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- T says smartphone ticket app is a hit with commuter rail riders
- First anonymous email sent to Gen. Allen in May
- Waterbury man sentenced in TSA drug case
- Cantor: Went to FBI to determine credibility
- Official: Broadwell's security clearance suspended
- Obama responds warily to sex scandal, FBI probe
- AD: Beaver Creek - Opening Day Nov 21st!
- Acting leader of New England Mafia is sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison
- Man charged in Los Angeles bus rape
- New England mob boss gets 6 years in RI shakedowns
- US official says Army has suspended Paula Broadwell's security clearance
- Mystic penguins hang out with Huskies
- Police: Woman runs over husband for not voting
- Poirier, independent, running for House speaker
- Dying man, others testify in alleged $30M fraud
- Judge eyes challenge to Delaware Bloom Energy deal
- Maine House Republicans pick Fredette as leader
- State unveils new brine maker to fight highway ice, snow
- Some convictions reversed in Maine child porn case
- AD: Beaver Creek - Opening Day Nov 21st!
| T says smartphone ticket app is a hit with commuter rail riders Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:14 PM PST MBTA commuters have jumped at the chance to pay for tickets via their smartphones, downloading the T's new mobile ticketing app 6,000 times since its release Monday, the T said. "There's been a lot of positive feedback — many are excited about the app and it's more convenient for them," said acting General Manager Jonathan Davis.           | ||||
| First anonymous email sent to Gen. Allen in May Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A person close to the woman who triggered the investigation that ended the CIA director David Petraeus' career says the first anonymous email in the case was sent to Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.  | ||||
| Waterbury man sentenced in TSA drug case Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:04 PM PST NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Waterbury man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug-trafficking ring that prosecutors say also involved Transportation Security Administration officers.  | ||||
| Cantor: Went to FBI to determine credibility Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:04 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has described his role in the investigation that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus, saying someone gave him information about the case that sounded like a potential "national security vulnerability."  | ||||
| Official: Broadwell's security clearance suspended Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:58 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says the Army has suspended the security clearance of the woman who had an affair with CIA Director David Petraeus, triggering his resignation.  | ||||
| Obama responds warily to sex scandal, FBI probe Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:46 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding warily to his administration's sudden sex scandal, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's seen no evidence that national security was damaged by the revelations that ended his CIA director's career and imperil that of his Afghan war commander.  | ||||
| AD: Beaver Creek - Opening Day Nov 21st! Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:46 PM PST
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| Acting leader of New England Mafia is sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:41 PM PST The acting leader of the New England Mafia was sentenced today in federal court in Rhode Island to 6 1/2 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy to extort payments from adult entertainment businesses in that state, federal and state authorities said today. Anthony L. Dinunzio, 53, of East Boston had pleaded guilty in September to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, authorities said.  | ||||
| Man charged in Los Angeles bus rape Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man has been charged with raping an 18-year-old mentally disabled woman in the back of a Los Angeles County transit bus last week.  | ||||
| New England mob boss gets 6 years in RI shakedowns Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:31 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The acting head of the New England Mafia has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for shaking down Rhode Island strip clubs for protection money.  | ||||
| US official says Army has suspended Paula Broadwell's security clearance Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — US official says Army has suspended Paula Broadwell's security clearance.  | ||||
| Mystic penguins hang out with Huskies Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:24 PM PST STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A couple of penguins from Africa spent the day hanging out in UConn territory — at Gampel Pavilion to be specific.  | ||||
| Police: Woman runs over husband for not voting Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:18 PM PST GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Arizona say a Mesa woman injured her husband by running over him with an SUV because he didn't vote in last week's presidential election.  | ||||
| Poirier, independent, running for House speaker Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:17 PM PST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — State Rep. Paul Poirier, an independent, said Wednesday he will seek the post of House speaker when lawmakers convene in January, seeking to unseat two-term Democratic Speaker Shap Smith.  | ||||
| Dying man, others testify in alleged $30M fraud Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:15 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man who was once told he had three months to live testified in federal court Wednesday that he knew nothing about accounts opened in his name by a Rhode Island estate planner and one of his employees, who are accused of fraudulently making more than $30 million by opening similar accounts in the names of terminally ill people.  | ||||
| Judge eyes challenge to Delaware Bloom Energy deal Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PST WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. Jack Markell are asking a federal magistrate to dismiss a challenge to a scheme to lure California-based fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy to Delaware with millions in state incentives and higher rates on Delmarva Power customers.  | ||||
| Maine House Republicans pick Fredette as leader Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:41 PM PST AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine House Republicans on Wednesday elected Rep. Kenneth Fredette of Newport as their floor leader for the new two-year session, bypassing the outgoing speaker and another veteran lawmaker.  | ||||
| State unveils new brine maker to fight highway ice, snow Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST Following the lead of counterparts across New England and in most of the country's snowier climes, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation this afternoon unveiled its first salt brine production plant to produce anti-icing liquid for the state's highways. The $160,000 BrineXtreme — not counting the price of a 4,000-gallon tanker truck, storage tanks, and other infrastructure and paraphernalia — can churn out more than 6,000 gallons of brine an hour.  | ||||
| Some convictions reversed in Maine child porn case Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has reversed some of the convictions against Maine's former top drug prosecutor, who was sentenced to 16 years for child pornography.  | ||||
| AD: Beaver Creek - Opening Day Nov 21st! Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:09 PM PST
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