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- New charge in LA airport weapons arrest
- Lottery winners from Pembroke and Randolph hit it big — quickly
- House race in South Fla., 7 other contests drag on
- Victims, family tell Loughner their lives changed
- Williams, Looney re-elected as Senate leaders
- TV cameraman punched, robbed of camera in Oakland
- Provost Peter Salovey named president at Yale U.
- Meriden cocaine trafficker sentenced to 20 years
- Frustration mounts over lingering power outages
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- Frustration mounts over lingering power outages
- General's defense team works to discredit accuser
- Ameridose, sister company to pharmacy linked to fungal meningitis outbreak, laying off hundreds
- State agency says club must get license back
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- Support for Vt. Yankee strong at hearing
- Eight charged after probe finds misuse of food stamp cards in Brockton
- Testimony ends in Texas day care fire murder trial
- Televangelist testifies in Calif bankruptcy case
- Biden to appear on NBC's 'Parks and Recreation'
| New charge in LA airport weapons arrest Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:02 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teacher has been charged with making false statements when he was arrested last month at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and with checked bags containing knives, a smoke grenade and other weapons.           |
| Lottery winners from Pembroke and Randolph hit it big — quickly Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:02 PM PST The tickets had only been available for less than a week, but that didn't stop two Massachusetts men from hitting it big on a new state lottery game. On Nov. 2, John Mancuso of Pembroke was the first grand prize winner of the new "Winner Green" scratch ticket that launched Oct. 30. He won $2.5 million. On Monday, Richard Key of Randolph won a $1 million prize from the new holiday-themed ticket.  |
| House race in South Fla., 7 other contests drag on Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:35 PM PST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Election Day has come and gone and Republican Rep. Allen West is still fighting for votes — in the courtroom.  |
| Victims, family tell Loughner their lives changed Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PST PHOENIX (AP) — Some of those shot by Jared Lee Loughner, their family members and those who lost loved ones in the rampage that killed six and wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, spoke to him at sentencing hearing Thursday. A judge confirmed he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Here are some of their comments:  |
| Williams, Looney re-elected as Senate leaders Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:52 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democrats in Connecticut's state Senate have re-elected Donald Williams Jr. as Senate president and Martin Looney as majority leader.  |
| TV cameraman punched, robbed of camera in Oakland Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:46 PM PST OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A TV news cameraman is back at work after a group of young men punched him and stole his camera while he was on assignment on a busy Oakland, Calif., street.  |
| Provost Peter Salovey named president at Yale U. Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:41 PM PST NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Yale University has named Provost Peter Salovey as its president.  |
| Meriden cocaine trafficker sentenced to 20 years Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:35 PM PST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 71-year-old Meriden man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking cocaine.  |
| Frustration mounts over lingering power outages Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Vincent Pina finally saw a couple of utility trucks coming down his street Thursday and started to wave in anticipation. But they just cruised past his house and kept on going.  |
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| Frustration mounts over lingering power outages Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Vincent Pina finally saw a couple of utility trucks coming down his street Thursday and started to wave in anticipation. But they just cruised past his house and kept on going.  |
| General's defense team works to discredit accuser Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:23 PM PST FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Defense lawyers representing an Army general facing sexual misconduct charges aimed Thursday to paint his primary accuser as a woman prone to flirtation, jealousy and emotional overreactions.  |
| Ameridose, sister company to pharmacy linked to fungal meningitis outbreak, laying off hundreds Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST Ameridose, sister company to the Framingham compounding pharmacy whose drugs have been implicated in the national fungal meningitis outbreak, has notified hundreds of workers they are being laid off Friday, as the company remains under a temporary closure order after regulators raised concerns about sterility practices there. The layoff affects 650 workers at Ameridose, a major supplier of injectable drugs to hospitals, and 140 at its affiliated marketing company, Medical Sales Management. Both companies share owners with New England Compounding Center.  |
| State agency says club must get license back Posted: 08 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A state agency has ordered a Providence city board to reinstate a local dance club's liquor license after the board revoked it in September following a fatal shooting in the club's parking lot.  |
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| Support for Vt. Yankee strong at hearing Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:53 PM PST VERNON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Public Service Board is hearing some supportive testimony about the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.  |
| Eight charged after probe finds misuse of food stamp cards in Brockton Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PST An undercover state trooper posing as a food stamp recipient was able to draw cash from an electronic benefits transfer card from five Brockton businesses, Plymouth County prosecutors said today. Eight people are facing charges after the sting opertaion. The probe which began in May, uncovered a variety of scams involving misuse of the EBT cards, which are used to distribute food stamps and some cash benefits to the poor.  |
| Testimony ends in Texas day care fire murder trial Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PST HOUSTON (AP) — Testimony has wrapped up in the trial of a Texas woman charged with murder after a fire at her home day care killed four children and injured three others.  |
| Televangelist testifies in Calif bankruptcy case Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former host of the televangelist program the "Hour of Power" has testified in bankruptcy court that the ministry he founded owes him for using his creative works in broadcasts and online.  |
| Biden to appear on NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' Posted: 08 Nov 2012 12:51 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off re-election, Vice President Joe Biden will appear on the NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" next Thursday.  |
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