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Student Shocked In Class Returns Home	3/17/2010 4:20 PM
Five days after suffering an electrical shock during a shop class, a Dover High School student has returned home.
Flood Cleanup Continues As Rivers Recede	3/17/2010 10:04 PM
After days underwater, many neighborhoods and homes are finally beginning to dry out, but for some, it's still a struggle.
2010 New England Flooding In Photos	3/16/2010 2:43 PM
See images from across the region of the recent massive rainstorm and flooding.
Henniker Voters Tell Town To Tighten Belt	3/17/2010 4:17 PM
Voters in the town of Henniker are asking the town to tighten its belt after turning a proposed significant budget increase into cutbacks.
Documents Describe Allegations Against Man In Bar Brawl	3/17/2010 10:02 PM
Court paperwork describes charges against a Manchester man who said he was beaten by off-duty police officers who arrested him.
House Rejects Repeal Of LLC Tax	3/17/2010 2:10 PM
The New Hampshire House voted against repealing a controversial LLC tax on Wednesday.
Legislative Committee Proposes $47 Million In Cuts	3/17/2010 9:23 AM
A committee of the New Hampshire Legislature is proposing $47 million in cuts to social services, the courts, the environment and prisons.
Senate Set To Vote On Hospital Cost Commission	3/17/2010 8:58 AM
The New Hampshire Senate will vote Wednesday on legislation that would create an independent panel to review hospital costs -- not set rates, as called for originally.
Former Surgeon General Koop Honored For AIDS Work	3/17/2010 8:53 AM
Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop is being honored in New Hampshire for his work on HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention.
Special-Needs Horses Need Homes After Shelter Closed	3/17/2010 8:54 AM
A nonprofit shelter in New Hampshire for neglected and abused horses has been forced to close because it can no longer meet its financial obligations.

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What's Inside Head & Shoulders That Nukes Yeast, Zaps Static?	3/17/2010 6:00 PM
Start with a moisturizer, then add a few (safe) preservatives, an antistatic agent, and some of that stuff inside breast implants, and you have dry scalp care!
SXSW: Geeks Defend Their Foursquare Turf	3/17/2010 6:00 PM
Competition turns cutthroat as more and more people track their travels with the location-based service. At the South by Southwest conference, the quest for badges and tussles over mayorships gets frenetic and weird.
The Oldest Trees on the Planet	3/17/2010 5:45 PM
Tress are among the oldest living things on the planet, and the oldest we know of are pushing 5,000 years. If you count clonal trees, which continually grow new trunks from the same roots, the oldest may be 80,000 years old.
Austin Calling: 10 SXSW Bands You Shouldn't Miss	3/17/2010 5:37 PM
With thousands of bands playing at South by Southwest 2010, it can be difficult to spot the killer music wedged in amongst all the buzz and noise. Here are 10 bands worth your inebriated time and attention.
SXSW: Grooms Brings Noisy Indie Rock From New York to Austin	3/17/2010 5:23 PM
Led by a boutique guitar effects maker, the three-piece band makes its third trip to South by Southwest to show off its visceral musical creations.
Court: State Can Dump Non-Sex Offenders Into Registry	3/17/2010 4:06 PM
States are adding convicts to sex-offender registries, even if they did not commit sex-related crimes. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the registries, but might have a chance to review whether non-sexual deviants can be added to the databases.
SXSW: 'People vs. George Lucas' Packs Vitriol, Nostalgia	3/17/2010 3:26 PM
There's plenty of Star Wars nerd rage in this engaging new documentary, which lays out the case against Lucas' endless tweaks and creative decisions. But plenty of warm-and-fuzzy flashbacks to the franchise's roots soften the blow.
Canon First in Line for Its Own Top-Level Domain, .canon	3/17/2010 3:16 PM
The company that makes cool digital cameras wants you to find it online soon at http://canon. It's the first of what could a wave of new top level domains for companies, and it's just one sign of big changes coming to the net's naming conventions.
Cool: New Exoplanet Is Close to Habitable Zone	3/17/2010 2:34 PM
Astronomers have discovered the first exoplanet that is near habitable temperature and also crosses in front of its star, allowing it to be studied from Earth.
Seminal '70s Environmental TV Series Now Online	3/17/2010 2:10 PM
The first television series with an "environmentalist" bent, Our Vanishing Wilderness, is available online in all its strange, groovy, apocalyptic glory.