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National News
The use of birth control pills could endanger the heart. That's according to a new study that links the popular contraception devices to plaques that could clog heart arteries. The study, reported in "USA Today," says that for every ten years of pill usage, the likelihood of finding plaques in key arteries increases by between 20 and 30-percent.
Weather shouldn't be a factor later today when the Space Shuttle Discovery lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Sunny, cool and breezy conditions are expected for the 1:01 p.m. Eastern Time landing. The shuttle is landing after a successful 15-day mission that saw the installation of a new module on the International Space Station.
State News
Three communities had nonbinding casino questions on their ballots yesterday. Voters in Worcester, Pittsfield, and Chicopee all said yes to the possibility of having casinos built in their cities. Voters in each of those communities voted by more than 50 percent in favor. Governor Patrick's casino proposal currently before the legislature calls for three casinos in the state.
The Massachusetts Lottery hasn't been doing very well in recent years. But they've finally had one big score! Red Sox fever, and their World Series win has proved to be a grand slam for the Sox themed scratch ticket. The Red Sox-branded five-and-10-dollar Lottery tickets have produced 220-million-dollars in sales so far this year, with seven weeks left to go. The ticket was introduced last year, and it had just 120-million-dollars in sales for all of 2006. The Lottery says fans shelled out more than three-million-dollars during the week of the World Series for Sox lottery tickets.
Sports
UMass Lowell Field Hockey was selected as the No. 1 seed in the North Region and host of the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. UML will host the semifinal Friday, Nov. 9 and championship Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Cushing Field Complex. The NCAA championship match is slated for Sunday, Nov. 11 at 1:00. The full schedule for the 2007 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship is available at GORIVERHAWKS.COM!
Curt Schilling has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the World Series Champion Red Sox. General Manager, Theo Epstein made the announcement on Tuesday. Financial terms were not released, but Schilling said on his web site... 38 pitches... that the contract is worth $8-million-dollars in guaranteed base salary, and includes $2-million-dollars in bonuses for six weigh-ins. Schilling, turns 41 next Wednesday.
The Celtics go for win number 3 tonight, when they host the Denver Nuggets at the TD BankNorth Garden and the Bruins face off with the Sabres tonight in Buffalo.
For all of UMass Lowell's sports scores and information, visit GORIVERHAWKS.COM !
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