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AM Briefing: Double Slaying Arraignment; Theater District Clubs Closing Early?

Good morning. Top local stories and what we're watching this Thursday:

-- The 23-year-old who allegedly killed his mother and grandmother and dumped their bodies at a Saugus school is being arraigned in Lynn today.

-- Following the fatal shooting of an Army veteran last weekend, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino wants Theater District clubs to shut down early. [Boston Herald]

-- Town selectmen have OK'd a tentative 20-year tax deal to keep TJX global headquarters in Framingham. [MetroWest Daily News]

-- The Medford Housing Authority board and Medford's mayor are calling on the city's embattled housing chief to resign. [Boston Globe]

-- Democratic Senate candidate Marissa DeFranco has secured enough signatures to challenge front-runner Elizabeth Warren for the primary. [Globe]

Sports:

-- The Sox lose, continuing their struggles at "Friendly" Fenway.

This program aired on May 3, 2012. The audio for this program is not available.

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