Protesters, officers clash violently in Iran's streets

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Published July 9, 2009 at 10:05 a.m.
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Over 1,000 demonstrators gather in Tehran, continuing to protest the June 12 presidential election. Security forces fire tear gas and beat protesters. Many people wear masks to hide their identities ... Violent clashes erupted today in downtown Tehran between more than a thousand determined young men and women chanting, "Death to the dictator" and "God is great" and security forces wielding truncheons ...

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Trains crash in Boston; nearly 50 hurt

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Published May 8, 2009 at 9:51 p.m.
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A trolley rear-ended another trolley that was stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston on Friday night, injuring about 50 people, and one of the conductors told police he was texting at the time of the crash, officials said ...

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Week Around the Ists

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Published May 3, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
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Photograph of a Boeing 747 and a fighter jets flying near lower Manhattan by istolethetv on Flickr ... Gothamist's week started off with a slight shock—the Boeing 747 that's used as Air Force One, plus military fighter jets, flew without warning over lower Manhattan, causing people to evacuate buildings ... It turned out to be a badly-planned photo op for White House files and the FAA told local and state authorities not to tell the public ... Torontoist covered a multi-day protest by

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