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Martha’s Vineyard could become home to largest offshore wind farm in North America

(http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2015/11/marthas_vineyard_could_become.html)

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Years Later, Bittersweet Victory for Alysia Montaño

Montaño, still competing at age 29 after giving birth to a daughter last year, agrees with the push to ban Russia. She also believes she deserves some medals after finishing fourth in the 800 meters at the 2011 world championships, fifth in the 2012 London Olympics and fourth again at the 2013 world championships. In all those cases, she finished behind Russians who now face lifetime bans from the sport.

(http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/sports/olympics/years-later-bittersweet-victory-for-alysia-montano.html)

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Guiderail being installed on Route 20 in Oxford, MA

(http://www.telegram.com/article/20151109/NEWS/151109226)

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Ben Carson admits fabricating West Point scholarship

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson admits lying about application, acceptance to West Point

(https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-west-point-215598)

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State trooper delays telling children of parents’ death, takes care of them on Halloween

State trooper delays telling children of parents’ death, takes them on Trick or Treating

(http://wtvr.com/2015/11/05/georgia-state-trooper-children-halloween-parents-death-fundraiser/)

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House Republicans Are Trying To Slip Bank Deregulation Into Highway Bill

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bank-deregulation-highway-bill_5637f0e6e4b079a43c045eeb)

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Flow of capital into US real estate continues to increase

total annual acquisition volume at $497B, up 25% year-over-year

(http://nreionline.com/finance-investment/investors-work-hard-place-capital-marked-cre)

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Ban on egg and pork production from tight quarters will likely be on November 2016 ballot in MA

(http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/11/01/humane-society-looks-mass-for-next-animal-ballot-push/zVctCseIIZwgPjB9lvuFSN/story.html)

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After deadly crash in Oxford, state vows quick fixes for Route 20 – and eventual real solution

“…immediate steps for Route 20 include placing delineators on the double yellow line in the right of way, installing traffic warning lights that will also flash the speed limit and the approaching vehicle’s speed, and enhancing the existing rumble strips.”

(http://www.telegram.com/article/20151029/news/151029037)

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Health

New tests suggest parabens carry cancer risk

(http://www.futurity.org/parabens-breast-cancer-1037212-2/)