A boxer who appeared on the 2005 reality TV show "The Contender" has died after being struck by a Massachusetts commuter train while he was walking along the tracks. (www.newsvine.com)

A 23-year-old Saugus resident will be taking the stage alongside dozens of female comedians and performers next month at Improv Boston's fourth annual Women in Comedy Festival. (feeds.boston.com)

Back in 2001 Jarrett Krosoczka was visiting his old elementary school in Worcester to talk to students about his first book, "Good Night, Monkey Boy," which had just been published. While he was there, he ran into the school's longtime "lunch lady," Jean Cargilia, who started chatting about her grandchildren. (feeds.boston.com)

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New submitter cqwww writes "A small magazine in Victoria, BC just uncovered a massive public traffic surveillance system deployed in Canada. Here's a quote from the article: 'Normally, area police manually key in plate numbers to check suspicious cars in the databases of the Canadian Police Information Center and ICBC. With [Automatic License Plat... (rss.slashdot.org)

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Overwhelming crowds and reports of injuries and arrests in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village are causing police to rethink crowd control before the game. (www.newsvine.com)

A Massachusetts-based utility company says it has invested about $23 million of late-stage development capital to own the majority stake in a firm developing a wind power project in Oklahoma. (feeds.boston.com)

WASHINGTON -- US President Barack Obama on Saturday accused the Syrian regime of showing a "disdain for human life and dignity" after the massacre of hundreds of civilians in the flashpoint city of Homs. "Thirty years after his father massacred tens of thousands of innocent Syrian men, women, and children... (www.nypost.com)

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The four Roman Catholic bishops of Massachusetts will urge parishioners to fight an Obama administration regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control. (feeds.boston.com)