Nation & World
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Damage worse than thought in Japanese earthquake
At least 50 homes were destroyed in two villages and 41 people were injured across the region, including seven seriously, mostly with broken bones.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Marion Barry, 1936-2014: D.C.’s flamboyant, flawed ex-mayor dies
The champion of civil rights and working people made a comeback from a notorious drug arrest.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
New England Dispatches
WOBURN, Mass. Father, son guilty of stealing $50,000 from Little League A father and son have been found guilty of stealing what authorities say was at least $50,000 from a Medford Little League. The Middlesex district attorney said a jury found Stanley Komins and Stephen Komins, both of Stoneham, guilty of embezzlement. Stanley Komins was […]
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Not-so-random acts of protest: Parking’s ‘Robin Hooders’ not very merry
Keene, N.H., officials say those who feed meters to make a political statement also harass officers.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Dogfighting thrives despite ban on the blood sport
'This is a much bigger problem than people realize. Law enforcement is learning that there's an absurd amount of money involved,' an investigator says.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Iraqi forces trying to retake Ramadi
Meanwhile, the Islamic State executes several men, and two bombings around Baghdad kill eight.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
North Korean student hides after abduction attempt
PARIS — A North Korean student with family ties to the regime in his country escaped a kidnapping attempt in Paris, where he was studying, and is now in hiding, a French source with knowledge of the case said Saturday. The architecture student, identified only as Han, avoided the kidnapping attempt at a Paris airport […]
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Pneumonic plague onset kills 40 in Madagascar
The disease has infected at least 119 people since August.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Scientists breed blight-resistant American chestnut
Replacing the billions of trees killed by blight would meet the caloric needs of the entire U.S. population.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2014
Seattle bus drivers get clearance to make bathroom stops
The drivers told investigators disturbing stories about being pressured to stay on route.
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