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(Scot Yount, NECN: Boston, MA) - John McCain accepted his party's nomination Thursday at the Republican National Convention. Those who watched at Doyle's Pub in Jamaica Plain had differing views of the speech. Most of the people asked, said they were...
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GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government says the death toll from Tropical Storm Hanna has more than doubled to 137, with most of the deaths coming in the flooded port city of Gonaives. The Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Protection...
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - State officials are set to announce a new scheduled air passenger service for the Worcester Regional Airport for the first time in two years. The Massachusetts Port Authority said in a news release Thursday the details...
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McCain Part 1: Accepts GOP nomination with confidence
(NECN: St. Paul, MN) - Sen. John McCain has accepted the Republican presidential nomination. "I accept it with......read more
SCI-TECH: Cicada phenomenon on Cape Cod
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Cicada phenomenon on Cape Cod


(NECN) - From the newsroom of the Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Massachusetts is our "On Cape" segment. In this segment we take a look at a very clever insect. It is one of nature's phenomena that comes around once every 17 years.

Joining us to talk about Cicadas is Cape Cod Times' best entomologist, Doug Fraser. The bug stays underground for 17 years, living off roots of trees and come up when the time is right.

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