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Warwick memorial for 100 fire victims is unveiled

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:47 PM PDT

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Relatives of the 100 people who died in a 2003 nightclub fire cried and held each other Saturday during the unveiling of a so-called satellite memorial to their loved ones, capping a month in which a yearslong effort to secure the West Warwick site of the fire for another memorial finally came to fruition.

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Meningitis victims face long, uncertain recovery

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:08 PM PDT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Vilinda York lies in her Florida hospital bed, facing a dry-erase board that lists in green marker her name, her four doctors and a smiley face.

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Pawtucket to hear how it can fix its finances

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A special panel that has been studying Pawtucket finances since February will deliver its final report on options for addressing the city's underfunded pension and health benefit obligations.

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RI's Chafee, Carcieri meet at nightclub fire event

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:33 PM PDT

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — There was a rare meeting of Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) and his predecessor, former Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEER'-ee) during the unveiling of a memorial to the 100 victims of a 2003 nightclub fire.

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Warwick memorial for 100 fire victims is unveiled

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:44 AM PDT

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Relatives of the 100 people who died in a 2003 nightclub fire cried and held each other Saturday during the unveiling of a so-called satellite memorial to their loved ones, capping a month in which a yearslong effort to secure the West Warwick site of the fire for another memorial finally came to fruition.

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Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — With one debate and one jobs report to go, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are hurtling towards Election Day in a virtual deadlock, each convinced that victory is within reach if his campaign sticks with its plan.

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Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Enough already: voters hit with ads, calls, more

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — People who live in battleground states tend to have a number and a coping strategy.

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Crash claims man's life in Concord, NH

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police say traffic's back to normal following a crash in Concord, N.H., that took the life of a 31-year-old man.

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Man pronounced dead after police find him unconscious in Boston’s Financial District

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:10 AM PDT

A young man was pronounced dead early Saturday after police said they found him unconscious and with a head injury in the Financial District. The man, whose name has not been released, was in his 20s, police said in a statement. He was found in the area of Franklin and Broad streets at about 2:15 a.m. and transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Conn. Gov. Malloy to attend Jewish group's event

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:03 AM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is heading to Woodbridge to join well-wishers celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven.

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Vt. school district considers cameras on buses

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:58 AM PDT

POWNAL, Vt. (AP) — A southern Vermont school district is considering putting cameras inside and outside of school buses to deter bullying and identify vehicles that fail to stop for the buses.

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Bysiewicz campaigns for Murphy in Conn. Senate

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:56 AM PDT

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz (BY'-suh-wits) is out campaigning for Connecticut Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, months after losing to him in a sometimes contentious Democratic primary.

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Ohio county elections chief quits, citing stress

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:50 AM PDT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio county's director of elections has resigned because he says work on the coming presidential election was too stressful.

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Stolen watch recovered by NY man after 53 years

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man whose gold watch was stolen 53 years ago when he was in the Navy has recovered the timepiece after its remarkable reappearance in Las Vegas.

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Aggressive ads keep abortion in campaign spotlight

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:37 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Though Barack Obama and Mitt Romney rarely tackle the topic of abortion head-on, the void is being filled by rival advocacy groups targeting swing states with ads depicting one or the other candidate as an extremist in his stance on the divisive issue.

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ACLU president in Mass. to speak on war on terror

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:31 AM PDT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The president of the American Civil Liberties Union is traveling to central Massachusetts to discuss how the U.S. war on terror has affected the rights and lives of ordinary Americans since the 9/11 attacks.

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NH pumpkin festival hopes to smash record

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:07 AM PDT

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The competition for great pumpkins is keen in Keene, N.H.

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Illinois Amtrak train hits 111 mph in test run

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:02 AM PDT

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — For the first time on a key Midwestern route between Chicago and St. Louis, an Amtrak passenger train topped 110 mph Friday, ripping through fog-shrouded farm fields and blowing past cars on a parallel highway.

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Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:02 AM PDT