Shooter?s girlfriend says she didn?t know about massacre plans

People pause at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. A gunman opened fire on an outdoor music concert on Sunday killing dozens and injuring hundreds. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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??It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone,?? Marilou Danley said in a statement.

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?He sent her away so that he can plan what he is planning without interruptions,? Marilou Danley?s sister said. ?In that sense, I thank him for sparing my sister?s life.?

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- A worker pulls on a rope to tighten the cirlce around floating cranberries on a bog on Main Street in Carver, as cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water , and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- A huge tractor trailer truck is filled with cranverries as cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water, and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- Cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Cheryl Weston stands atop of a conveyor belt macine that shoots the cranberries into a truck. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water , and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17-Cheryl Weston operates the controls on a conveyor that drops cranberries into the bed of a tractor triler truck. Cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water , and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- Crancerries roll off a conveyor belt into a waiting truck as cranberry harvest season is in full gear, as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water , and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- Cranberries full from a conveyor belt into a truck helped by raking them in from above, as cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water , and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- Cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Nate Fratus runs towards the suction hose that got clogged. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water, and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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CRANBERRY SLIDER Carver-10/04/17- A tractor trailer truck's rear-view mirror reflects a cranberry bog being harvested on Main Street in Carver. Cranberry harvest season is in full gear as Weston Cranberry Corp wet harvested their 3.17 acre bog on Wednesday morning. Workers use a suction hose placed beneath the water , and slowly encircle the berries as they rake them to the hose to suck them up, on to a conveyor that seperates the the leaves and debris, and shoots the berrries into waiting trailer trucks. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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Cranberry harvest season in full swing in Carver

Autumn is cranberry harvesting season, and cranberry farm owner Gary Weston and his team have been hard at work for the past two weeks.

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More than 300 dining hall workers at Northeastern University will strike if a contract agreement is not reached by the end of the day on Oct. 10.

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The news that the Sox would open their series with back-to-back games during work hours was received by diehard fans as not a gift, but a problem.

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