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NH city rallies around refugees to banish bedbugs AP
AP - Church and community groups in Manchester, N.H., are part of an unusual campaign to get the bedbugs out of an apartment building that houses refugee families.

Manchester City 'offer Barcelona 25 million' for Samuel Eto o
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Manchester City set for Roque Santa Cruz at seventh attempt
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Perez confident of Villa's sign to Real
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Thursday declared that the David Villa's transfer from Valencia to Real "a matter of time". Real are hoping to secure Villa for a fee in the region of 40 million euros, having already this month paid 65 million to take Brazil playmaker Kaka from AC Milan and a world record 93 million to gain Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. Speaking to Valencia-based local television station Canal 9, Perez expressed optimism ove ...

Manchester man killed in motorcycle crash
State police say a 25-year-old Manchester man has died in a motorcycle crash on Route 2 in Marlborough.

Charlton says Ronaldo will regret leaving Utd
Manchester United great Bobby Charlton believes Cristiano Ronaldo will eventually regret leaving Old Trafford and the 80 million pound fee the club have accepted from Real Madrid is 'vulgar'.

Ronaldo price vulgar - Charlton
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton feels the fee for Cristiano Ronaldo's proposed 80m move from Old Trafford to Real Madrid is "vulgar".

Pet Shop Boys Perform In Manchester
WireImage.com photos of Pet Shop Boys Perform In Manchester Manchester, 06/18/2009

Spanish prime minister negative on Real's buying craze
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was critical Wednesday of Real Madrid's summer spending spree. When asked by television channel Cuatro his opinion of Realplanning to spend a world record 96 million euros 132.88 milliondollars on Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, Zapatero said that the fee was "excessive." Zapatero qualified his comments by saying that he was not "the most appropriate person" to pass judgement on Real, because of his well-known affinity ...

Victim in hospital after shooting
A 37-year-old man is in hospital after being shot in the chest in Greater Manchester.