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- "Perversion files" show locals helped cover up
- Medical marijuana advocates want drug reclassified
- At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak
- Va. health chief resigns over abortion rules
- Lawsuit claims evangelical church hid abuse claims
- Obama: Romney 'whiffed' on tax cut explanation
- McMahon, Murphy to square off in 4th Senate debate
- Vt. doctor pleads guilty to prescription fraud
- Owners of massage parlors in Wellesley, Revere arrested in human trafficking operation
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- Wandering coyote captured after causing school lockdown in Mattapan
| Pawtucket man convicted on drug charges Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been convicted on charges related to the illegal distribution of prescription pain killers.           |
| UMass Boston building evacuated after bomb threat Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:14 PM PDT A University of Massachusetts Boston science building was briefly evacuated this morning after the school received a bomb threat, university officials said. University public safety personnel responded to the campus's Science Center at 11:30 a.m. after receiving a claim that a bomb had been placed in the building, said DeWayne Lehman, a university spokesman.  |
| "Perversion files" show locals helped cover up Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:47 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An array of local authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and town Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others who allegedly molested children, according to a newly opened trove of confidential files compiled from 1959 to1985.  |
| Medical marijuana advocates want drug reclassified Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington is considering whether marijuana should be reclassified from its current status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.  |
| At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at fungi on a glass slide. In another room, another researcher uses what looks like a long, pointed eye dropper to suck up DNA samples that will be tested for the suspect fungus.  |
| Va. health chief resigns over abortion rules Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's health commissioner says she is resigning because of the state's strict new regulations for abortion clinics.  |
| Lawsuit claims evangelical church hid abuse claims Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Three female plaintiffs claim an evangelical church group covered up allegations of sexual abuse against children, failed to report accusations to the police and discouraged its members from cooperating with law enforcement, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.  |
| Obama: Romney 'whiffed' on tax cut explanation Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney can't explain his plan for a $5 trillion tax cut.  |
| McMahon, Murphy to square off in 4th Senate debate Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:02 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy is accusing his Republican opponent in the Connecticut Senate race of not supporting abortion rights, despite her repeated claims that she's a "pro-choice woman."  |
| Vt. doctor pleads guilty to prescription fraud Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:40 PM PDT MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Burlington, Vt., doctor has pleaded guilty to one felony count of prescription fraud.  |
| Owners of massage parlors in Wellesley, Revere arrested in human trafficking operation Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:30 PM PDT Two men who owned massage parlors in Wellesley and Revere have been arrested in connection with a human trafficking investigation, the state attorney general's office announced today. Zhen Lai, 37, of Quincy and Joseph Girouard, 55, of Revere were arrested this afternoon without incident by State Police assigned to the attorney general's office and agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations office, along with several police departments.  |
| WWE seeking Conn. economic development aid Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The chief financial officer of Stamford-based WWE says the wrestling entertainment company is seeking aid under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's "Next Five" economic development program as it plans to launch a cable TV network.  |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:49 PM PDT  |
| Sex trafficking at massage parlors targeted Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:37 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — State and federal investigators are in the process of executing search warrants in a half dozen communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking.  |
| Police arrest 3 men in Denver bar fire killings Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:36 PM PDT DENVER (AP) — Three men were arrested for investigation of murder after a Denver bar was set on fire to cover up five killings committed during a robbery, authorities said Thursday.  |
| Nightmare election scenarios worry both parties Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:54 PM PDT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Here in a county that knows a thing or two about Election Day meltdowns, both parties are fretting over what might go seriously wrong before, during or just after the Nov. 6 presidential election.  |
| NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Saying the gay population has "suffered a history of discrimination," a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, adding fuel to an issue expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court soon.  |
| "Perversion files" show locals helped cover up Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:50 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children, a newly opened trove of confidential papers shows.  |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:50 PM PDT  |
| Wandering coyote captured after causing school lockdown in Mattapan Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:30 PM PDT A wandering coyote was captured this afternoon after his travels through the Mattapan neighborhood caused alarm — and the lockdown of a school. The coyote was caught on Hosmer Street just after 12:30 p.m., just down the road from the Mildred Avenue School. The recalcitrant animal was dragged out of an alley and placed in an Animal Control truck.  |
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