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Tires of more than 20 vehicles slashed Wednesday morning

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The police are investigating the slashing of tires on at least 21 vehicles along North State Street early yesterday morning. Reports of slashed tires began coming in about 5 a.m. and continued throughout the morning as people left their houses to go to work or elsewhere, said Concord police Lt. Timothy O’Malley. The affected vehicles were parked from Pleasant to … 0

Man arrested at gun rally hit with Taser, police confirm

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The man arrested at Tuesday’s gun control rally outside the State House was hit with a Taser, the Concord police confirmed yesterday. Daniel Musso, 52, … 0

Arguments heard in lawsuit against Concord over truck travel on back roads

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Large trucks need to use Concord’s back roads to deliver damaged cars to a storage yard in Webster, an attorney argued in court yesterday. But, … 0

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Ralph Demicco (middle), of Candia, argues with a gun regulation advocate during a gun control rally supported by Mayors Against Illegal Guns in Concord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff) Man subdued, arrested at dual gun rallies in Concord
Michelle Tanguay, right, teaches a class in her new space at Infinite Health in Boscawen on Monday afternoon, June 17, 2013. Tanguay is recovering from ovarian cancer and growing her fitness business in Boscawen. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) Our Towns: Fitness lover expands business while recovering from cancer
Riders gather for the mandatory meeting at the last day of racing on June 16, 2013 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff Concord racer follows 90 years of tradition at Loudon Classic
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N.H. lawmakers negotiate health insurance rules

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

House and Senate lawmakers moved close to agreement yesterday on a severely scaled-back version of a bill intended to align state insurance rules with President Obama’s health care overhaul law. The state insurance commissioner had argued that a wide range of changes were necessary to preserve the state’s … 0

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. Bernanke said the Fed could start scaling back its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve. He said the reductions would occur in "measured steps" and that the purchases could end by the middle of next year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggests agency is closer to slowing bond purchases

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation yesterday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the … 0

Nation & World briefs, June 20

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Italy ‘Sopranos’ actor Gandolfini, 51, dies James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO’s The Sopranos helped create one of TV’s greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died yesterday in Italy. He was 51. In a statement, the … 0

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo, John Martorano is questioned about his plea agreement in exchange for testifying against former FBI agent John Connolly, in the Miami Courthouse. Connolly is accused of helping the Boston mob murder Miami gambling executive John Callahan in 1982, at Miami International Airport. Martorano, who served 12 years in prison after a plea deal, and who has admitted killing 20 people, is expected to testify at the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger, Monday, June 17, 2013 in federal court in Boston. (AP Photo/Marice Cohn Band, Pool, File)

Bulger’s ex-enforcer grilled about varying stories

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A former hitman who admitted to killing 20 people insisted yesterday that he told authorities the truth when he implicated James “Whitey” Bulger in 11 slayings, but he acknowledged lying in the past, including to a close friend … 0

FILE - In this Thursday, May 6, 1999 file photo, George Zimmer, second from left, gestures to Andy Dolich prior to a meeting, in Oakland, Calif. Men's Wearhouse Inc. says it has dismissed Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. In a terse release issued Wednesday, June 19, 2013, the company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to one of the nation's largest specialty retailers in men's clothing, with 1,143 locations. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Men’s Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman George Zimmer

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Men’s Wearhouse doesn’t like the way its founder looks anymore. The men’s clothier said yesterday that it has fired the face of the company and its executive chairman, George Zimmer, 64, who appeared in many of its TV … 0

Investigators stand at the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Wednesday, June 19, 2013 where officials attempt to restore the field to its natural condition after the FBI stopped the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains. The FBI had been digging and searching for three days for the remains of Teamsters union president Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa’s remains

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search … 0

U.S. and Cuba agree to resume migration talks

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said yesterday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies. Havana and Washington just wrapped up a round of separate negotiations aimed … 0

Jeremy Beach wipes away a tear as he sees his home off Ravine Drive West for the first time since the Black forest fire started last week, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Residents were allowed back into the area for a short period of time to view the properties that sustained the most damage from the fire. The Black Forest Fire, the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, has destroyed 502 homes and charred more than 22 square miles. It was 85 percent contained Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT

New Colorado wildfire prompts evacuations of homes

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes yesterday, as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado were making it easy for new fires to start and spread. The … 0

Afghan police carry an injured Taliban fighter, who was captured after an overnight clash with Afghan police in Jalalabad, in the eastern province of Nangrahar, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Provincial police chief Masoon Khan Hashimi said his officers ambushed Taliban insurgents outside a village in the Surkh Rod district, killing several and capturing two. (AP Photo/Nisar Ahmad)

U.S. tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai yesterday suspended security negotiations with the United States and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve … 0

Buds of marijuana are shown before being placed into packets for sale at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Under the policy spelled out in a three-page legal memo, federal prosecutors are being told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

N.H. News Roundup: Medical marijuana gets okay, Nashua couple stabbed to death

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

After a lengthy back-and-forth battle, medical marijuana has moved one step closer to becoming legal in the Granite State. Gov. Maggie Hassan has backed a the legislation after the N.H. Senate removed two provisions that would allow qualifying … 0

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