Bite Size News, February 8: CT Explosion Edition

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  • The Middletown power plant explosion has left 5 dead and 12 injured. [NY Times]
  • A plan has been proposed to stimulate job growth in the Bay State. [Boston Globe]
  • Let's hope it works, because the state wants to borrow money from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits. [WBUR]
  • Another candidate has entered the gubernatorial race to represent the Green-Rainbow party, since formerly Green Grace is running in the Democratic primary. [South End News]
  • Over the past few years, Suffolk County prosecutors have found a way to lengthen sentences for gun-wielding offenders. [Boston Herald]
  • Justin Timberlake can now put his dick in a pot after receiving his Hasty Pudding award. [Harvard Crimson]
  • Jeremy Renner visited Cambridge on Saturday night to pick up his Boston Film Critics award for his performance in "The Hurt Locker." [Boston Globe]


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