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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/02/2009
Heavy rains bring flooding and deadly lightning to Massachusetts and other parts of New England; indicted Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner claims improper motives led to his prosecution by federal authorities; and the day's other top stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/01/2009
Hours after a robbery at the Sovereign Bank in Needham, police and the FBI have arrested the person believed to be responsible for a string of suburban bank jobs. He could be the man dubbed the "U-30" robber.
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My WBZ afternoon headlines 6/30/09
Topping our news this hour the Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state\'s long-running senate race.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/29/2009
After facing some of the victims of his Ponzi scheme in court, and telling them he's sorry for what he did, Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison. The judge described the fraud as "extraordinarily evil." Since federal inmat
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/26/2009
A 911 caller seeking help yesterday for Michael Jackson, is heard on the recording saying that an ambulance is urgently needed because CPR hadn't worked. Jackson was not named in the recording. The caller said the 50-year-old man's personal physicianwas
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/25/2009
A former co-owner of a Rhode Island nightclub where a fire killed 100 people was released from prison Thursday, after earning time off for good behavior. Michael Derderian, who was initially due to be released this fall, said his time in prison was diffi
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines -- 06/24/2009
A boy allegedly beaten into a coma by his father in Worcester remained on life support; Massachusetts legislators worked to reach a compromise on ethics reform legislation; and the day's other top stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines -- 06/23/2009
President Obama lashes out at Iran's crackdown against protesters; a Worcester man and his girlfriend are charged with assault in the near-fatal beating of the man's 7-year-old son; and the day's other top stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/22/2009
A former Boston medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges, and is being held without bail. Philip Markoff is accused of luring Julissa Brisman to a Boston hotela
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/19/2009
The Massachusetts House and Senate are scheduled to vote Friday on a $27.4 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The proposal slashes state aid to cities and towns by up to 15 percent and could close as many as 12 Registry of Motor Vehic
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/18/2009
A cardiologist who examined a dead pilot aboard a trans-Atlantic flight to New Jersey says he suspects a heart attack killed him. Dr. Julien Struyven was flying from Brussels and responded Thursday to an announcement asking for doctors. Struyven says th
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/17/2009
The Senate on Wednesday began writing legislation to revamp the nation's health care system, but its historic first step was overshadowed by partisan anger and cost problems that troubled lawmakers on both sides. An ambitious timetable that called for co
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/16/2009
A man wearing a suit and driving a BMW was arrested for allegedly trying to rob a Dedham bank at gunpoint Tuesday, after an employee text-messaged another branch. Police say the man walked into a Citizens Bank just as it opened at about 9 a.m. Tuesday an
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/15/2009
A Boston woman in her 30s is the first swine flu-related death in Massachusetts. State and city health officials said at a news conference Monday that the woman who died Sunday had some other medical issues, but they are not sure if that directly contrib
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/12/2009
A German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and spun fantastic stories about himself during three decades in the United States has been sentenced to 4-5 years for kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter. He was convicted earlier Friday for taking the gir
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My WBZ Headlines 06/12/2009
The day to go digital has finally arrived. But switching television systems has many people confused and unprepared. This story and more in the morning headlines.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines -- 06/11/2009
New details emerge about the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial and Museum; jurors fail again to reach a verdict in the Clark Rockefeller trial; and the day's other top stories
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 06/11/2009
The Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. is closed today, after a security guard was shot and killed by a self-proclaimed anti-Semite. The latest on this story and more in this morning's headlines.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/10/2009
We're learning more about the alleged gunman in today's attack at the national Holocaust museum. A security guard who was shot before other guards returned fire, is in grave condition. the elderly gunman is said to be in critical condition.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 06/10/2009
The Boston Globe is up for sale, while its largest union turns to the Labor Relations Board for help. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/09/2009
Suicide attackers in a truck launched an assault Tuesday on a luxury hotel commonly used by foreigners in Peshawar, Pakistan, firing guns as they stormed past guards and then setting off a huge blast that killed at least eleven people and wounded 65 more.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 06/09/2009
The Boston Globe's largest union has voted against pay and benefit cuts. The Globe says it will impose a steeper 23 percent wage cut sometime next week. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/08/2009
There's no body, but prosecutors believe they have a strong case against two men in the killing of a Guatemalan construction worker who'd been living in Cambridge. The suspects are being held without bail, after disturbing details came out during arraignm
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/05/2009
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is seeking $4.6 million in fines against the power company Unitil for its response to a December ice storm. Coakley criticized Unitil for "ineptitude" Friday, and her office says the utility didn't know the e
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/04/2009
President Barack Obama's call for a "new beginning" in relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world is drawing praise from many quarters. Many Muslims say it's a positive shift in U.S. attitude and tone. In Israel, the government says it hopes the sp
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/03/2009
As he puts the finishing touches on tomorrow's speech about the U.S. relationship with followers of Islam, President Barack Obama has been visiting the country that's the host of Islam's two holiest sites. He's being hosted by King Abdullah of SaudiArabi
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/02/2009
Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi and three associates were indicted Tuesday on federal corruption charges. DiMasi resigned from his office in January amid allegations that close friends used their relationships with him to push legislation and gain favori
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 06/2/2009
"Clark Rockefeller" called controlling with a temer by his ex-wife during cross-examination. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/01/2009
The ex-wife of the man who calls himself "Clark Rockefeller" told jurors Monday that he charmed her with his sharp wit, but once they were married, he became very controlling. The man born Christian Gehartsreiter is accused of kidnapping his daughter las
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 06/1/2009
General Motors in bankruptcy court; Air France flight missing shortly after take-off from Rio. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/29/2009
The woman who acted as an unwitting getaway driver for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, told jurors Friday that she had no idea he was abducting his daughter. Aileen Ang, testifying at Rockefeller's parental kidnapping trial, said he offered
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/28/2009
Prosecutors opened the kidnapping trial of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller by portraying him as a con man who thinks he's above the rules. Assistant District Attorney David Deakin described Thursday how Rockefeller, whose real name is Christi
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/27/2009
With the clock ticking toward looming Mass Turnpike toll hikes, Senate President Terry Murray is assuring Bay Staters that a reform bill will get to Governor Patrick first.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 05/27/2009
State Police issuing more speeding tickets and get ready for a huge hike in tolls on the Mass Pike. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/26/2009
The California Supreme Court has upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage, saying voters have the right to change their constitution. Gay marriage activists are promising to go back to voters as early as next year and try to repeal the ban. Today's r
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/25/2009
While most Massachusetts communities marked Memorial Day in the usual fashion, a fire in one town forced the cancelation of a holiday parade, and traffic heading north from Cape Cod is backed up.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/20/2009
Gay marriage hits a roadblock in New Hampshire. The House has refused to go along with changes demanded by Governor John Lynch. The Senate had earlier passed the changes, which the governor says would better protect churches against lawsuits if they ref
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/19/2009
Boston Latin school has been ordered closed till next Tuesday. The city has shut down the school, after dozens of students and staff came down with flu-like symptoms. So far, there's no indication of Swine Flu.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/18/2009
A day in court for a Saugus High School senior charged with a deadly hit and run following an after-prom party. 18-year-old Jonathan Caruso bowed his head as he heard the charges against him. Police say caruso was drunk behind the wheel of a car that st
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 5/18/2009
A Saugs High School senior faces motor vehicle homicide charges after a fatal car accident this past weekend. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/15/2009
General Motors says having too many dealers is a problem it plans to fix. The company has told about 1,100 dealers they'll be let go because their sales are weak. Thousands of jobs will likely be lost.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/14/09
Several New Hampshire lawmakers say they'll work with Gov. John Lynch to help make same-sex marriage a reality in the Granite State. Lynch says he will sign such a bill if changes are made, including adding more protections to churches that don't wantto
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/13/2009
Massachusetts transit officals are banning operators of their trains, street cars and buses from carrying cell phones while they are driving the public. The policy change announced Wednesday follows a trolley crash last week that injured almost 50 people
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/12/2009
The government is threatening to crack down on any state or city that misuses federal economic stimulus funding, but no money has been allocated for fighting fraud.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/11/2009
Day one of week-long hearings in Boston, into Unitil's response to the December ice storm that left thousands of customers without power for weeks. The Department of Public Utilities and the Attorney General's office heard testimony from the utility comp
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/08/2009
The Marblehead man charged in the shooting death of a Wesleyan University student had his bond increased to $15 million, frem $10 million. Stephen Morgan was arraigned Friday in Superior Court in Middletown, CT.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/07/2009
Manny Ramirez back in the headlinesm suspended for fifty games after testing positive for a banned substance. Ramirez is blaming it on a prescription given to him by his doctor, noting he has tested clean in the past.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/06/2009
Massachusetts Turnpike Executive Director Alan LeBovidge has resigned, effective immediately. LeBovidge drew heavy criticism for recent cost-cutting moves. Transportation Secretary James Aloisi says LeBovidge was under no pressure to step down.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 5/6/2009
It looks like the presses will continue to roll at the Boston Globe as the last of the unions reach a tentative agreement. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines
Texas health officials have confirmed the first death of a resident with swine flu, in addition to the Mexican child who died in Texas. Meantime, the Obama administration is making adjustments to the way it fights the flu, which is turning out to be mild
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 5/5/2009
Number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Massachusetts rises to 34; the future of the Boston Globe still up in the air. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/04/2009
A medical student accused in Boston of killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist has been charged in Rhode Island with assaulting a stripper in a hotel.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 5/4/2009
Negotiations still going on between The Globe and unions; Ashland schools open despite "probable" cases of swine flu. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/01/2009
A United Airlines flight from Munich to Washington is back in the air, after it was diverted to Boston when a passenger began showing flu-like symptoms.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/30/2009
The federal government says there are 129 confirmed cases of swine flu in the U.S. The CDC says the virus has been detected in 15 states, including Massachusetts, where two young Lowell brothers are recovering.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/29/2009
State health officials are ramping up their plans for dealing with Swine Flu, now that the virus has been found in Lowell. In Boston, the virus is putting somewhat of a damper on the commencement season that's about to begin.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/28/2009
A U.S. health official says at least five people are hospitalized with swine flu in the United States and that deaths are likely. The CDC says there are 64 confirmed cases of swine flu in the U.S. Two school children in Lowell are being tested for the v
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/27/2009
U.S. officials are warning Americans against nonessential travel to Mexico, which is reeling from a deadly outbreak of swine flu. Health officials say cases in the U.S. could get more severe. So far, there have been no deaths from the flu in the U.S, butt
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/24/2009
State senator questions DCF in their handling of a mother accused killing daughter, strangling another and killing her unborn child. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/23/2009
Accused Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff is on suicide watch at a Boston jail. He has reportedly been moved from the general population to a separate cell where he can be watched.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/22/2009
The head of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is announcing big changes in the wake of the bad publicity surrounding the miles-long Easter backup on the pike.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/21/2009
A Quincy man and Boston University medical student has been ordered held without bail after being arraigned for what's being called the CraigsList murder.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines - 4/20/2009
Americans fall short in bids to win the Boston Martathon for the first time in more than two decades; federal money will help Massachusetts keep paying unemployment benefits for the rest of this year; and the day's other tops stories.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/20/2009
Oil tanker tips over in Revere, tying up AM commute; they're getting ready in Hopkinton for the start of the Boston Marathon. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/17/2009
Investigators in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are trying to see if recent attacks against women who advertised masseuse services on Craigslist are connected.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/17/2009
Police in Quincy say a pregnant woman killed her 9-year-old daughter then tried to kill herself. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/16/2009
Boston police are investigating attacks on two masseuses-for-hire at luxury hotels, including the killing of one woman at the ritzy Marriott Copley, days before an expected onslaught of guests for the Boston Marathon.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 4/15/2009
A Framingham police officer is seriously wounded by an armed robbery suspect, a woman who had advertised masseuse services is murdered at the Marriott Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston -- and the day's other top stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/13/2009
Relatives of rescued merchant captain Richard Phillips is expressing its gratitude to those who saved him from Somali pirates. A family spokesperson briefly addressed the media on Monday afternoon.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/13/2009
Merchant Marine Captain Richard Phillips safe and unharmed after being rescued by U.S. Navy Seals. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/10/2009
Defense officials say the Navy is moving a huge amphibious ship closer to the scene of the pirate hostage standoff in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia. The USS Boxer is the flag ship for a multination anti-piracy task force.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/10/2009
The captain of the pirated ship off the coast of Africa attempts an escape but is re-captured. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/09/2009
The U.S. Navy has sent up surveillance aircraft and has video from the scene of the pirate standoff in the Indian Ocean. At least four Somali pirates are said to be holding the American captain of a cargo ship hostage aboard an enclosed lifeboat that's ou
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/9/2009
Pirates continue to hold the captain of the container ship Maersk Alabama off the coast of Somalia. Details on this and more top mornings stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/08/2009
A crew member aboard the U.S.-flagged cargo vessel hijacked by pirates says his ship mates are trying to rescue a crew member still being held hostage.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/06/2009
Emotions ran high in a Boston courtroom on Monday, as a Mattapan man was ordered held on a $500,000 bail. David Johnson is accused of being an accessory to the October, 2007 killing of a young bystander in a gang-related shooting.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/03/2009
New York Gov. David Paterson says as many as 13 people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a Binghamton immigration services center. A handful of people are being treated for gunshot wounds.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/3/2009
House and Senate OK their versions of a budget; President Obama in France for NATO Meetings. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/02/2009
A girls youth basketball coach at the Melrose YMCA has been indicted for raping two of his players and videotaping the assaults with hidden cameras.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/01/2009
Massachusetts' top securities regulator has charged a Connecticut investment firm with fraud in misrepresenting its lack of knowledge about the business operations of Ponzi scheme mastermind, Bernie Madoff.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/1/2009
3-year old boy hit by a car in Brockton yesterday dies of his injuries; President Obama in London kicking off the G-20 Summit. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Morning Headlines 3/31/2009
1 million pounds of pistachios recalled in the wake of another nationwide salmonella scare. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/30/2009
Traders put Wall Street's big March rally on hold after the White House rejected turnaround plans from General Motors and Chrysler. Financial stocks also weighed on the market as investors worried that banks will need fresh infusions of capital.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/26/2009
The Massachusetts attorney general has settled with a Big Dig contractor over the 2006 collapse of a tunnel ceiling panel, concluding all litigation in an accident that killed a Boston woman.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/25/2009
Investigators are trying to determine whether a Quincy house that caught fire Wednesday morning, killing a man and his two young children, had too many people living in it.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/23/2009
Boston Mayor Tom Menino is blaming the teachers union for the hundreds of layoffs that are coming this week. Menino had warned the pink slips would be handed out, if the union didn't agree to a wage freeze.
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My WBZ Afternoon News 03/20/2009
President Barack Obama says stimulus spending priorities will be based on getting "the most bang out of every single taxpayer buck" to create jobs, upgrade the infrastructure and improve heath care.
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WBZ Morning Headlines 3/20/2009
Serious, light and controversial moments for President Obama with Jay Leno; toll hikes on the Mass Pike on hold. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/19/2009
Toll hikes on the Mass Pike and the harbor tunnels that were supposed to take effect later this month, will not be taking place after all, at least not now.
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WBZ Morning Headlines 3/19/2009
Money from the federal stimulus package on the way for some Massachusetts schools. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 3/18/2009
The chief executive officer of AIG says he shares the anger over the multi-million-dollar bonuses being paid to executives of the failing insurance conglomerate. But he's telling a congressional hearing that the bonuses should be honored, no matter how di
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/13/2009
Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders saw a rise in molestation claims against clergy last year, according to a report released by the U.S. Conference of Bishops. Nearly all the 803 cases involved adults who said they had been abused as children de
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/12/2009
Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff has been ordered to jail. The announcement drew applause in the New York courtroom where Madoff had pleaded guilty to a worldwide swindle that robbed billions of dollars from thousands of investors. Madoff says he reali
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WBZ Morning Headlines 3/12/2009
Bernard Madoff expected to plead guilty to multi billion dollar swindling scheme. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/10/2009
Boston has always been a good city for conventioneers and business travelers. But as corporate bottom lines suffer, so is the travel business here.
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WBZ Morning Headlines 3/6/2009
Dow continues to drop; Mass. unemployment figures expected to show February the worst month since the recession began in 2007. Details on these and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/05/2009
President Obama says an economic crisis should not delay action on health-care reform. He's holding a White House summit aimed at finding some answers on how to improve the American system, known as the most expensive in the world.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/04/2009
Stocks are end sharply higher Wednesday on word of a possible Chinese economic stimulus package and an Obama administration plan to help struggling homeowners.
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WBZ Morning Headlines 3/3/2009
WBZ Newsradio learns Boston municipal employees are facing layoffs unless there's a wage freeze. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 03/02/2009
Worries about financial companies and the recession have made for a rough day on Wall Street. As the closing bell approached, the Dow was headed for its first finish below 7,000 in nearly 12 years.
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WBZ Morning Headlines 3/2/2009
March Nor'easter dumping at least a foot of snow in the area. Some clearing expected this afternoon. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/27/2009
President Barack Obama has laid out his plan for bringing the Iraq war to an end. At Camp Lejeune, N.C., he told Marines all combat troops will be out of the country by September of next year.
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WBZ Morning Headlines 2/27/2009
Water main break in the Financial District making a mess out of the morning commute. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/26/2009
A Boston man was found guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter in the 2007 death of a visiting New York woman caught in a shootout outside a Dorchester party.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/25/2009
Boston mayor Tom Menino says he's focused on doing his job, not trying to win it again. At City Hall on Wednesday, the mayor spoke with reporters about whether he'll run again.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/24/2009
Tolls are going up on the Mass pike, but they might come back down if the Legislature approves a proposed gas tax increase. The turnpike authority's board of directors voted 4-1 Tuesday to hike eastern Massachusetts tolls.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/23/2009
The major stock market indeces staggered to their lowest levels in more than a decade on Monday, pulled down by investors' rapidly waning confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit their lowest point since 1997,
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/20/2009
One day after the Dow closed at a six-year low, stocks have lost more ground. The Dow lost another 100 points in Friday's trading, after earlier being down by twice that amount.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 02/18/2009
President Obama has been outlining his $75 billion mortgage relief plan -- one that he says it could help millions of Americans avoid home foreclosure. He talked up the plan up during a visit to Arizona, which has been especially hard hit by the housing c
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WBZ Morning Headlines for 2/18/2009
Officials urge getting a flu vaccination in the wake of the death of a 12 year old from the flu. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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My WBZ Afternoon Headlines
The family of a 16-year-old Wellesley girl who died after she was found submerged in an icy stream, is remembering her as a caring, sensitive person with a diverse group of friends.
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WBZ Morning Headlines for 2/12/2009
Newton firefighters gaining control of a multi-family house fire, some residents hospitalized. Details on this and more top morning stories.
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