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'Bark for Life' draws cancer survivors, furry friends
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterIn Sunday's bright sun, a large cap shaded 4-year-old Brandon Mirich's head, which is balding and sensitive from chemotherapy. The leukemia is in remission. So now he deals with the medications for three years. But this was an easy day in Howard Park....Tags: Health, Health Treatments, International Travel, Diseases and Illnesses, Cancer
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Rocker accused of pharmacy robbery before show
MANSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The bass player for a rock band has been arrested and charged with robbing a Massachusetts pharmacy of prescription painkillers just hours before a show. Attleboro police say Michael Todd, bassist for Coheed and Cambria,...Tags: Coheed and Cambria (music group), Soundgarden (music group), Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Comcast Center (arena)
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Testing under way on brain of man in Pa. shooting
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Testing is under way to determine if a brain tumor contributed to a Pennsylvania ex-convict's deadly shooting rampage before he was killed by police. A spokeswoman for the Delaware County medical examiner says the pituitary...Tags: Health, New York City, Chicago Hotels, Human Body, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Hot air balloon lands off Mass. Turnpike
AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — It was unusual sight for rush hour motorists on the Massachusetts Turnpike: an emergency landing by a hot air balloon. State police say the balloon carrying seven people touched down at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday on a ramp... -
Remorseful thief returns NH woman's items
PLAISTOW, N.H. (AP) — Police say an apparently remorseful thief who stole a woman's wallet in a New Hampshire supermarket showed up at her door days later to return $90 and a GPS, and brought along an apology letter. The wallet was stolen from...Tags: New Hampshire, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Theft
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Did Mass. woman's body get left in pool for days?
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts official says a woman's body might have been in a public swimming pool for two days. Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard Sullivan's department oversees state-run pools. He...Tags: Human Body, Human Interest
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Stolen phone had mom's only photos of dead child
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman says the cellphone stolen from her car as she visited her infant daughter's grave contains the only pictures she has of the little girl.
Samantha Melanson and her mother, Cathy Melanson, were visiting...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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GOP candidate Mitt Romney names Mich. supporters
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has named Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (SHOO'-tee) as his statewide chairman in Michigan. Romney's campaign released a list of Michigan officials on Wednesday who have...Tags: Lawyers, Mitt Romney, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Michigan
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Arizona death may be linked to European E. coli
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the death of an Arizona resident who recently traveled to Germany may be linked to the food-poisoning outbreak in Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said the death is under...Tags: Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Germany, Diseases and Illnesses, Michigan
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Salem, steeped in witch tourism, rebrands beyond
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Salem ... the very name conjures witches. The Massachusetts city of 41,000 souls is so closely identified with its witch history that flying witch logos adorn police cars and Salem High School's mascot is a witch. But town...Tags: Halloween
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Mass. family finds all 7 cats alive after tornado
MONSON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family whose home was destroyed by the tornadoes that struck the state on June 1 has found all seven of its cats alive. Michael Roescher says all seven of his family's cats were inside their rented home in...Tags: Rentals, Tornadoes
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Virginia inmate sues after gruesome tries at sex change
DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De'lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections will not — a sex change. It had been several years since...Tags: Health, Human Body, Kentucky, Hormones and Metabolism, Salt
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