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At Boston, Massachusetts: as of 3:54 PM

Fri 8 August 2008

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	MBTA seeks bailout, despite increase in ridership [7 min ago ] (Stephen Iandoli, NECN) - With gas prices hovering just below four dollars a gallon, it's no surprise, by now people are turning to alternative modes of transportation. Many more commuters are going back to the way it used to be. Trains are seeing a...
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	Young girl killed as flash floods destroy campground [45 min ago ] (Lauren Collins, NECN: Ashland, NH) - Northern New England is expected to be the hardest hit from the recent downpours. In New Hampshire, flash floods killed a seven year old girl when her family's car was washed away by flood waters. The family was...
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	Rice calls for end to Ossetia conflict [1 hour ago ] WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Russia to halt aircraft and missile attacks in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia and withdraw combat forces from Georgian territory. Rice says in a statement that...
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CATEGORIES

New England

· Young girl killed as flash floods destroy campground

· Immigration raids net 80 arrests

Nation

· Texas bus crash leaves 14 dead, many questions

· Authorities try to piece together deadly TX bus accident

World

· Rice calls for end to Ossetia conflict

· Bird's Nest aglow with fireworks display

Health

· Report: E. coli cases linked to Nebraska company

· Scientists may have found way to stop spread of HIV

Politics

· Former presidential candidate John Edwards admits to extramarital affair

· Obama goes on vacation, Bill Clinton agrees to speak

Arts & Entertainment

· Box office openers: Pineapple Express, Traveling Pants 2, Hell Ride

· Adopt a pet: Blackjack

Sports

· Nelson: Mayo has good opportunity to be starter

· Opening ceremony lights up Bird's Nest

Business

· MBTA seeks bailout, despite increase in ridership

· BBJ: Where have all the realtors gone?

Sci-Tech

· Experts believe Worcester beetle will be big problem

· Dangerous beetle descends on Worcester, MA

Weather

· 8/8/08: NECN weather forecast, 4 p.m.

· Tim's Friday Pics: wild weather week


	Breaking News [ 2 hours ago ] Report: E. coli cases linked to Nebraska company BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts health officials believe seven recent cases of E. coli are linked to ground beef......read more

BUSINESS: MBTA seeks bailout, despite increase in ridership

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HAPPENING NOW

	8/8/08: NECN weather forecast, 4 p.m. (NECN) - Meteorologist Tim Kelley says on that, downpours continue for the first half of the night in parts of NH and ME, then diminish. Quickly diminishing showers and thunder... read more video [ 30 min ago ]

	Tim's Friday Pics: wild weather week (NECN) - On this segment of In focus, meteorologist Tim Kelley shares some pictures from around New England. Some NECN viewers snapped some wonderful shots of the wet weather from... read more video [ 39 min ago ]

	Nelson: Mayo has good opportunity to be starter (NECN) - So the Patriots didn't exactly shine in the Patriots preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens. The back up quarterbacks failed their first test, and the same could be... read more video [ 1 hour ago ]

	Obama goes on vacation, Bill Clinton agrees to speak (NECN/ABC) - In another sign of reconciliation in Democratic ranks, former President Clinton will have a high-profile slot at the party convention in Denver later this month. ... read more video [ 3 hours ago ]

	8/8/08 NECN weather forecast, noon (NECN: Joe Joyce) - NECN meteorologist Joe Joyce calls for a Friday that will bring plenty of showers and thunderstorms with localized flash flooding to the New England region... read more video [ 4 hours ago ]

	Car swept away in NH flood, 7-year-old dies (Lauren Collins, NECN) - A 7-year-old girl has died after flash flooding in Ashland, New Hampshire. That is in the state's Lakes Region. The car that the girl was riding in... read more video [ 4 hours ago ]