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Police in Springfield, Mass. adopt Iraq-style ‘counterinsurgency’ tactics
Police in Springfield, Massachusetts have adopted Iraq-style “counterinsurgency” tactics and are applying them to gang busting with amazing results, according to Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes.” Before you get freaked out, don’t worry: Springfield police are not walling off whole blocks, setting up militarized checkpoints and jumping out of helicopters…
Massachusetts sheriff defends joking about Obama’s assassination
A sheriff in Massachusetts is refusing to apologize for joking that President Barack Obama could best serve the country by being assassinated. Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald, Jr. made the joke during a local St. Patrick’s Day breakfast for Republicans on Sunday. He said that the ghost of Lincoln…
Cops unleash Tasers as 200-person baby shower turns into brawl in Boston
Police in Stoughton, Massachusetts, in the Boston area, said they were completely surrounded by an angry, bottle-throwing crowd amid the scene that erupted following a bar-side brawl at a baby shower on Sunday. The 200-person scuffle at one point saw people throwing chairs at police, causing officers to deploy their…
Eight people injured as explosion destroys MA strip club
An explosion fueled by a gas leak has injured eight people and destroyed two buildings in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, including a local strip club. According to WLLP-TV, a gas leak was reported in the area prior to the explosion, giving authorities time to evacuate people from nearby buildings. The club,…
Massachusetts medical marijuana opponents say law is too ‘vague’ in last-ditch effort
Ahead of what appears to be a tidal wave of voter support for legalizing medical marijuana in Massachusetts, the state’s most ardent prohibitionists have staked their last-ditch effort on labeling the proposed law as “vague,” arguing that medical marijuana will be open to “exploitation.” During a gathering a debate on…
50-foot fin whale washes up in Rockport a week after floating away from Boston Harbor
A decayed 50-foot endangered fin whale washed up off Penzance Road in Rockport, Massachusetts [Caution: graphic pictures at link] almost a week after it floated out of Boston Harbor. The deceased animal, which originally washed up on Georges Island in Boston Harbor, drifted back out to sea on Monday, October…
Meningitis outbreak surpasses 200 cases in 14 states
Fifteen people have died as a result of the rare form of meningitis as patients move to sue Massachusetts compounder The number of cases of a deadly fungal meningitis thought caused by contaminated steroid shots prepared by a pharmacy compounder in Massachusetts has risen above the 200 mark, health officials…
Meningitis outbreak: Massachusetts agencies ‘failed to enforce regulations’ on big pharma
State agencies are facing questions over the enforcement of existing regulations covering compounding pharmacies like the New England Compounding Center Authorities in Massachusetts have been accused of failing to properly enforce regulations aimed at protecting patients from contaminated drugs, after the death toll from an outbreak of meningitis linked to…
Rep. Barney Frank weds longtime partner in same-sex marriage
Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) married his partner Saturday in his hometown of Newton, Massachusetts, making him the first sitting congressman to be in a same-sex marriage. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony between the 72 year-old Frank and his partner, James Ready, according to a statement from the congressman’s…
Maddow: What is going on with Sen. Scott Brown?
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Tuesday night expressed her confusion at the campaign antics of Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts. Maddow first noted that Brown once claimed she was running against him in Massachusetts and used the her fake candidacy to raise money. “I was never running against Scott…
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