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Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash
Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Stamford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Grand Central Terminal, Connecticut Department of Transportation
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NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Railway Accidents, Connecticut Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents
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Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash
Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Domestic Travel, Disasters and Accidents, South Norwalk
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Character actor Bill Smitrovich takes his turn in 'American Buffalo'
This is one in a series of occasional articles about the careers and lives of character actors in Hollywood. Bill Smitrovich remembers the day when "everything exploded in my head" and he decided to become an actor. Smitrovich, 65, had worked at...
Tags: University of Bridgeport, CSI (tv program), ABC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, The Rum Diary (movie)
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Cal women get to Final Four for first time in school history
California advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history, rallying for a 65-62 overtime victory over Georgia on Monday in the regional final at Spokane, Wash. Layshia Clarendon scored 17 of her 25 points in the second half and overtime...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Connecticut Huskies, Kentucky Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Duke Blue Devils
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NCAA women's tournament: Georgia rallies to beat Stanford, 61-59
Jasmine Hassell scored six of her 13 points in the final 3 minutes and fourth-seeded Georgia reached the NCAA women's regional finals for the first time since 2004 with a 61-59 victory over top-seeded Stanford on Saturday night. Georgia overcame three...
Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Stanford Cardinal, Connecticut Huskies, Kentucky Wildcats
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Connecticut shooting: Nation grieves as funerals for 6-year-olds begin
NEWTOWN, Conn. – This shattered town prepared on Monday to begin burying the dead from one of the country’s worst mass shootings as the nation fought to overcome days of anguish. Christmas decorations have given way to impromptu roadside...
Tags: Stock Market, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Witnesses, Family, Human Interest
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More 20-somethings living with parents, new study finds
L.A. NOWThree big swaths of Southern California, including Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach, rank among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. for the proportion of 20-something adults who lived with their parents for at least a period of...... -
Sarah Jessica Parker, others join Obama arts education push
The Obama administration has enlisted a handful of prominent screen actors -- including Sarah Jessica Parker, Kerry Washington, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard -- to help promote Turnaround Arts, an initiative launched this week to incorporate arts...
Tags: Forest Whitaker, Alfre Woodard, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chuck Close, Portland (Middlesex, Connecticut)
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Woman who stole baby 24 years ago (and raised it) pleads guilty
Nation NowChild kidnapped: Ann Pettway, who stole a baby from a Manhattan hospital more than two decades ago then raised the infant as her own, pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping charges Friday and will spend at least 10 years in prison.... -
Paul Leka dies at 68; co-writer of 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye'
It was intended to be a "throwaway" song, the seldom-played B-side of a 45-rpm record produced in a New York recording studio in 1969.
Instead, it became an A-side No. 1 hit single for a band called Steam, a song whose simple but catchy chorus became...Tags: REO Speedwagon (music group), Sharon, Nero (music group), Alexander (music group), Entertainment
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Kenneth Olsen dies at 84; co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp.
Associated PressKenneth Olsen, a computer industry pioneer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corp., died Sunday. He was 84. His death was announced by Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., where he was a trustee and benefactor. No other details were given. DEC, which...Tags: Engineering, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Bill Gates, Companies and Corporations
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