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General Electric Picks Mass. Spot for HQ

General Electric hopes to be moved into its new global headquarters by 2018. The corporation said the move will create approximately 800 jobs.

Charges Dropped in Rape Case Which Stirred Immigration Debate

In a case that fueled heated debate reaching far beyond the borders of New England's largest town, rape and related charges against four undocumented immigrants were dropped Thursday after the man and woman who had said they were attacked refused to testify.

FBI Employee Charged with Aiming Gun at Woman in Restaurant

A caller told police that a male at the Gourmet Garden on Whiting Street pulled out a gun and aimed it at a female's head. Police found the man at the bar, appearing to be drunk, when they arrived.

Ex-New England Patriot Dies

Kevin Turner, who played fullback for the team from 1992-94, passed away in his Alabama home. He had ALS.

Yankees Make Very Classy Gesture to State Police

the New York Yankees sent a bouquet of flowers to the Massachusetts State Police in honor of a State Trooper who was killed last week.

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