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Massachusetts police search NFL players home in homicide probe report
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez talks on a phone during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis January 31, ...
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Board to Vote on Condoms in Boston Schools
It was more than 20 years ago that those cities, along with many others, made the controversial decision to distribute condoms in schools, in part to counteract the spread ...
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Red Sox 3 Rays 1
DP_Tampa Bay 1, Boston 1. LOB_Tampa Bay 3, Boston 6. 2B_D.Ortiz (14), Drew (11). HR_K.Johnson (11), Nava (10), J.Gomes (5). IP H R ER BB SO Odorizzi 5 -3 5 Al.Torres -3 Jo.Peralta L,1-3 Doubront 8 6 A.Bailey W,3-0 ...
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Boston Strong Hockey helps the healing in a wounded city
Rob Rogers, Jenn Rogers, and Jennifer Lemmerman, wave a Boston Strong banner before Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. The three are relatives of MIT police officer Sean Collier, killed during confrontation with suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15. (Elise ...
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Massachusetts Police Search NFL Players Home in Homicide Probe Report
(Reuters) - Massachusetts State Police searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday as part of a probe into a suspected homicide, according to ABC News. Hernandez was initially uncooperative with police after the body of a 27-year-old man was found in an industrial park near his home in North Attleborough on Monday, ABC News said, citing unnamed law ...
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Bolivian Girl Mauled by Dog to Fly to U.S. for Help
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said ...
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Bulger defense team seeks to shield murder photos
Carney and Brennan argue the latter image "is so jarring that is likely to provoke an emotional response from the jury that may have an undue impact on their deliberations."Over the past two days, Bulger’s 18 jurors have been subjected to similar photos of men shot point-blank in the face and stuffed in car trunks or laid out on autopsy tables. However, Martorano testified Bulger ...
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4-year-old girl mauled by dog in Bolivia to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery
Rosalia lies in a hospital bed in intensive care at the Children's Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, June 17, 2013. The four-year girl who was attacked by a Rottweiler about 4 months ago, came out of her coma and will be transferred to a U.S. hospital in Boston for reconstructive face surgery. (AP Photo/Juan ...
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Rays struggle against Aceves lose 5-1 to Boston
Tampa Bay Rays' Chris Archer pitches in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...
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Ross sidelined by second concussion
Email BOSTON -- For the second time this season, David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. The move, which was announced after the first game of the Red Sox's doubleheader against the Rays, is likely the result of a foul tip hitting his catcher's mask during Friday's game against Baltimore. To fill his roster spot, right-hander Alex Wilson was recalled ...
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Conn. man missing after river tubing mishap
FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) -- Farmington police say an East Hartford man is missing after several people tubing in the rain-swollen Farmington river were thrown into the ...
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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies in car accident at 33
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. Buzzfeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith says he learned from a family member that the 33-year-old died early Tuesday. Hastings wrote about politics for the popular news site and has written books about dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Hastings won a Polk Award for magazine ...
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Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez reportedly questioned in death investigation in North Attleboro
NORTH ATTLEBORO -- Authorities are refusing to comment on a media report that Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been questioned by State Police in connection to a death investigation here. Troopers were seen escorting a woman into Hernandez's home at about 7:35 tonight at the upscale Westford Estates development here. SI.com, citing unnamed sources, reported earlier today that State ...
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Red Sox put RHP Buchholz on disabled list
The Red Sox made the move Tuesday after beating Tampa Bay 5-1 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Buchholz threw for a brief period in the bullpen following the ...
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Confessed Boston hitman says he and Bulger were up to our necks in murder
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News Retired Boston hitman John "The Executioner" Martorano testified on Tuesday that he and James "Whitey" Bulger were "up to our necks in murder" by the time he committed what he described as his last killing at Bulger’s behest, more than three decades ago.The former underworld killer also described his one-time boss as ...
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Sox wait out rain to beat Rays in twin bill opener
TB@BOS: Papi slaps a two-run single to center field BOSTON -- Alfredo Aceves has restored himself into a spot starter the Red Sox can count on. For the third time in a span of 22 days, Aceves was summoned from Triple-A Pawtucket for a start that turned into a win. The right-hander fired five strong innings while leading the Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Rays in Game 1 of Tuesday's ...
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Markey Gomez clash in final US Senate debate
BOSTON -- Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey clashed on everything from their records in Congress and the private sector to term limits in their final debate of Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.Gomez defended his time as a Navy SEAL and his work in the private equity firm Advent International, saying President Barack Obama's pension fund as a former Illinois ...
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Miss. AG Hood say hell subpoena Google on drugs
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s attorney general says he still considers Google’s responses on its efforts to prevent illegal sales of online drugs insufficient and says he’s sending subpoenas for company documents to further his investigation. Jim Hood urged fellow attorneys general from other states to do the same at a meeting in Boston ...
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage hands out 5 more vetoes
Among the bills is one that would have required the state’s public charter schools to be run as nonprofit organizations. LePage said that the bill puts new constraints on charter schools, limiting students’ educational ...
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Stanley Cup Game 3 draws record viewers for NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Stanley Cup finals’ Game 3 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in ...
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Trying to follow — and read — the signs
The signs have not always been reader friendly, including this one on Interstate 95 near the Massachusetts Turnpike. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe ...
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Vt. police officer injured
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police in the Vermont city of Burlington say an officer has suffered minor injuries after a woman threw a knife at the officer after she was hit by a stun ...
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Maine governor says he wont talk to 3 newspapers
AUGUSTA, Maine -- A spokeswoman for Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the administration will no longer comment for stories published in three of Maine's daily newspapers.Adrienne Bennett told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/17Wn2Of ) on Tuesday the administration won't be talking to that publication, the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel. All are owned by MaineToday ...
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Ortiz Red Sox top Rays in rainy twinbill opener
Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz jogs off the field during a rain delay in the fifth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston, Tuesday, June 18, ...
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Mass Ave bridge reopened after traffic light problems
The Massachusetts Avenue bridge inbound to Boston has been reopened after it was briefly closed due to malfunctioning traffic lights this afternoon, state transportation officials said.Police said signal problems were an apparent result of this afternoon’s ...
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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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