Education Department to award Newtown $1.3m
The grant to Newtown, Conn. schools was designed to offset costs the district incurred after the December 2012 shooting as well as provide counseling and training for school officials. More Newtown bills passed

Wash. bridge collapses
An Interstate bridge over a river north of Seattle fell Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water. Officials said no one was killed. Watch
Safe room mandates rare in tornado states
The mayor of Moore, Okla., the town hit hardest by this week's deadly tornado, suggested storm shelters be a mandatory feature for all new homes being built.
Game 4: Rangers 4, Bruins 3 (OT)
Rangers avoid sweep, defeat Bruins in overtime
The Rangers staved off playoff elimination Thursday night and forced a Game 5 against the Bruins with a goal in the first overtime.
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Indians 12, Red Sox 3

Red Sox get rocked by Indians
Cleveland piled it on Thursday night as the Sox lost for a third time in their past four games.
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- Red Sox' Victorino still sidelined
- Ross catches five innings for Portland
- Sox sign reliever Perez, pending physical
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- MLS: Revs coach Heaps backing Bengston
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- Golf: Palmer has 1st-round lead at Colonial
- Wrestling makes its case for Olympics

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Rainy day fun for the entire family
Don't be deterred by all the rain that is forecast for today — and the rest of the holiday weekend.
- weather wisdom No washout, but weekend to be wet

Going out to eat for graduation?
Are you charged with finding a restaurant, including making reservations for large groups and making sure everyone is pleased? Here are some ideas for the big day.

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Area open houses this weekend
There are a lot of houses on showcase within 30 miles of Boston under the $500,000 mark.
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Markey, Menino to make announcement
Rep. Ed Markeys campaign says Markey and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be joined Friday by a local union official regarding the special US Senate election.
Bill would honor dream of slain MIT officer
A bill that would posthumously appoint slain MIT police officer Sean Collier to the Somerville Police Department is moving quickly through the state legislature.
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The Bay State boondoggle is at risk as Congress considers a bill that would end extra payments for Massachusetts hospitals.

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We like electricity and fresh faces: Deval Patrick, Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren. Its hard when youve been around as long as Markey.

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Timothy Murrays sights may have been set on the governors office, but his plans were derailed by apparent missteps.
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5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern Calif.
A geophysicist with the National Earthquake Center said Thursday night's temblor was centered six miles west northwest of Greenville, and 26 miles southwest of Susanville.
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Scenes from Massachusetts college commencements
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TechStars Demo Day: Here are the 14 startups presenting
The spring "demo day" for the TechStars Boston accelerator program is taking place now at House of Blues on Landsdowne Street. Founders of 14 startups from the U.S. and Europe are delivering short pitches for investors.
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