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5 Things to Know Today, Friday, Sept. 7

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Harry Levy, the owner of Hank Lee's Magic Factory in Medford, was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday for committing credit card fraud and misleading investigators, according to a court official. Judge Patti Saris handed down the sentence in a hearing Thursday morning at U.S. District in Boston. Levy's attorney unsuccessfully argued for him to avoid prison time and serve six months in a halfway house, six months house arrest and three years probation instead, according to court filings., then lying about the charges to investigators, according to court filings. His plea agreement also requires him to pay restitution to the victim.

Weather: There's a slight chance of thunderstorms today with highs in the low 80s, according to the National Weather Service. There's a 30 to 60 percent chance of rain through the weekend.

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DA: Madonna Concertgoer Injured in Medford Man's Beer Line Tantrum: A Medford man faces an assault charge after allegedly throwing a fit in the concession stand line during Tuesday's Madonna concert at TD Garden in Boston. Jeffrey Jansen, 37, was waiting in line at an alcohol-serving concession Tuesday night when he apparently began to grow impatient, according to a press release from the Suffolk County Attorney's office. According to the district attorney, Jansen told the bartender, "If you take her first," referring to the woman in front of him in line, "I swear to God I will pound someone’s face in."

Warren at DNC: The System is Rigged Against Middle Class: U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren took the stage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, giving a speech that took aim at what she deemed a "rigged" economic system. "Each generation built something solid so that the next generation could build something better," she said. "But not for many years. Talk to the construction worker from Malden who went nine months without a job... Talk to the student in Worcester who worked hard to finish his degree and now he's drowning in debt...The system is rigged against them."

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