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Blogs
Kerry returns to Kabul to continue talks with Karzai
By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff Massachusetts Senator John Kerry has quietly returned to Kabul to continue talks with Afghan president Hamid Karzai, according to...
YT: Budget Blues
Baptist church is closed, but it gets a tax bill
By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent The town of Whitman has...
Hospital starts texting service for ER wait times
By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff A suburban Boston hospital has introduced a new way for patients to avoid long emergency room waits -- texting. MetroWest...
In Providence, nine Betaspring start-ups strut their stuff for investors
Entrepreneurs pitched subscription underwear delivery services, medical devices to alleviate...
LOCAL NEWS
NH sheriff's candidate charged with assault
A candidate for sheriff in New Hampshire has turned himself in on an assault charge stemming from an altercation over a campaign sign. (AP, 8/19/10)
Conn. job growth stalls in July
The state Labor Department says Connecticut's job growth has stalled in July, mainly as a result of the layoff of temporary federal Census workers. (AP, 8/19/10)
Maine methadone clinic abruptly closes
State and federal officials have shut down a Maine methadone clinic whose owner was arrested last month on drug charges. (AP, 8/19/10)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- NH sheriff's candidate charged with assault (AP, 8/19/10)
- Conn. job growth stalls in July (AP, 8/19/10)
- Maine methadone clinic abruptly closes (AP, 8/19/10)
- Pratt & Whitney to lay off 129 Conn. workers (AP, 8/19/10)
- Maine regulators consider banning bisphenol-A (AP, 8/19/10)
NATION
Kennedy favors civilian courts in terrorism cases
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said Thursday that most terrorism cases should be tried in civilian courts. (AP, 12 a.m.)
Thieves in Mexico end up with, literally, peanuts
A bold truck-jacking in Mexico has yielded thieves ... peanuts. Federal police say two suspects hijacked a truck containing 17 tons of peanuts at gunpoint on the outskirts of Mexico City. (AP, 8/19/10)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- Jetliner grounded in San Francisco after threat (AP, 2 a.m.)
- Authorities: Ariz. escapee caught at campground (AP, 3 a.m.)
- Meeting fails to end Ohio church-strip club feud (AP, 12:40 a.m.)
- Kennedy favors civilian courts in terrorism cases (AP, 2:20 a.m.)
- Wis. GOP candidate wins beer stein contest (AP, 8/19/10)
WASHINGTON
Report: Iran needs year to develop nuclear weapon
U.S. officials have convinced Israel that Iran needs at least a year to develop a nuclear weapon, dimming prospects of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, The New York Times reports. (AP, 2:20 a.m.)
Report: Iran needs year to develop nuclear weapon
U.S. officials have convinced Israel that Iran needs at least a year to develop a nuclear weapon, dimming prospects of an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, The New York Times reports. (AP, 8/19/10)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- Law enforcement: Airline threat 'non-credible' (AP, 8/19/10)
- US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,130 (AP, 8/19/10)
- Mayor: New Orleans needs more time to rebuild (AP, 8/19/10)
- Pentagon takes aim at China cyber threat (AP, 8/19/10)
- Threatening call stops Calif. flight from takeoff (AP, 8/19/10)
WORLD
Scores still missing in western China mudslides
Rescue crews searched Friday for scores of people left missing and feared dead in southwestern China after torrential rains triggered massive mudslides during a summer plagued by deadly rains and flooding. (AP, 1:20 a.m.)
58 pilot whales die in New Zealand beach stranding
New Zealand whale rescue volunteers were racing against time Friday to save 15 pilot whales stranded on an isolated northern beach -- after rescuers reported 58 of the pod had already died. (AP, 12:40 a.m.)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- Reports: Russia leases nuclear sub to India (AP, 2:50 a.m.)
- Indonesian train now have women-only carriages (AP, 2:30 a.m.)
- Afghan insurgent leader captured; US troop killed (AP, 2:20 a.m.)
- Fresh political violence flares in Pakistan city (AP, 2:20 a.m.)
- Crocodile tips Australian PM to win elections (AP, 1 a.m.)
