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Obama sells benefits of health overhaul
Returning to domestic concerns, President Obama focuses on health care today after talking about jobs on Friday. In his weekly Internet and radio address,...
Canton volleyball team finds inspiration in Molly’s story
One senior captain, outside hitter Allie Jones, left the match with an ankle injury. The other, setter Colleen Healey, was hobbling on her ankle too...
Introducing Budget Blues, a new blog
We're launching a new blog, Budget Blues, to cover the financial struggles facing Massachusetts communities and their tax payers. We'll write about property tax overrides,...
Today's Globe
Partners' costs, Dr. Jacob Rice, medical marijuana, health care overhaul, placebo effectPartners HealthCare - unlike many of its competitors, which were no-shows at hearings last...
LOCAL NEWS
NH inmate seeks early release from murder sentence
A Manchester man who has served 24 years in prison for killing his wife is scheduled to ask a Superior Court judge Wednesday for an early release from prison. (AP, 8:19 p.m.)
Mass. Daily
The winning numbers drawn Tuesday night in the "Massachusetts Daily Lottery" were: 0-0-1-5 (AP, 8:19 p.m.)
Rhode Island Wild Money
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island Wild Money lottery drawing for Tuesday were: 1-11-12-14-29-Extra 32 (AP, 7:59 p.m.)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- 2 Americans reported trapped in wreckage in Haiti (AP, 10:09 p.m.)
- Boutin gets NH GOP nod for Senate race (AP, 9:59 p.m.)
- Rhode Island Daily Lottery (AP, 7:39 p.m.)
- Tri-State Weekly Grand (AP, 7:19 p.m.)
- Tri-State Weekly Grand (AP, 7:19 p.m.)
NATION
UN says Haiti headquarters damaged in earthquake
The headquarters of the UN peacekeeping Mission in Haiti sustained "serious damage" in Tuesday's earthquake and a large number of UN personnel in Haiti are unaccounted for, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said late Tuesday. (AP, 9:51 p.m.)
Unhappy meal: Woman charged in McDonald's rampage
A woman has been charged with trashing a McDonald's restaurant in Missouri because she was unhappy with her cheeseburger. (AP, 8:01 p.m.)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- Kan. court orders judge to rethink media ban (AP, 10:01 p.m.)
- School built on site where RFK shot named for him (AP, 9:31 p.m.)
- Feds break up allegedly South Philly brothel ring (AP, 9:31 p.m.)
- NY governor's teen son is taken to police station (AP, 8:51 p.m.)
- Michelle Obama's garden ex`seeds' her expectations (AP, 8:25 p.m.)
WASHINGTON
2 Americans reported trapped in wreckage in Haiti
At least two Americans, one of them a young aid worker related to a retired senior U.S. naval officer, are believed to be among those trapped in wreckage after Haiti's earthquake. (Associated Press Writer, 10:11 p.m.)
US sets up toll-free number for Haiti information
The State Department has set up a telephone number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti. (AP, 9:31 p.m.)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- AP Exclusive: Obama wants $33 billion more for war (AP, 9:41 p.m.)
- US sending rescue teams to Haiti after big quake (AP, 9:51 p.m.)
- Scalia (yes, Scalia) invokes foreign law in court (AP, 2:51 p.m.)
- 2 hairstylists testify in the Salahi probe (AP, 5:21 p.m.)
- Justices hear case on releasing sex offenders (AP, 5:41 p.m.)
WORLD
Fiji regime bans church conference until 2014
Fiji's military-led government banned the country's powerful Methodist Church on Wednesday from holding their annual conference until 2014, accusing church ministers of spying on the nation's military for the government ousted in a 2006 coup. (AP, 10:11 p.m.)
US pilots face negligence charges in Brazil crash
A Brazilian appeals court has ruled two American executive jet pilots should face negligence charges for a 2006 midair collision that killed 154 people. (AP, 6:52 p.m.)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- Ecuador minister resigns over Amazon oil project (AP, 8:11 p.m.)
- Guinea leader arrives in Burkina Faso (AP, 10:11 p.m.)
- Jamaica: 3 smuggled weapons, ammunition from NY (AP, 5:51 p.m.)
- Chile repatriates Indian remains from Europe (AP, 5:51 p.m.)
- Major quake hits Haiti; many casualties expected (AP, 9:51 p.m.)
