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Probe into suspicious fatal car crash in Conn.
STERLING, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut state police investigators are treating the death of a driver at the scene of a minor car accident as suspicious after they determined that the person had suffered chest injury not related to the ...
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Paul George earns respect of LeBron James MAY 25
Chris Andersen . James responded by draining a 30-foot heave at the buzzer. After the breathtaking sequence, James approached George and slapped hands with him, telling ...
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Monty Williams endorses Mike Malone for head coaching job MAY 25
Clippers want to do everything in their power to convince the star point guard to re-sign. Hiring Malone - now an assistant under Mark Jackson in Golden State - would seem to be a good start, and Williams believes it would be a solid hire. "You don't know what it takes to get a job. It's not just about basketball all the time. But I just hope, I hope that he gets a job soon," ...
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Nuggets in tricky situation with Masai Ujiri MAY 25
Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri has established himself as one of the top executives in the NBA over the past couple of years, which is why team president Josh Kroenke has been working hard to get Ujiri locked up to a new multi-year deal. The two sides have agreed in principle on a new contract, but the situation got tricky when ...
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2 fires police chase lead to Maine mans arrest
MINOT, Maine (AP) - A Minot man faces charges after allegedly burning down his home and a mobile home belonging to his estranged wife, then leading police in car chases reaching high ...
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New Kings owners considering front-office changes MAY 25
Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie on Thursday. Petrie's contract expires at the end of June. Ranadive said there will be an urgency in sorting out the basketball operations. Besides Petrie, a decision has to be made on coach Keith Smart. While the rest of the coaching staff is not under contract for next season, Smart's contract runs through the 2013-14 ...
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Report Doc Rivers Celtics return still uncertain MAY 25
Celtics ' strong desire to put the matter behind them, Doc Rivers' immediate future with the club has still not been decided. There is still the possibility -- stress possibility -- Rivers will choose to walk away from his contract to coach the Celts. A source close to the situation, however, insists it remains far more likely he will return. The word as expressed to us is that it is ...
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RIPTA to offer holiday service on Memorial Day
RIde will offer only ADA trips, and Flex Services won't operate except for Route 210, the Kingston Flex Service. It will run on the holiday ...
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Flag placing scheduled at Bourne cemetery
RAYNHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The father of a Medal of Honor winner from Massachusetts is again planning to place thousands of U.S. flags on graves at the Bourne National ...
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All Conn. parks forests to be open for holiday
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut park officials say all 107 state parks and 32 state forests will be open for the Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer ...
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Massachusetts veteran to spend Memorial Day remembering his military pilot wife
A Massachusetts veteran is planning to spend this Memorial Day remembering his Black Hawk pilot wife, who was killed in Afghanistan less than four months after they were married. Chris Cullen married his wife Sara in November 2012 after resigning from his Army job last March so that they could be together, MyFoxBoston.com reported. But on March 11, 2013, "basically, my world ...
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Dartmouth gets $10 million to expand study abroad
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College plans to use a $10 million alumnus donation to expand its study abroad and other international education ...
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Conn. residents to march against Monsanto
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - More than 100 Connecticut residents expected to participate in a ‘‘March Against Monsanto’’ in downtown ...
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Conn. veterans receive home repairs
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Nearly 100 volunteers are set to help two Connecticut veterans and a military widow repair and renovate their homes in Berlin, New Britain and ...
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NH ag-based exports eligible for grants
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire companies that produce agricultural-based products - from beer to lotions - are eligible to receive a grant that could help them enter or expand their export ...
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Hundreds running Boston Marathons final mile
BOSTON -; Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still ...
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Community outreach key to Obama counterterror plan
FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo police officers stand by as Muslims leave the Islamic Society of Boston mosque in Cambridge, Mass., which was attended occasionally by Tamerlan Tsarnaev for Friday prayers, according to Islamic Society of Boston leaders. Within hours of the blasts at the Boston marathon, government officials and members of Bostons Muslim community called each other, ...
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DA Peabody drunken driving crash killed man 31
A Peabody man will face charges of motor vehicle homicide this morning after a fatal early morning crash killed his passenger.Michael Fowler, 37, drove his 2010 Hyundai into a parked tow truck on Walnut Street in Peabody around 12:30 a.m., according to the Essex District Attorney’s office. The collision killed his passenger, Daniel Walker, 31, also of Peabody, the DA’s office ...
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RI opens new waters to shellfish harvesting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Environmental officials in Rhode Island say the state is opening new waters to shellfish harvesting because of improvements in water ...
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Flood watch issued in Vermont
The National Weather Service says more rain, and even some snow, are in the forecast for Vermont on Saturday. A flood watch remains in effect for most of the state through Sunday ...
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Maine governor has new clash with lawmakers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - In his latest clash with the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage is telling his department heads not to testify before a key ...
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Deadline nears for annual moose permit lottery
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Hunters hoping to bag a moose in New Hampshire this year have only four shopping days left to enter the annual moose permit ...
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Alvin Gentry interested in Clippers job MAY 25
Clippers ' vacancy Thursday in an interview on ESPNLA 710. "When you take into consideration the talent level that they have and what they did this year." League sources have told ESPNLosAngeles.com that Gentry will be considered for ...
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John Calipari defends Derrick Rose MAY 25
Carmelo Anthony 's back, now it's time for another coach to get a former star's back. Kentucky coach John Calipari was on the Adam "the Bull" & Dustin Fox show on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, and when asked about Derrick Rose and his injury -- and the heat he took in Chicago for not playing this season, particularly in the playoffs, even after he was cleared by ...
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40 days after Boston bombing we must stop radical jihad | Karima Bennoune
United States in the wake of the Boston bombings, please do not so by explaining that jihadist terrorism is simply a response to US foreign policy, or a consequence of the alleged difficulties faced by Muslim youth in integrating into American culture, or the result of Russian bombing of Chechnya. Many of us have criticisms of US foreign policy and that of other countries; integrating may indeed ...
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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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