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- Mass. AG backs shorter window for nuke renewals
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- Two more pelicans buffeted by Hurricane Sandy will get plane ride back to the Gulf Coast
- Kodak scientist, inventor of Bayer filter, dies
- Communities north of Boston struggle to develop medical marijuana zoning
- Melrose raises issue of residents growing their own
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- $87K jackpot hit in Thanksgiving drawing
- US trucker nabbed with ammo in Mexico is freed
- NYC high-rise fire leaves 27 with smoke inhalation
- Black ice causes accidents in Maine, Vermont
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- Powerball jackpot builds to $325M for Saturday
- Increased Medicaid demand felt across Connecticut
- NH to chop down red pines to slow insect attack
| Mass. AG backs shorter window for nuke renewals Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Martha Coakley is urging Congress to tighten the license renewal period for nuclear power plants.           |
| AP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo, which fell to the fighters earlier this week.  |
| Two more pelicans buffeted by Hurricane Sandy will get plane ride back to the Gulf Coast Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST Two pelicans buffeted off course to Rhode Island by the winds of Hurricane Sandy are going to be heading back to the Gulf Coast Tuesday, but they won't be traveling in the same style that two other pelicans did last weekend. No private plane for these two weary wayfarers. They're flying Delta. On Saturday, the first two birds were flown by a private plane to rehabilitators at the Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet, Fla., who will care for the pelicans until they can be released.  |
| Kodak scientist, inventor of Bayer filter, dies Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PST ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A retired Kodak scientist and the inventor of a widely used color filter array that bears his name has died. Bryce Bayer was 83.  |
| Communities north of Boston struggle to develop medical marijuana zoning Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:56 PM PST A new law legalizing medical marijuana in Massachusetts is challenging communities north of Boston to write new zoning regulating where shops distributing the drug may — or may not — open after the new law takes effect on Jan. 1. Proposals vary widely, from bans in Reading, Wakefield, and potentially Melrose, to amending zoning in Malden, Salem, and Woburn, and restricting them to Route 1 in Peabody.  |
| Melrose raises issue of residents growing their own Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:52 PM PST Medical marijuana dispensaries, legalized under the ballot measure approved by Massachusetts voters, would pose a threat to public health and safety, Melrose officials said during a Nov. 19 hearing on a proposal to ban the facilities from opening in the city.  |
| Mass. shoppers line up in cold to snag bargains Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:36 PM PST WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of Black Friday shoppers, many squeezed by economic uncertainties, lined up in freezing overnight temperatures or got up early to snag the best bargains to kick off the holiday shopping season in Massachusetts.  |
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| Conn. veterans can have status on driver's license Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:31 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans in Connecticut can now apply to have their military status marked on their driver's license or state-issued ID card.  |
| $87K jackpot hit in Thanksgiving drawing Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Add playing the lottery to the list of things to be thankful for.  |
| US trucker nabbed with ammo in Mexico is freed Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Dallas trucker detained for eight months in Mexico on allegations that he tried to smuggled assault rifle ammunition into the country is expected to return Friday to the United States, his lawyer said.  |
| NYC high-rise fire leaves 27 with smoke inhalation Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:14 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a fire at a storm-damaged office skyscraper in New York City's Financial District has left more than two dozen people with smoke inhalation, including a firefighter. Four people have been taken to a hospital.  |
| Black ice causes accidents in Maine, Vermont Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:09 PM PST AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The arrival of Black Friday had a tragic side as Maine's weather conditions brought about black ice that led to a series of accidents, some causing deaths, on northern New England highways.  |
| Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST Upcoming events in the communities south of Boston.  |
| Retired firefighter donates city Christmas tree Posted: 23 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence has selected this year's City Hall Christmas tree from the yard of a longtime city firefighter who lives just three miles across town.  |
| Kan. honor flights halted after money goes missing Posted: 23 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As many as 100 World War II veterans missed their chance to travel to Washington to see their war's memorial after about $110,000 disappeared from a Kansas nonprofit that organized free trips for them.  |
| Black ice causes accidents in Maine, NH Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The arrival of Black Friday had a tragic side as Maine's weather conditions brought about black ice that led to a series of accidents, some causing deaths, on northern New England highways.  |
| Powerball jackpot builds to $325M for Saturday Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Chicago resident Clyde Gadlin says Saturday's $325 million Powerball drawing gives him a chance to dream.  |
| Increased Medicaid demand felt across Connecticut Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:53 AM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The larger-than-expected demand for Medicaid health coverage for needy adults, a contributor to Connecticut's latest budget shortfall, is being felt across the state, according to a review of Department of Social Services statistical reports.  |
| NH to chop down red pines to slow insect attack Posted: 23 Nov 2012 11:30 AM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire forestry officials plan to remove about 120 acres of red pine trees from a state park this winter to slow the spread of an aggressive insect that's destroyed thousands of the trees in southern New England.  |
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