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Man arrested with machete in Boston charged in triple stabbing

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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Destin, Florida

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Newlywed couples, photographers out money after NH company files for bankruptcy

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"Monty Python's Spamalot" brings classic film to stage in Boston

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Ex-Stoughton police officer's trial begins with opening statements in Birchmore case

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City to install new bike lanes where cycling advocate was struck and killed by car in Boston

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Donnie Wahlberg returns to hometown to film new season of "Boston Blue"

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Connecticut man charged with sexual assault at Rivier University in NH: "This can happen anywhere"

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Reading, Massachusetts, murder suspect to be taken back to Mass. after waiving extradition in Vermon

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Hurricane Isaias threatens Gulf Coast with 9-foot storm surge

Man charged with sexual assault at Rivier University in New Hampshire

Man charged with sexual assault at Rivier University in New Hampshire

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Celebrity Chef Tambo Barrow raising money for local charities through burger series

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Prosecution, defense make opening statements at Matthew Farwell trial

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Southern U.S. states prepare for Category 3 Hurricane Isaias

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Harvard grad Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Opening statements expected in trial of Matthew Farwell, accused of killing Sandra Birchmore

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