The justices say police and the courts must consider a child’s age in determining if a suspect is in custody.
2011
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Bruins dispatches
BOSTON Victory parade will shut down several city streets on Saturday The route is set for the Bruins’ victory parade. The Stanley Cup champions will board duck boats for the parade that will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the TD Garden. The parade will proceed down Causeway Street and turn left on Staniford Street, […]
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Briefcase
Capital One Financial reaches deal to buy ING Direct USA Capital One Financial says it’s buying ING Direct USA in a deal valued at $9 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Netherlands-based ING Groep will receive $6.2 billion in cash and $2.8 billion in the form of about 56 million shares in Capital One, […]
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Pentagon solicits ideas for space travel to star
WASHINGTON – The Defense Department first proposed Star Wars. Now it wants Star Trek. DARPA, the Pentagon’s research agency that helped foster the Internet, wants someone to dream up a way to send people to a star. The winner will get half a million dollars for the idea. This month, 150 competitors answered the federal […]
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Both parties pressuring Obama on Libya
The president must seek congressional approval for America’s military role in that conflict, critics say.
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Astronomers trace faraway flash to a black hole consuming a star
The black hole streamed a beam of energy straight at Earth that was recorded by a fleet of telescopes.
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Violence in Vancouver
Police blame ‘criminals and anarchists’ – as well as those who cheered them on – for the post-Stanley Cup finals rioting that left dozens of people injured and a 10-block radius downtown in shambles
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Through it all, they reached the softball state finals
Some of the teams who will be playing for titles were little-known and little-regarded in April.
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Economy shows signs of ending late-spring dip
Applications for jobless benefits fell last week, and home construction starts edged upward last month.
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BlackBerry maker tempers outlook
Research in Motion says a lack of new models hurt second-quarter profits, and it intends to cut jobs.