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$250,000 bail set for dad in Braintree parental kidnapping case

Jon T. Lockwood, the father of two Massachusetts children that police say were kidnapped for their foster home, appeared in a Connecticut court today to answer a charge that he's a fugitive from justice. (2:36 p.m.)

Fire chief: Search almost done in Okla.

Fire Chief Gary Bird said today that he’s ‘‘98 percent sure’’ there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore. (3:48 p.m.)

Man fatally struck by train in Brockton

The victim, who was trespassing on the tracks, was hit by the outbound train at 2:15 p.m. near Montello Station on Spark Street, a MBTA spokesman said. (3:50 p.m.)
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Spotted at Opus Affair’s 5th birthday bash

Spotted at Opus Affair’s 5th birthday bash
Spotted stopped by a birthday celebration at the Hawthorne in Kenmore Square for Opus Affair, a networking group for young professionals involved in the arts.
Movie review: 'Hangover Part III' is plain 'bad'

Movie review: 'Hangover Part III' is plain 'bad'

Globe movie critic Ty Burr has few kind words for the latest "Hangover" movie starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms.
Would you eat 3D-printed food? NASA is betting on it

Would you eat 3D-printed food? NASA is betting on it

Work is already underway on developing a 3D pizza printer that builds on earlier work that led to a chocolate printer. (12:11 p.m.)

Arlington restaurant from ex-Chez Henri chef to open after Memorial Day

Chef Mark Thompson's Menotomy Grill & Tavern is located in a former video rental store just off Alewife Brook Parkway. (11:52 a.m.)
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ACC looks to end 5-decade CWS title drought

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- The ACC hasn't had much trouble sending teams to Omaha -- but in each of the last 57 years, they've all come home empty handed. (   05/21/2013 4:44 PM )

Nation

Lawyer: Feds investigate Susan Powell case

SEATTLE (AP) -- The lawyer for the family of a missing Utah woman said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance. (   05/21/2013 3:13 PM )

World

Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral

CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. (   05/21/2013 3:15 PM )

Education

Vt judge denies new lawyers bid in teacher killing

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) -- A judge denied separate requests Tuesday for new lawyers for a couple charged with luring a St. Johnsbury teacher from her home last year and sexually assaulting and killing her before dumping her body in the Connecticut River. (   05/21/2013 4:22 PM )

Science

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. (   05/21/2013 4:19 PM )

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Afghanistan civilians

Afghanistan civilians

Afghanistan is one of the most poor, war-torn nations on earth. Yet its troubled civilians lead lives rich in cultural traditions, rarely seen amid the poverty.

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