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A ferocious snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States for a second straight day Saturday, killing at least two people, bringing transportation to a halt and cutting off power to at least half a million customers.

A ferocious snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States for a second straight day Saturday, shutting down schools, severing power lines and forcing planes, cars and trains to come to a standstill.

Planes, cars and trains came to a standstill across the densely populated US northeast Friday in the face of a blizzard raging from New York to Boston.

Two northeastern US states banned cars from roads and thousands of flights were cancelled Friday as the leading edge of a blizzard hit with winds forecasted to gust at hurricane-strength.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Friday temporarily banned all non-emergency traffic on roads ahead of a major blizzard forecasted to blanket the US northeast.

PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi's unit Genzyme said on Tuesday it had won U.S. regulatory approval for its Framingham, U.S.-based plant that will produce Fabrazyme, aiming to get patients back on their required dosages of the rare disease drug worldwide this year.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass (Reuters) - An attorney for President Barack Obama's uncle asked a Massachusetts court on Thursday to suppress evidence from an August traffic stop and the resulting breathalyzer test.

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``We see the Route 9/495 corridor as really being the sprawl frontier,'' said Heidi Ricci, senior environmental policy specialist at the Massachusetts Audubon Society, one of the members of the 495/MetroWest Development Compact. ``We know at some point development will pick up again. Will it follow the same pattern or can we chart a better path?

``We see the Route 9/495 corridor as really being the sprawl frontier,'' said Heidi Ricci, senior environmental policy specialist at the Massachusetts Audubon Society, one of the members of the 495/MetroWest Development Compact. ``We know at some point development will pick up again. Will it follow the same pattern or can we chart a better path?

The Girrells, who live in Andover, are expecting their biggest year yet, with wish lists from 900 children to fulfill. Last year, the organization provided gifts for 688 children and more than 100 boxes of household goods to families in need, thanks to donations of toys, supplies and $6,600 in cash from area residents.

The School Committee is conducting a survey soliciting residents' opinions on its search for a new superintendent to lead the town's school system. The survey asks residents which qualities they consider most important in a superintendent, as well as issues they feel the new superintendent must address. Barbara Durand, the district's director of finance and services, has been serving as acting superintendent following Ann Dargon's resignation this fall. The survey can be found on the school district's website, www.ashland.k12.ma.us. - Rachel Lebeaux

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About 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 19, police went to the Occupy Boston tent city in Dewey Square after receiving a 911 call about a man assaulting his female partner. Police talked to the two separately and the woman said the incident was just a verbal argument and she was not afraid of her partner.

When the doors opened at 1 a.m., she rushed in with the crowd. But the TVs were gone. She would head to a Target in Revere and then to Walmart in Lynn before finding a model she could afford.

Dixon is among the many investment professionals who use Black Friday to gauge the mood of American consumers and see firsthand how retailers perform. Meanwhile, unseen satellites over shopping malls capture images of cars in parking lots. Other companies use in-store cameras to count customers.

The combination of New Bedford's 18-16 win over Durfee and Brockton's 14-8 loss to Bridgewater-Raynham puts the Whalers in the postseason. They will play Needham next week.

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