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MASSACHUSETTS

35 arrested at

'Blarney Blowout'

Police in riot gear arrested 35 people participating in the pre-St. Patrick's Day "Blarney Blowout" near the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus in Amherst.

Four police officers were hurt as they worked to disperse hundreds of unruly students who were throwing beer cans and bottles at police on Saturday as large crowds gathered at an off-campus apartment complex, according to the Amherst Police Department. The officers did not require serious medical attention.

Police in riot gear converged on the crowds around noon. The Republican newspaper in Springfield reported that the police began to march toward the crowd firing paintball-style guns loaded with pepper spray after students began setting off fireworks.

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CALIFORNIA

Woman suffers

1,000 bee stings

A 71-year-old woman is believed to have suffered about 1,000 stings in Southern California after being attacked by a swarm of killer bees that covered her entire body. Fire Battalion Chief Mark Williams said the woman was expected to recover after Thursday's attack in Palm Desert.

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FLORIDA
Tangled chute leaves 2 injured
A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground near Tampa, Fla., with both the pilot and jumper hospitalized with minor injuries. Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer said neither one of the two sustained serious injuries.

- AP

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