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Brown's unauthorized image pops up in California primary
Jeremy Herb, Globe Correspondent WASHINGTON -- An endorsement from Senator Scott Brown has become such a hot commodity in Republican primaries that GOP hopefuls have...
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,...
Statistics, cancer, and teamwork
In his famous essay "The Median Isn't the Message," the late Harvard evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould pondered the statistics facing him after he had...
Haverhill company testing new wireless tracking system for runners, thoroughbreds, and running backs
When Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat set a new American...
LOCAL NEWS
Savings in Maine's Dirigo affirmed
Maine's insurance superintendent has affirmed that the state's health care system has saved $79 million in expenses due to the Dirigo Health program during the last year. (AP, 6:08 p.m.)
Suit alleges Conn. plant ignored safety procedures
Two workers injured in a power plant explosion filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that proper safety procedures were not followed, and an attorney said that included live electricity running through the site, workers welding and a gas-fueled torch heater running when the blast happened. (Associated Press Writer, 6:08 p.m.)
NRC confirms 2005 tritium leak at Vermont Yankee
Officials with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission have confirmed that the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant had a leak of radioactive tritium years before the one currently being investigated. (AP, 4:38 p.m.)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- Charge against East Haven mayor dismissed (AP, 4:18 p.m.)
- Judge says DNA can be taken in Craigslist killing (AP, 5:48 p.m.)
- RI officer charged with assaulting suspect (AP, 5:18 p.m.)
- Maine AG clears Lewiston cops in December shooting (AP, 3:18 p.m.)
- Feds: 20 indicted in Vermont cocaine ring (AP, 5:28 p.m.)
NATION
Authorities: Tour bus rollover in Fla. kills 2
A tour bus carrying senior citizens on a cultural tour rolled over Monday on a rural stretch of road in central Florida, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others, authorities said. (AP, 6:10 p.m.)
Mascotless Ole Miss to vote on Col Reb successor
Colonel Reb shall not rise again. That much is certain. The University of Mississippi dumped the mascot -- a caricature of a white plantation owner -- in a 2003 effort to distance the school from Old South stereotypes. It's been without a mascot ever since. A vote Tuesday could change that. (Associated Press Writer, 4:50 p.m.)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- Prosecutors: Boy starved to death at cult's hands (AP, 6:20 p.m.)
- Clinton says midterm elections won't be as bad '94 (AP, 6:20 p.m.)
- Bob Dole hospitalized, undergoing therapy (AP, 6 p.m.)
- Yosemite managers ponder future of old cabins (AP, 6:20 p.m.)
- Appeals court: Feds wrong to disclose pilot's HIV (AP, 5:40 p.m.)
WASHINGTON
Gates says Taliban arrests mark progress
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says recent arrests of high-level Taliban fighters by Pakistan marks "real progress" by the Islamabad government and "another positive indication" of its commitment to stabilizing its border with Afghanistan. (AP National Security Writer, 3 p.m.)
US sees 'steady progress' in fight for Afghan town
The nation's top defense leaders said Monday that U.S.-led forces were making steady progress in their efforts in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan but faced stiffer resistance than expected and the operation would take longer than hoped. (AP National Security Writer, 5:30 p.m.)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- Lawmaker says documents show Toyota deception (AP, 2:21 p.m.)
- Court to decide if firefighter suit moves forward (AP, 3:30 p.m.)
- War general: gay, straight should be OK to serve (AP, 1 p.m.)
- Bayh says new Sen. Brown may be 'cure' (AP, 1:20 p.m.)
- US OKs $150 million to help Yemen fight terrorism (AP, 5:20 p.m.)
WORLD
TC ex-premier trying to sell mansion amid UK probe
For sale: gated, beachfront mansion with glass-sided pool, wine and cigar room, full-floor servants' quarters, secret stairway, and two spacious guest homes ringed by tropical gardens. (Associated Press Writer, 5:34 p.m.)
TC ex-premier trying to sell mansion amid UK probe
For sale: gated, beachfront mansion with glass-sided pool, wine and cigar room, full-floor servants' quarters, secret stairway, and two spacious guest homes ringed by tropical gardens. (Associated Press Writer, 5:30 p.m.)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- 2 Americans with orphans briefly detained in Haiti (AP, 6 p.m.)
- Venezuelan business leader under investigation (AP, 5:09 p.m.)
- Vatican official dismisses calls for resignation (AP, 5:30 p.m.)
- Mexico captures Sinaloa cartel cocaine trafficker (AP, 4:40 p.m.)
- Peru buses crash head-on; 38 dead, 58 hurt (AP, 4:50 p.m.)
