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Motorcycle rider dies after collision in Warwick
Warwick police say the accident took place shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. A preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was traveling west on Main Avenue. It collided with a truck that was leaving a gas station and attempting to cross over Main onto Covington ...
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Black bear sighted in Acton over the weekend
A bear meandered across backyards and roads in Acton this weekend, but disappeared before police could find it. The bear, first reported near Partridge Pond around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, was likely not the same one spotted roaming Lincoln and Weston, said Marion Larson, a spokeswoman for the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Both animals appeared to be black bears, which are known to travel ...
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Malloy lauds tourism promo at Hartford conference
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut’s ‘‘Still Revolutionary’’ tourism marketing campaign is succeeding and deserves continued funding, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said ...
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Coast Guard House to reopen after Sandy damage
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) - The Coast Guard House in Narragansett is about to reopen after recovering from damage caused by Superstorm ...
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Amendola among 9 new receivers on Pats roster
Only three of the 12 on the roster are holdovers from last year. Gone are Wes Welker, Brandon Lloyd and Deion Branch. The new group is led by Danny ...
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Clippers fire Vinny Del Negro MAY 21
Clippers have finally done what many long suspected they'd do. After losing in the first round of the NBA Playoffs for two straight years, the team has announced that head coach Vinny Del Negro has been fired, per a report from Adrian Wojnarowski and Yahoo! Sports. Del Negro took over ...
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Forecast sees New England economy growing modestly
BOSTON (AP) - Modest economic growth is expected in New England over the next three years with the region as a whole returning to pre-recession employment levels by 2015. That's according to a new economic forecast being released this week by the New England Economic Partnership. Forecast manager Ross Gittell, chancellor of New Hampshire's community college system, predicts that ...
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The 50th Super Bowl goes to the San Francisco Bay Area 2017 title game to be in Houston
BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year. Team owners voted Tuesday for the 49ers' new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., is due to open for the 2014 season. San Francisco beat out South Florida, which was stymied in its bid to stage an 11th Super Bowl when ...
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No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery
An aerial view shows the Monday tornado's path through a residential area Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school. (AP Photo/Tony ...
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Lure Of Late Night Pepperoni Gets 3 Boston Pizza Places In Trouble
BOSTON (CBS) – The lure of late night pepperoni pizza got some Boston pizza places in trouble. At Boston City Hall the licensing board will decide this week whether there should be sanctions against three pizza places that were cited for staying open too late. Boston Police say on separate occasions, they found University House of Pizza on Huntington Avenue open 90 minutes after its 1 ...
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Depardieu Boston Bombs Not Chechnyas Fault
The French actor Gerard Depardieu has said that Chechnya is not to blame for the Boston bombings because the suspects were brought up in America. Speaking in the southern Russian province of Chechnya, where he is shooting a movie with the British actress, Elizabeth Hurley, he said: "I was in the United States when the terrorist act was carried out in Boston. "I agree with Ramzan ...
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Conn. regionalism panel calls for car tax changes
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A bipartisan legislative commission recommended Tuesday that Connecticut begin a multiyear process of phasing out the local property tax on motor ...
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RI homeowners get $150M to date in mortgage relief
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s attorney general says nearly 2,100 homeowners in the state have received a total of $150 million in relief through the national mortgage settlement but that banks have more to do to comply with the settlement’s ...
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Vt. gets $6.3M in Homeland Security grants
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont is getting $6.3 million in federal Homeland Security grants to help the state develop prevention and preparedness programs to respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic ...
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Connecticut Judge G. Sarsfield Ford dies at 79
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Judge G. Sarsfield Ford, who sentenced serial killer Michael Ross to death in 1987, has died. He was ...
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Boston Bombing Probe Heads to Russia
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MOSCOW – A delegation of American lawmakers will travel to Russia next week in part to investigate last month’s Boston Marathon bombings, ABC News has learned. The group, led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., wants to find out why a 2011 Russian request that the United States investigate Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of ...
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NHs Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendment
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada. The amendment introduced Tuesday protects environmental interests from being affected by pending legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta across six U.S. ...
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NFL Xbox enhancing interactive television viewing
The league and Microsoft announced a multiyear agreement Tuesday in which Xbox will provide fans new viewing innovations, including the ability to interact with live games, Skype video chat with other fans, view statistics, access highlights in real time, and gather fantasy information about players and teams - all on a single ...
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NH marks presidential primarys 100th anniversary
CONCORD, N.H. -; Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics are paying tribute to the past while keeping an eye on the ...
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United Tech CEO sees stronger economy airlines
HARTFORD, Conn. -; The chief executive of aerospace giant United Technologies Corp. is optimistic about an improving economy and airline ...
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CBS Boston Summer Guide
There’s nothing better than relaxing at the beach or by the pool with a good book in your hand. This summer kick back with one of these new release by our favorite authors from Simon & ...
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Covidiens lung cancer detection system included in ACCP guidelines
Covidien CEO Jose Almeida Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced Tuesday that its bronchoscopy system, used to detect lung cancer, has been included in the new American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines. The Dublin-based company, with US headquarters in Mansfield, Mass., said in a statement that the clinical practice guidelines were released by the ACCP earlier this month and are ...
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Hologic gets FDA OK for 3-D mammo technology
Hologic says its C-View 2D images may be used in place of traditional 2-D images, eliminating the need for a separate 2-D exposure in a 3-D mammography exam. The images seen here show invasive ductal carcinoma (breast cancer). Hologic Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) on Tuesday received approval of its breast screening software. The Bedford, Mass. developer of diagnostics, medical imaging systems and ...
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Boston bomb brothers more American than Chechen Depardieu
1 of 2. Actor Gerard Depardieu participates in a news conference in Grozny May 21, 2013. According to local media, Depardieu is visiting the Chechen capital for the filming of his new movie ...
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Maine psychologist pleads guilty to fraud
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine psychologist has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by submitting claims for counseling sessions that never happened.Federal prosecutors said Carole Orem-Hough of South Portland billed insurance companies for two counseling sessions a week when she saw the patient once per week.She told one patient that she double-billed Aetna because the company ...
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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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