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Everett to vote on casino proposal in special election

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:27 PM PDT

On Saturday, Everett will hold a voter referendum to decide if Wynn Everett, a $1.2 billion resort casino proposed by Las Vegas developer Steve Wynn, should be built on a former Monsanto chemical factory on the Mystic River. The state gaming law requires a host community agreement to address the impact of the development. Everett voters will not be voting to approve the agreement; they will be asked to vote "yes" or "no" on whether the casino should be built in Everett. If approved, Wynn's application may advance before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. If turned down, the development cannot be built.
    

Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:26 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she opposes the force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is pressing the Pentagon to establish a more humane treatment.
    

RI receives nearly $40M in federal Sandy relief

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:25 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government has given Rhode Island nearly $40 million so far to assist in the recovery from Superstorm Sandy.
    

Bruins' run excites city wounded by marathon bombs

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:21 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — They have come to wave flags or meet the players or just appear on the video screen, invariably to a standing ovation, during the Boston Bruins' run to the Stanley Cup finals.
    

Maine lawmakers seek to limit use of police drones

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:20 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers have advanced a proposal to ban law enforcement from using unmanned aerial drones for surveillance unless they have a search warrant.
    

NH AG: Elderly couple died of stab wounds

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Neighbors of an elderly New Hampshire couple stabbed to death in their Nashua home say they were stunned by the news they were killed and can only hope it's a random act of violence and not someone in their midst.
    

Google search leads to prostitution arrest in Salem

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

Salem police investigating the robbery of $70 from a Bridge Street coffee shop allegedly found not only the thief but a prostitution business. While investigating an unarmed robbery at the Coffee Time Bake Shop June 10, police were given the cellphone number of a woman who allegedly knew the male thief, Salem Police Lieutenant Conrad Prosniewski said. A Google search of the phone number turned up an online advertisement to hire an escort by the name of "Misha," Prosniewski said.
    

Man jailed in shooting of hunting beagles

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

An Enfield, Conn. man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail in the deaths of three hunting beagles that were shot and killed by his son. John Lake was not with his 13-year-old son when the boy shot the beagles in November, but the father said in court that he removed their collars and threw their bodies into a ravine after they were killed.
    

Obama making plans to tackle global warming

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term.
    

Ohio woman, allegedly enslaved, spent time in jail

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:10 PM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it.
    

Zimmerman jurors asked about neighborhood watch

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:07 PM PDT

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys quizzed a whittled-down group of prospective jurors Wednesday in the Trayvon Martin case about whether they had fired guns, made judgments based on how people dressed or had been neighborhood watch volunteers like the teen's shooter.
    

Mayors push to limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:06 PM PDT

The mayor of Providence is among 18 mayors nationwide reviving a push against allowing government food vouchers to be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday, mayors including Angel Taveras said it is ''time to test and evaluate approaches limiting'' the use of the subsidies for sugar-laden beverages.
    

Biden to attend rally in Dartmouth for Markey

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:05 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is the latest high-profile Democrat planning to visit Massachusetts to stump for Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey.
    

Gomez to launch new ad, highlighting debate performance

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:02 PM PDT

US Senate hopeful Gabriel E. Gomez, coming off what his campaign saw as a successful debate performance, is set to launch a new television ad Thursday morning in which he repeatedly mentions his opponent's long tenure in the US House of Representatives and asks voters to give him a shot at serving out the remainder of John F. Kerry's Senate term.
    

Faith leaders asked to help members get legal help

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:58 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Grace Liverman needed to write a will, the 66-year-old who suffers from lupus and other health problems didn't know where to turn. So she called her pastor at Hamilton United Methodist Church in Nashville.
    

New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:56 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado were making it easy for new fires to start and spread.
    

Man backing boat into water sinks truck, trailer

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:54 PM PDT

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Police say a man trying to get his boat into the Merrimack River ended up accidentally putting his trailer and pickup truck in the water, too.
    

US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. accused China and Russia of failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and Syria.
    

33 people arrested in Vt. illegal-drugs sweep

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Almost three dozen people in the area were arrested Wednesday as part of an expanding effort to tamp down a burgeoning problem with opiate drugs, especially heroin, across the state, police said.
    

Mikulski backs oversight of military academies

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski has called on the Pentagon to increase oversight and accountability of military service academy superintendents in response to increasing rates of sexual assaults.