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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal authorities returned on Monday to search the Connecticut property of a reputed mobster suspecting of having knowledge about the largest art heist in U.S. history. FBI agents went to the Manchester home of Robert Gentile. It wasn't immediately clear why they were there.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Unidentified assailants fatally stabbed two men in Bangladesh's capital Monday night, including a gay rights activist who also worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, police said. It was the latest in a series of attacks targeting atheists, moderates and foreigners. Police said
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WASHINGTON – Former Attorney General Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick to run the Justice Department, played a crucial role in an effort to cover up the government's "Fast and Furious" Mexican gun trafficking scandal, a congressional investigative panel said Thursday. "Senior Justice Department
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BOSTON – A spate of vandalism directed at Catholic religious icons around Easter weekend has provoked ire mixed with forgiveness from parishioners at affected congregations in Greater Boston and has left law enforcement officers scratching their heads. Vandals struck in Billerica, Burlington and Norwood, including two statues of the Virgin Mary.
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BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of items belonging to James "Whitey" Bulger will be auctioned off in June to raise money for the families of people who were killed or extorted by the convicted Boston gangster. Judge Denise Casper signed an order Monday that authorizes the U.S. Marshals Service
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UPDATE: Charges against four illegal immigrants from Guatemala, arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping and rape, were dropped Thursday. Original story:
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FRAMINGHAM – Charges against four illegal immigrants from Guatemala, arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping and rape, were dropped Thursday in Framingham District Court, according to multiple news reports. The men will be turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities, the Boston Herald reported.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New England prep school graduate who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman as part of a game of sexual conquest called Senior Salute was sent to jail Friday after acknowledging he violated his bail agreement by repeatedly missing curfew. A judge in Merrimack
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