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• Crows, yes crows, are public enemy number on Cape Cod. The federal government is joining the fight on crows to help save piping plovers. [Cape Cod Times]

• Gov. Deval Patrick wants to hire a "Toll Czar" to develop an open road tolling system for Massachusetts to cut down on toll booth delays. [WCVB]

• A 14-year old was injured today while snowboarding at Nashoba Valley. Thanks, Olympics. [WBZ]

• The shooting death of Amy Bishop's brother in 1986 continues to generate questions. [Boston Globe]

• Southwest Airlines plans to add nonstop service between Boston and Philadelphia on June 27. Don't tell director Kevin Smith. [WCVB]

• Some of the Boston area's many colleges and universities may lack a sufficient number of minority professors. [Boston Globe]

• Last week, an 80s-era Nintendo Entertainment System, along with five games, was sold was on eBay for $13,000. Why so much? The NES console included a rare 1987 game called Stadium Events that grown men who live in their mom's basement "retro gaming aficionados" simply have to get. [Yahoo! Games]

• Previously on Bostonist, we reported on the vicious assault on Mitt Romney. Please refrain from snakes on planes jokes and simply pray his hair was not harmed.

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