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Aaron Hernandez's suicide leaves legal loose ends Map of Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center Shirley MA Massachusetts Former Patriots tight end, whom a jury last Friday found not guilty of murdering two men, was found dead early Wednesday morning in his jail cell
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| Feb.16 |
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US north-east shivers in snowstorms Boston: The US north-east is reeling from the latest in a series of blizzards, with low temperatures - up to 17C below normal - exacerbated by strong winds
| Jan.26 |
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Snow emergency declared in US  Boston: An emergency has been declared in several states as a storm bringing hurricane-force winds and 90cm of snow barrels down on the north-east | |
| Jan.25 |
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North-east US braced for 'historic blizzard' New York: A 'potentially historic blizzard' could dump up to 90cm (3ft) of snow on the US north-east coast, the National Weather Service (NWS) has warned
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| Jul.30 |
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Axe crashes through driver's window A car passenger is 'shaken up' after an axe flew off the back of a lorry on a motorway and crashed midway through the windscreen, police say
| Jun.1 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer's Lewis Katz dies in plane crash Boston: Lewis Katz has been killed in a plane crash near Boston. a private jet that burst into flames as it was trying to take off from Hanscom Field...
| Mar.26 |
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Two firefighters killed in Boston Back Bay blaze 13 more injured in the city of Boston in a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed a three-storey residential building in the Back Bay neighbourho...
| Feb.13 |
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Second wave of huge snow storm hits US north-east  New York: A giant winter storm is unleashing a second wave of heavy snowfall, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power | |
| Jan.2 |
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East US battles major snow storm Map of Boxford Massachusetts The north-eastern US has been hit by a major winter storm, with 53cm (21 inches) of snowfall recorded in one town in Massachusetts | |
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| Sep.6 |
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Thirteen hospital patients in deadly brain disease scare 13 patients in the US states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire may have been exposed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a fatal brain disease
| Feb.9 |
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Snow-hit US states begin clear-up Thousands of people across large swathes of the north-eastern United States and eastern Canada are clearing up after an intense snow storm
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North-east US paralysed by snowstorm Boston: A major snowstorm has brought swathes of the North-east US and eastern Canada to a standstill, leaving about 0.5 million homes without power
| Feb.8 |
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'Historic' snowstorm blankets US  Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules
Millions of residents being warned to stay indoors
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| Oct.30 |
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Early snowstorm killing three people Pennsylvania: An unseasonable snowstorm has hit the US East Coast, with some areas of Massachusetts seeing more than 27in (68cm) of snow
| Jul.1 |
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Body in US pool 'unseen for days' Authorities are trying to find out how a body lay unnoticed in a swimming pool for more than 2 days as the public continued to use the facil...
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| Dec.27 |
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US airports reopen after blizzard New York: Airports have reopened in the north-eastern US after blizzards caused some 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy post-Christmas travel period
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| Aug.22 |
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Hurricane heads for New England Hurricane Bill skipped Bermuda and set its sights on the Massachusetts coast, with forecasters warning people to be on alert
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| Jan.23 |
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Snowstorms trigger emergencies New Jersey: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey have declared emergencies because of continuing fierce blizzards
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| Nov. 28, 1942 |
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Cocoanut Grove fire Map of Bay Village Boston USA Boston: Boston's premier nightclub during the post-Prohibition 1930s and 1940s. 492 people died. It led to a reform of safety standards | |
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