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Fri 4 July 2008

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	6-year-old injured by parade float [1 hour ago ] ORLEANS, Mass. (AP) - A 6-year-old girl was treated for a possible broken leg after she slipped under a float that was part of a Fourth of July parade in Orleans. Police say on Friday morning the girl got off the float, which was sponsored by...
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	Boston man shot and killed in Fitchburg, MA [2 hours ago ] FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) - A Boston man has been shot and killed and a second man was critically injured after several shots were fired as fireworks were exploding in Fitchburg. Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. on Friday...
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	VP Cheney greets new citizens in Boston [4 hours ago ] (Greg Wayland, NECN: Boston, MA) - Vice President Dick Cheney is celebrating the Fourth of July in Boston. He was on hand Friday morning to help welcome some of the country's newest citizens at the USS Constitution. Cheney read the oath of office for...
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CATEGORIES

New England

· PMC Profile: Cairns family

· 6-year-old injured by parade float

Nation

· State of emergency declared in California

· Lightning strikes home this July 4th

World

· Soldiers re-enlist on Independence Day

· Rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt returns to France

Health

· Potential of new test huge for cancer patients

· Use of smokeless tobacco on the rise

Politics

· Obama, family attend July 4th parade

· Jesse Helms dead at age 86

Arts & Entertainment

· PMC Profile: Cairns family

· Old Sturbridge Village celebrates Independence Day

Sports

· Michael Phelps sets another world record

· Red Sox beat Yankees 6-4

Business

· Restaurant operates solely on vegetable oil

· Commuter Rail struggles to get passengers aboard

Sci-Tech

· Tips: How to properly dispose fluorescent bulbs

· Engineering cassava to be more nutritious

Weather

· 7/4/08: NECN weather forecast, 4 P.M.

· 07/04/08: NECN weather forecast, noon


	Breaking News [ 9 min ago ] Michael Phelps sets another world record OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Michael Phelps has set another world record, beating Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter......read more

NEW ENGLAND: PMC Profile: Cairns family

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	Red Sox beat Yankees 6-4 NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Youkilis created the drama. Mike Lowell gave Boston the win. Lowell hit a go-ahead, three-run homer two innings after Youkilis' shot squirted out... read more [ 2 hours ago ]

	PMC Profile: Cairns family (Marnie MacLean, NECN) - Next month, over five thousand cyclists will take Part in the 29th annual Pan-Mass Challenge. Over the years, the Original fund raising bike-a-thon has... read more video [ 46 min ago ]

	Restaurant operates solely on vegetable oil (Peter Howe, NECN: Concord, NH) - One New England restaurant celebrated July Fourth with a commitment to saving the environment. The Red Blazer restaurant in New Hampshire's... read more video [ 2 hours ago ]

	Hot Dog Annies stocks up for the Fourth (Colleen Bamford, NECN: Leicester, MA) - The next hot dog eating champion could come from Central Massachusetts. If it happens chances are that person would have stopped at "Hot... read more video [ 3 hours ago ]

	Old Sturbridge Village celebrates Independence Day (Danica Pecirep, NECN: Sturbridge, MA) - America celebrates another birthday and festivities were held all over Central massachusetts Friday. One of them was at Old Sturbridge... read more video [ 3 hours ago ]

	7/4/08: NECN weather forecast, 4 P.M. (NECN) - Meteorologist Tim Kelley says Friday night will be mostly cloudy south, with areas of fog along the South Coast between New London, CT, and Hyannis, MA. Mostly clear... read more video [ 4 hours ago ]