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- US struggles to get Israel, Palestinians to talks
- New members play lottery for office space
- AP source: NY gov to make pitch for $42B for Sandy
- Lexington task force recommends community center with gym, café
- Mitchell report: Good start on Penn State reforms
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- New Bedford city worker killed in garage accident
- Wyo. man kills 2, self; attack locks down school
- Ex-PSU professor gets nearly 3 1/2 years for fraud
- Selectmen to set new tax rates
- US government releases once-secret Watergate files
- Wyo. man kills 2, self; attack locks down school
- Insider trading suspect was model ethics student
- US appeals court stays affirmative action ruling
- NH police looking for man who tried to abduct girl
- Obama defense pick could come sooner than expected
- Ex-PSU professor gets 41 months in research fraud
- Ameristar drops casino bid in Mass.
| US struggles to get Israel, Palestinians to talks Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:17 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration sought Friday to direct Israel and the Palestinians back toward direct peace talks, even as the two sides and much of the world seemed to be ignoring the U.S. attempts at leadership on a Mideast peace strategy.           |
| New members play lottery for office space Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:00 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.-elect Julia Brownley of California has reason to cheer: She's a lottery winner.  |
| AP source: NY gov to make pitch for $42B for Sandy Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:55 PM PST ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An official in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's (KWOH'-mohz) administration says the governor is headed to Washington on Monday to make his pitch for about $42 billion in federal aid to help the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.  |
| Lexington task force recommends community center with gym, café Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:47 PM PST A task force established by selectmen is recommending Lexington create a community center with dedicated space for senior citizens and young people along with a café, kitchen and gym.  |
| Mitchell report: Good start on Penn State reforms Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:45 PM PST STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A former U.S. senator brought in to monitor Penn State said Friday the university has gotten "off to a very good start" in responding to NCAA sanctions for the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.  |
| Apartment where Oswald lived being demolished Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST DALLAS (AP) — A dilapidated Dallas apartment complex where Lee Harvey Oswald briefly lived before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is being demolished.  |
| Revere woman sentenced to 3 years on drug charges Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:32 PM PST A Revere woman who sold drugs during her lunch break from her job at a Boston elementary school has been sentenced to three years in state prison, prosecutors said today. Rose Cefalo, 31, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court to charges that included possession with intent to distribute heroin, conspiracy to traffic in heroin, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said in a statement.  |
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| New Bedford city worker killed in garage accident Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:32 PM PST NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — New Bedford officials say a 55-year-old city worker has died after being pinned between the bucket and the cab of a Bobcat he was repairing at the Water Department.  |
| Wyo. man kills 2, self; attack locks down school Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:17 PM PST CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An attack at a small community college and a nearby neighborhood left three people dead, at least one from a sharp weapon as police tried to figure out how the violence unfolded in the community in the middle of Wyoming.  |
| Ex-PSU professor gets nearly 3 1/2 years for fraud Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:27 PM PST HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State University professor has been sentenced to nearly 3 1/2 years in federal prison for more than $3 million in research grant fraud.  |
| Selectmen to set new tax rates Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:26 PM PST Selectmen are scheduled to decide on residential and business tax rates for the 2013 fiscal year at their Dec. 17 meeting.  |
| US government releases once-secret Watergate files Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:11 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Friday released more than 850 pages of once-secret documents from the Watergate political scandal, providing new insights on privileged legal conversations and prison evaluations of some burglars in the case. A federal judge had decided earlier this month to unseal some material, but other records still remain off limits.  |
| Wyo. man kills 2, self; attack locks down school Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:13 PM PST CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A man killed one person in a Casper neighborhood before going to a nearby community college campus Friday morning and killing a faculty member and then himself, police said.  |
| Insider trading suspect was model ethics student Posted: 30 Nov 2012 03:19 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics student. Yet the 38-year-old Florida man now finds himself embroiled in what could prove one of the biggest ethical lapses in Wall Street's history.  |
| US appeals court stays affirmative action ruling Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:12 PM PST DETROIT (AP) — The ruling that ended Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions was put on hold Friday until the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear an appeal by the state's attorney general.  |
| NH police looking for man who tried to abduct girl Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire's capital city are looking for a man who tried to abduct a girl from outside the Concord City Auditorium.  |
| Obama defense pick could come sooner than expected Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:07 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior administration officials tell The Associated Press that President Barack Obama could name his next defense secretary in December, far sooner than expected and perhaps in a high-powered package announcement along with his choice for secretary of state.  |
| Ex-PSU professor gets 41 months in research fraud Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:05 PM PST HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State University professor has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for more than $3 million in federal research grant fraud.  |
| Ameristar drops casino bid in Mass. Posted: 30 Nov 2012 02:04 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — One of the three companies that had been pursuing a casino license in Springfield is dropping out of the race.  |
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