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3 sentenced in slaying of NH Walmart worker
Three friends who played a part in the killing of a developmentally disabled Walmart cashier in New Hampshire are going to prison.
Three friends who played a part in the killing of a developmentally disabled Walmart cashier in New Hampshire are going
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Mexican Lawmakers Legalize Gay Marriage
MEXICO CITY (AP) ―
Mexico City lawmakers on Monday made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children.
The bill passed the
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Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway and skidded to the edge of the Caribbean Sea, injuring more than 40 people, officials said.
Flight 331 lurched down the runway of Norman Manley
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NH, Maine test transparency with health cost tools
When Laura Davie's doctor suggested she go to the hospital next door for her first mammogram last year, she went online instead.
Though she ultimately chose the facility her physician recommended, Davie used New Hampshire's HealthCost Web site to
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101-year-old Mass. woman who revived town's cane tradition is latest resident to receive it
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A western Massachusetts woman who helped revive the tradition of giving a cane from The Boston Post newspaper to her town's oldest resident has become its latest recipient.
Hazel Burdick turned 101 in August. She received
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Drums a possible source of anthrax in NH woman
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman diagnosed with a form of anthrax recently attended a drumming circle event, and authorities are asking other owners of African drums to
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States Weigh Marijuana Reform
Bills were introduced in California and Massachusetts earlier this year, and this month, New Hampshire and Washington state prefiled bills in advance of their legislative sessions that begin in January. Marijuana is illegal under federal law.
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NH's 'Old Man' memorial plans fall on hard times
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N.H. probes rare case of digestive anthrax
CONCORD, N.H. — A campus ministry center that hosts African drum circles has been shut down as the investigation continues into how a New Hampshire woman contracted the nation's first known case of gastrointestinal anthrax.
Drums have been a focus
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Mother Teresa, Gene Autry On New US Stamps
WASHINGTON -- Nobel Prize winner Mother Teresa and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin will be honored on U.S. postage stamps next year.
Joining them will be Oscar-winning actress Katharine Hepburn, singing cowboy Gene Autry, artist Winslow Homer and
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New 2010 laws: Cooking to texting
Tina Derby "texts" in Concord, N.H. on Dec. 15. Starting New Year's Day, it will be illegal to send or receive text messages or e-mail while driving in New Hampshire.
From same-sex marriage in New Hampshire to payday loans in Kentucky, new state laws
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New Hampshire gay marriages
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Jubilant gay couples have rung in the New Year in New Hampshire with wedding vows to celebrate the state's new law legalizing same-sex marriage.
At midnight, New Hampshire joined Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and Iowa in
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2010 Situation Grows More Difficult For Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) ―
An already difficult situation for Democrats in Congress is worsening as the 2010 political season opens.
To minimize expected losses in next fall's election, President Barack Obama's party is testing a line of attack that
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2010 situation grows more difficult for Democrats
Over the holiday break, another Democrat, freshman Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama, defected to the GOP. "I can no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy, and drives us
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junqiong: Outdoors delight: Maine triples conserved ugg acreage
BIGELOW PRESERVE, Maine – Clouds fromUGG Bailey Button Boots a light snowfall shroud the peaks of the Bigelow Mountain Range, which reigns over western Maine forest trails, luring snowshoers and cross-country skiers on a winter afternoon.
Maine's
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Man Aims to Sink 1 Million Free Throws for Vets
A New Hampshire man is raising money for wounded veterans by putting in some long hours at the free-throw line. David Cummings, of Epsom, plans to sink 1 million free throws and raise $1 million for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. He's asking for
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Dem. Senators Dodd, Dorgan Bowing Out
WASHINGTON (CBS News) ―
With the 2010 election year barely under way, two senators and one governor - all Democrats - ditched plans to run for re-election in the latest signs of trouble for President Obama's party.
Taken together, the decisions
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NH HHS commissioner to present budget cut plan
The head of New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday he will present a plan to cut $38 million from his budget to the governor and lawmakers within 10 days.
DHHS commissioner Nicholas Toumpas told The Associated Press in an
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Boston beats New Hampshire 60-56
DURHAM, N.H. -- Corey Lowe scored a season-high 28 points to lead Boston University to its first America East win of the season, a 60-56 victory over New Hampshire on Thursday night.
John Holland added 13 points and Carlos Strong had 11 for the
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Beanpot goes to Fenway Park as BU edges Boston College
Boston University's Kevin Shattenkirk navigates the puck in front of Boston College's Cam Atkinson during the schools' first outdoor meeting since 1920.
BOSTON (AP) Boston College and Boston University filed out of the baseball dugouts for the short
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Stony Brook Holds off New Hampshire 69-63
Muhammad El-Amin scored 20 points and Stony Brook held off New Hampshire for a 69-63 victory on Sunday. The Seawolves (11-5, 3-0 America East Conference), who have won four consecutive games, ended a five-game losing streak to New Hampshire to continue
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NH Tax Evader Gets 37 Years on Weapons Charges
A tax-evading New Hampshire man convicted of amassing an arsenal of weapons has been sentenced to 37 years in federal prison. Attorneys for Ed Brown had argued he suffers from a delusional disorder and asked for the minimum mandatory of 30 years.
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NH officials: Ag has key role in saving energy
CONCORD — A state official told a gathering of farmers Tuesday that they will play a big part in the push for energy efficiency as climate change affects New Hampshire.
Thomas Burack, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Services, reviewing
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9 Vt. state office candidates favor secession
"The only hope is to just say, 'Look, this isn't working for us. We want to start fresh again, with a real democracy,'" Garritano said. "I think that's the answer. Hopefully, it won't take another horrible economic breakdown to realize that the people
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Michael Steele Maintains Local GOP Support
(AP) Despite a series of missteps that have drawn criticism in Washington, GOP Chairman Michael Steele still enjoys the support of many state party chiefs, grass-roots activists and, most importantly, Republican National Committee members who
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UK company buys N.H.'s Segway
BEDFORD (AP) — Segway Inc., maker of the Personal Transporter electronic scooter, has announced it has been acquired by a company based in the United Kingdom.
The four-sentence announcement was posted on its Web site Thursday and says the merger
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Civil Unions May Get Quick Vote At Hawaii Capitol
Same-sex wedding cake topper figurines are seen at Cake and Art cake decorators June 10, 2008 in West Hollywood, Calif.
HONOLULU -- When Hawaii legislators reconvene on Wednesday, all eyes will be focused not on teacher furloughs that resulted in the
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Hartford beats New Hampshire 56-53
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Joe Zeglinski scored 26 points, leading Hartford to a 56-53 win against New Hampshire on Saturday.
Kevin Estes added 11 points and Morgan Sabia tied a career-high 11 rebounds for the Hawks (4-13, 2-2 America East Conference), who
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The Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies,
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Hoyer: White House likely to name deficit panel
WASHINGTON — Democratic infighting over demands by moderates to turn over some of Congress' decision-making power on taxes and spending programs to a special deficit commission is complicating prospects for a must-pass borrowing bill headed for the
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New Hampshire Gay Marriage Opponents Want Voters Amend Constitution
Right now, Democrats are firmly in charge and appear eager to dispose of controversial measures early in the session to avoid lingering debate in an election year. Gay marriage opponents know that and are focusing on a bigger prize: voter sympathy.
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Telecom veteran named FairPoint's Maine president
FairPoint Communications has named a 40-year telecommunications industry veteran as its Maine state president.
FairPoint announced Thursday that Michael Reed will be responsible for governmental relations, regulatory matters and economic development
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Abreu's 22 leads New Hampshire past UMBC 62-58
BALTIMORE -- Alvin Abreu scored 22 points and New Hampshire held off struggling Maryland-Baltimore County in a 62-58 win on Thursday night.
Ferg Myrick had 15 points and Tyrone Conley added 14 for the Wildcats (7-10, 2-4 America East Conference), who
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Hawaii Senate Gives Civil Unions a Big Victory
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Associated Press
Saturday Jan 23, 2010
The Hawaii Senate approved same-sex civil unions Friday, potentially setting up the measure for final passage as soon as next week.
The Senate passed the bill on an 18-7 vote, moving it to the
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N.H.'s Shea-Porter supports troop-toxic waste bill
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter is lending her support to a bill that would help protect troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from the disposal of toxic waste in open air burn pits.
The bill would prohibit the disposal of the
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Proposed N.H. plate could admit people to parks
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers are considering a proposal to create a special license plate that could be used to let motorists get into some state parks without any additional fee.
Lawmakers are considering four different designs for the
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New Hampshire's Mount Washington Loses Claim to Fastest Wind Gust
CONCORD, N.H. -- First the Old Man, now the Big Wind.
New Hampshire's Mount Washington has lost its distinction as the site of the fastest wind gust ever recorded on Earth, officials at the Mount Washington Observatory said Tuesday.
The concession came
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Obama State Of The Union Speech Will Focus On Economy
Obama's State Of The Union speech will be Wednesday evening at 9 p.m EST.
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Barack Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State of the Union address Wednesday, retooling
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'Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies at 91
NEW YORK — J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.
Salinger died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, the
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What's in Salinger's safe?
NEW YORK - So what about the safe? The death this week of J.D. Salinger ends one of literature's most mysterious lives and intensifies one of its greatest mysteries: Was the author of "The Catcher in the Rye" keeping a stack of finished, unpublished
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Primary time: Let the political family feuds begin
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 'Tis the season when Democrats and Republicans eat their own.
Eight months of primaries for party nominations get under way next week in House, Senate, gubernatorial and legislative races. The outcomes will set the stage for the
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Drum circle fans play on despite anthrax fears
An Environmental Protection Agency investigator is seen at the United Campus Ministry center building at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., on Jan. 7.
CONCORD, N.H. — For drum circle devotees, the beat goes on.
The case of a young New
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Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit
WASHINGTON — Spelling out painful priorities, President Barack Obama urged Congress today to quickly approve a huge new shot of spending for recession relief and job creation, part of a record $3.8 trillion budget that would boost the deficit beyond
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In New Hampshire, Obama pitching anew his plan to offer $30B in small-business loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's bid to sell his economic agenda and re-energize voters picks up in politically significant New Hampshire, where he will again promote an idea to free up money for small businesses that are hurting.
Obama
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APNewsBreak: US Study Shows Drop in Child Abuse
A massive new federal study documents an unprecedented and dramatic decrease in incidents of serious child abuse, especially sexual abuse. Experts hailed the findings as proof that crackdowns and public awareness campaigns had made headway. An estimated
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The stories he could tell: Rich material in Salinger's adopted home, Cornish HED IS 93 CHARACTERS Hillel Italie
But while he surely appreciated a setting that was "nice and peaceful," a wish Holden Caulfield expressed in "Catcher," Salinger was essentially a cosmopolitan author who set much of his fiction on campuses and in his native New York City and the
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Smart Says She Wants New Hampshire To Have Conversation
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- After spending two decades in prison, Pamela Smart said she wants the people of New Hampshire to have a conversation about her case and her sentence.
Smart is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after
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Famed No. 3 returning to Daytona in truck series
The 20-year-old Dillon knows the history of the number well, growing up watching the Earnhardts turn the 2 1/2-mile, high-banked track into their personal stamping ground.
"A lot of prestige and history goes with it," said Dillon, a freshman
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Zeglinski, Hartford edge New Hampshire 57-54
DURHAM, N.H. - Joe Zeglinski banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Hartford a 57-54 victory over New Hampshire on Saturday.
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Retired Supreme Court Justice Souter will be principal speaker at Harvard's commencement
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
- Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.
The school announced Monday that Souter is scheduled to return to his alma mater May 27 for the 35
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New Hampshire panel recommends against gay marriage repeal
CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire House committee is recommending against repealing the state's five-week-old gay marriage law.
The Judiciary Committee also voted Tuesday to recommend that the House kill a proposed constitutional amendment that defines
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New Hampshire beats Albany 62-53
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Alvin Abreu scored 22 points and Tyrone Conley added 12, leading New Hampshire to a 62-53 win over Albany (N.Y.) on Tuesday night.
Abreu also led the way from 3-point range for New Hampshire (9-13, 4-7 America East Conference), knocking
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IRS, States Crack Down On Independent Worker Abuse
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) ―
The Internal Revenue Service and 37 states are cracking down on companies that try to trim payroll costs by illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, rather than as full employees, The Associated Press has
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New England states contract case of 'snow envy'
Snowless New England states that rely on the white stuff for their winter activities are green with envy watching the Mid-Atlantic get blanketed with back-to-back blizzards.
So little snow fell in Maine's largest city that Portland canceled its winter
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Event planners say 'Oh, no!' to no snow
Snowless New England states that rely on it for their winter activities are green with envy watching the Mid-Atlantic get blanketed with back-to-back blizzards.
So little snow fell in Maine's largest city that Portland canceled its winter festival. In
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Practically perfect, Kearney beats Heil for gold
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Someday very soon, 'O Canada' will receive good air time at the Vancouver Olympics.
It's a party four years in the making for the 23-year-old from New Hampshire, who slashed through the rain and down the moguls
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Carbon monoxide leak prompts NH hotel evacuation
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A New Hampshire hotel worker has been hospitalized in serious condition after a carbon monoxide leak sickened her and 10 others.
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UPDATE - CVPS, GMP announce new power deals
MONTPELIER - Vermont's three largest electric utilities say they've reached a series of power purchase deals, including from a wind power project in Coos County, N.H.
Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and Green Mountain Power Corp. together will
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Several fall ill at NH school; tests inconclusive
DERRY, N.H. Air tests at a New Hampshire school where more than 20 people showed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning have turned up no elevated levels of the gas.
Derry Fire Chief George Klauber says firefighters responded to St. Thomas
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Romney book tour looks like campaign schedule
BOSTON Mitt Romney's upcoming book tour looks a lot like a presidential campaign schedule.
The 2008 Republican presidential contender will be visiting 19 states, including Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania and Nevada.
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Green groups call for federal probe of Vt. Yankee
MONTPELIER — Two environmental groups on Friday asked the U.S. Justice Department to launch a criminal probe of Vermont Yankee nuclear plant officials, saying they had provided false information under oath and operated the plant with "careless
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Conley's lifts New Hampshire past Loyola 61-60
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Alvin Abreu scored 22 points and Tyrone Conley added 12, leading New Hampshire to a 62-53 win over Albany (N.Y.) on Tuesday night.
Abreu also led the way from 3-point range for New Hampshire (9-13, 4-7 America East Conference),
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Patrick learning NASCAR results won't come easy
NASCAR driver Danica Patrick speaks to the media after racing in the Nationwide Stater Bros. 300 auto race and finishing in 31st place at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
Danica Patrick has learned one of her toughest
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Mitt again, Romney re-emerges for likely WH bid
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. Romney is ready to step back into the public spotlight after working earnestly
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GOP's Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote
Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., talks to reporters after he voted for cloture on the Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster with critical momentum provided by the Senate's newest
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Senate approves tax breaks for new hires
WASHINGTON: Companies that hire the unemployed would claim new tax breaks under a jobs-promoting bill the Senate passed Wednesday, delivering President Barack Obama and Democrats a much-needed victory.
The 70-28 vote sends the bill back to the House,
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Snow, high winds headed to winter-weary Northeast
ALBANY, N.Y. A day after a storm dumped more than a foot of snow, causing tens of thousands of people to lose power and stalling air and rail traffic, weather-weary Northeast residents braced for a repeat - a second storm packing potentially damaging
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Huge Eastern storm darkens homes, disrupts travel
At least 2 deaths blamed on huge Eastern storm
A huge, windy winter storm lingered Friday over the Northeast, cutting power to at least a half-million customers, fanning a hotel fire in New Hampshire, and disrupting air and road travel across the
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Half A Million Lack Power In U.S. Northeast
ALBANY, N.Y. --
Utility crews are making headway as they try to restore power following a winter storm that pounded the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.
More than 1 million homes and businesses lost power during Friday's
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More than 200K still powerless after winter storm
This article was published today at 1:02 p.m.
More than 200,000 homes and business were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high
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Nearly 200K Without Power After Northeast Storm
PORTLAND, Maine (CBS) ―
Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.
More than 83,000 utility
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Romney accuses Obama of wrongly apologizing for US
Once and possibly future Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney says in a new book that President Barack Obama’s international outreach efforts during his first year in office have been "kindling" to the "anti-American fires burning all across
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Same-sex marriage becomes legal in D.C.; line forms
WASHINGTON: Same-sex couples can start applying for marriage licenses today in Washington.
Supporters say couples planned to line up before the city's marriage bureau opened at 8:30 a.m., and officials at the courthouse were expecting 200 or more
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School bullies back down
"Bullying is the foundation on which a lot of subsequent aggressive behavior gets built," said Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center. "If it's going down, we will reap benefits in the future
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NH teacher accused of sending nude photo to teen
LONDONDERRY, N.H. A New Hampshire high school English teacher is facing a charge she sent a 15-year-old male student nude photos of herself that were then circulated around the school.
Police say 41-year-old Melinda Dennehy of Hampstead turned
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Delva helps No. 23 Hartford rout New Hampshire
America East Player of the Year Diana Delva had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead top-seeded and No. 23 Hartford to its school-record 19th straight victory, 68-35 over New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament Friday
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Supermarket workers approve Stop&Shop contract
HARTFORD, Conn. — Supermarket workers at Stop&Shop in southern New England have ratified a contract that ends weeks of difficult negotiations over wages and benefits.
Local 328 secretary-treasurer Jim Riley says members of five locals of the United
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JFK condolence letters published for 1st time
This Friday, March 5, 2010, photo shows University of New Hampshire history professor Ellen Fitzpatrick, author of "Letters to Jackie: Condolences From A Grieving Nation," in Newton, Mass.
Among the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to President John
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Senate may extend jobless benefits insurance
WASHINGTON – Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless appears poised to clear a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end
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Minority births on track to outnumber white births
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WASHINGTON:
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In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings
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MEXICO CITY Two glowing brides in white gowns made history Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.
Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard was officiating five same-sex marriages in one
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Kevin Garn Confession: Utah House GOP Leader Paid Woman For Silence About Nude Hot Tubbing When She Was A Minor
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's House majority leader said late Thursday he paid a woman $150,000 to keep silent about going nude "hot-tubbing" with her when she was minor a quarter century ago.
In a shocking statement on the House floor, Kevin Garn, 55, of
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Pair sentenced in 2005 N.H. murder-for-hire case
BRENTWOOD, N.H. - Two men who were the star witnesses in a millionaire businessman's murder-for-hire trial have been sentenced for their roles in the killing of a Derry, N.H., handyman.
Michael Benton of Manchester and Joseph Vrooman of Las Vegas were
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In rural NH, deer-car crashes bring free 'dinner'
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In this March 4, 2010 photo, a deer runs across the road in Pittsburg, N.H. A 10-mile stretch of road in Northern New Hampshire has seen a large increase in deer population getting hit by cars.
In this photo taken Thursday, March 4, 20
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Stubborn storm darkens, floods much of Northeast
BOUND BROOK, N.J. (AP) - Torrential rains and high winds pounded the Northeast for a third day Monday, taking a heavy toll on people and property in a region that only recently restored power or finished digging out from the last of several major
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Northeast cleaning up after wind-whipped storm
WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - The three-day storm that smacked the Northeast has moved on, leaving communities to deal with flooding, power outages and a big clean-up job.
While floodwaters have receded in some places, many areas are still inundated. Tens of
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Episcopal church approves 2nd gay bishop
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LOS ANGELES The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles, making her the second openly gay bishop in the Anglican global fellowship, diocese officials said
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Calif. considers smoking ban at all state parks
"It is very clear that the garbage that is created as a result of smoking on beaches - butts and wrappers - are polluting our water," Democratic state Sen. Jenny Oropeza of Long Beach, the bill's author, said in an interview. "In terms of the state
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Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Police have been overwhelmed since they released more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker, more than 30-year-old pictures of unidentified girls and women in bell bottoms, bikinis and Farrah Fawcett hair.
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Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Writer HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Police have been overwhelmed since they released more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker, more than 30-year-old pictures of unidentified girls and women in
