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Individual events
[
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "weather",
"description": "Boston's current temperature of 51° F is higher than this day's previous record of 49° F set on January 12, 1970.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/weather-forecast\/US\/MA\/Boston.html",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T18:37:06-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "weather",
"description": "Boston's current temperature of 19° F is near this day's previous record of 18° F set on January 12, 1921.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/weather-forecast\/US\/MA\/Boston.html",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T22:34:53-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "weather",
"description": "The temperature in Boston is expected to drop 11° F in the next three days.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/weather-forecast\/US\/MA\/Boston.html",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T23:57:27-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "weather",
"description": "The temperature in Boston is expected to rise 8° F tomorrow.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/weather-forecast\/US\/MA\/Boston.html",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T21:54:25-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "hotspot",
"description": "Yelp activity for Highland Kitchen has gone up 48% in the last month.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/highland-kitchen-somerville",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T20:04:59-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "hotspot",
"description": "OpenTable activity for Hamersley's Bistro has gone up 71% in the last month.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/highland-kitchen-somerville",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T22:25:58-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "crime",
"description": "Crime in Boston has dropped 22% since 2012.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/police\/stats\/",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T23:30:11-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "crime",
"description": "Boston is on pace for 112 homicides in 2013, greater than the previous record of 88 in 1984.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.cityofboston.gov\/police\/stats\/",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T23:40:32-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "sports",
"description": "The Patriots-Titans game is tied 21-21 with 8:04 remaining.",
"url": "http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/nfl\/boxscore?gameId=320909010",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T23:55:29-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "local",
"event": "sports",
"description": "The Celtics-Rockets game has just gone into overtime.",
"url": "http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/nba\/boxscore?gameId=400278251",
"importance": 3,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T22:48:54-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "government",
"event": "votes",
"description": "The House of Representatives just passed H.R. 3421 (Medical Debt Relief Act) by a narrow 220-215 margin",
"url": "http:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/111\/hr3421",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T22:27:18-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "government",
"event": "votes",
"description": "13 Senators just broke party ranks in the failed vote on S. 510 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act).",
"url": "http:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/111\/s510",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T18:47:46-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "government",
"event": "money",
"description": "Boeing was just awarded a $71 billion government contract for the procurement of C-17 transport planes.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/111\/s510",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T24:00:27-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "government",
"event": "money",
"description": "Contran Corporation just donated $3 million to the American Crossroads SuperPAC.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/bills\/111\/s510",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T18:44:04-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "breaking",
"event": "death",
"description": "Senator Daniel Inouye has passed away at the age of 88.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/ap\/2012-12-18\/hawaiis-inouye-senator-and-war-hero-dies-at-88",
"importance": 1,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T20:27:19-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "breaking",
"event": "disaster",
"description": "A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has occurred off the coast of Oregon.",
"url": "http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2013\/01\/earthquake-33-quake-strikes-near-laytonville-bzsufc.html",
"importance": 3,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T24:02:15-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "breaking",
"event": "arrest",
"description": "Former Vice President Al Gore has been arrested for stealing a panda from the San Diego Zoo.",
"url": "http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/washington\/2011\/03\/al-gore-new-book.html",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T23:49:08-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "business",
"event": "restructuring",
"description": "Boeing and Airbus have announced a $140 billion merger.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/ap\/2013-01-08\/news-summary-momentum-building-for-airline-merger",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T21:44:25-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "business",
"event": "restructuring",
"description": "Google has announced it will file for bankruptcy.",
"url": "http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/ap\/2013-01-09\/google-invests-200-million-in-texas-wind-farm",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T18:38:15-05:00"
},
{
"beat": "business",
"event": "earnings",
"description": "Microsoft has announced Q3 earnings that exceeded analyst expectations by 14%",
"url": "http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/videos\/2013-01-08\/microsoft-60m-windows-8-licenses-sold-since-oct-dot",
"importance": 2,
"timestamp": "2013-01-12T24:42:40-05:00"
}
]
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