramp at Wellington State Park after Memorial Day weekend for ...
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Metro-North Conn. train outage expected for days
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The Metro-North commuter rail line says crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash in ...
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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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