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Murphy urges bipartisan nuclear waste storage plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is asking Senate leaders to solve the longstanding problem of where to dispose of nuclear ...
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URI announces new dean of students
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - The University of Rhode Island has named a new assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of ...
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Two convicted in 2011 Hyde Park double murder
A jury convicted two Mattapan men today in the July 2011 double murder of the daughter of a retired Boston police detective and her boyfriend inside the couple's Hyde Park home, prosecutors said. A Suffolk Superior Court jury found both Michael Corbin, 42, and Earl Fulgiam, 33, guilty of first-degree murder for their roles in ...
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Twain expert raises money for historic Nev. school
VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) - A Mark Twain expert from Connecticut is making his first visit to Virginia City this week to help raise money to make needed repairs at the Comstock’s historic Fourth Ward ...
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Boston Marathon Relief Fund Guidelines Released
a fund created to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has released final guidelines for distributing the money. The document released Wednesday gives top priority to the families of those who died, as well as double amputees and those who suffered permanent brain damage. Next are those with single amputations, then those whose injuries required an overnight hospital stay. ...
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Camby healthy ready for next season MAY 20
Marcus Camby may have played just three minutes during this year's postseason, but his agent says there's nothing wrong with the 17-year pro and he's ready to return next season. Even though Camby proved to be a minor benchwarmer for New York during its successful season, he's still due to make $8.55 million over the next two seasons. Only $1 million of his $4.2 million ...
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Cavs eyeing Nerlens Noel with No. 1 pick MAY 20
Cleveland Cavaliers win the top pick in Tuesday's NBA Draft lottery, all indications point towards Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel being the team's top choice. In a draft class lacking consensus elite players like Anthony Davis last year, Noel still stands out as arguably the most appealing prospect even as he recovers from ACL surgery. Most draft analysts see the Kentucky freshman as ...
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Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
WASHINGTON -; Doctors tell people with a heart-zapping device in their chests to give up intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. But lots of patients ignore that advice - and now new research is challenging ...
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Conn. lawmakers to seek hearings on derailment
Family and friends of Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Marie Wiley exit the arraignment on murder charges of Jermaine Richards at Superior Court in Bridgeport, Conn. on Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Brian A. Pounds, ...
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Boston Police Driver Sought In Deadly Accident Is Cooperating
Download MIT identified the victim as 36-year-old Kanako Miura, a visiting scientist from Japan. Police say she was riding at Beacon Street and Charlesgate West near Kenmore Square at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday when she was struck and killed by a garbage truck. Miura was wearing a helmet, according to ...
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Warren Buffett gives young entrepreneurs 10 shares
Meeting Warren Buffett is exciting, but 10-year-old Matthew Meyer says winning $5,000 and 10 shares of stock in Buffett's company made Monday the best day of his ...
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RI lawyer taken into custody in investment fraud
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge has refused to vacate the guilty plea of an estate-planning lawyer accused of using the identities of terminally ill patients to illegally obtain millions of ...
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Chicago runners to help Boston bombing victims
"Gloria Steinem once said, 'Self-esteem isn't everything; it's just that there's nothing without it,'" said Jothy Rosenberg, who lives near Boston and was diagnosed with bone cancer at 16 and had to have his right leg amputated. Three years later, doctors told Rosenberg the cancer had spread to his lung. After removing about 40 percent of his lungs, doctors ...
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Federal prosecutors say James ‘Whitey’ Bulger is not entitled to name of confidential informant
Federal prosecutors today insisted that lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger do not need the name of an FBI confidential informant the defense believes will help undermine the credibility of Kevin Weeks and John Martorano, former Bulger allies who are expected to testify against the gangster. In papers filed in US District Court, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office said defense ...
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Autopsy Maine man died of self-inflicted gunshot
SACO, Maine (AP) - The Maine medical examiner has determined that a Saco man who was in a police standoff before setting his house on fire died of a single self-inflicted gunshot ...
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Rambling bear causes stir in Lincoln Weston
Police are urging residents to keep an eye out for a black bear after one was sighted Sunday in Lincoln and again this morning in Weston. The black bear was reported in the area of Route 117 and Route 126 Sunday and officials believe the bear was likely looking for food. In a message posted on Twitter, Lincoln police recommended residents take down bird feeders and remove other food sources ...
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Celtics still monitoring Greg Oden MAY 20
Greg Oden , but recent indications are that the former top pick won't be ready to play again any time soon. GM Danny Ainge said the team couldn't even watch him work out last time they met, though he still plans to check in this summer on Oden's status going into next season. Battling a number of injuries, Oden hasn't played since the 2009-10 season, when he started 21 games ...
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Clippers not considering Dwight Howard MAY 20
Clippers won't be suitors for the big man. With players like Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan already under contract, it's expected that L.A. will try to retain point ...
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Raptors preparing major financial offer for Ujiri MAY 20
Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri a "major financial offer" to take over their basketball operations with current team president Bryan Colangelo moving to the business side of the franchise. Such an offer would likely provide Ujiri with a substantial raise upon his current contract with Denver, which is set to expire this summer. ...
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Boston cardinal skips event over Irish PMs role
Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement today because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during the morning graduation ceremony. They held signs with messages that included: "Boston College Keep Your Pro Life Values. ...
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School Attended By Boston Bombing Suspect Launches Task Force
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth officials will review emergency planning and academic and financial policies related to maintaining ';student in good standing'; ...
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UMass Dartmouth names post-bombing review task force
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has named several out-of-state officials to make up a task force that will review school policies and procedures in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, when federal agents zeroed in on the southeastern Massachusetts campus and arrested several students.Led by Montana State University president Waded Cruzado, the task force will look at ...
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BPD Driver suspected in cyclist’s death “cooperating”
A truck driver believed to have struck and killed a visiting Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist and her bicycle in the Back Bay yesterday afternoon has been located and "is talking to detectives and cooperating with the investigation," Boston police tweeted.The driver, whose identity has not been released, is not currently facing charges."It appears he didn’t ...
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Rangers looking for 2nd straight 0-2 comeback
The bottom line is this: for the second consecutive series, New York has dug an 0-2 hole on the road and will need to rebound quickly at Madison Square Garden if the club hopes to extend this postseason ...
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Conn. court blasts prosecutor reverses conviction
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The state Appellate Court has issued a ruling blasting a Connecticut prosecutor for repeated misconduct and ordering a new trial for a man serving life in prison for the killing of a Waterbury bar owner 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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