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  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Driver crashes into her apartment building

    Police said the woman, whose name was not released, was turning into a parking space when she struck another vehicle and then crashed into the apartment building at 20 Maple ...

  • See Now You See Me for Free in Boston May 29

    ME pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audience while staying one step ahead of the law. It ...

  • Cardinal skips Boston College commencement in abortion protest

    Irish prime minister Enda Kenny speaks to graduates at Boston College after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Photograph: Elise ...

  • Marathon bomb suspects college forms task force

    DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) attended has formed a public safety task force in the wake of the April 15 attack.University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth officials will review emergency planning and academic and financial policies related to maintaining "student in good standing" status.Montana ...


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The Hand [DVD]

The Hand [DVD]

I Bury the Living is a corker of a horror-thriller that draws you in, but ultimately lets you down with an explanatory ending that just doesnt fit. Made quickly on a shoestring budget, it was one of an onslaught of small-scale drive-in flicks that poured out of scrappy independent studios in the 1950s and early 1960s, most of which were immediately forgettable. I Bury the Living< ... ...

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  • Protests as Taoiseach receives honorary doctorate in Boston

    A small group of demonstrators has gathered outside Boston College in protest at Taoiseach Enda Kenny's presence at the college's commencement ceremony.The Taoiseach is addressing some 3000 new graduates and 20,000 spectators at Boston College this evening - where he has just been awarded an honorary doctorate.Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is boycotting the event because he says ...

  • Car crashes into Weymouth apartment building

    A car crashed into a Weymouth apartment building early this afternoon, causing serious structural damage, a Weymouth police dispatcher said. The car smashed into the three-story building at 112 Middle St. at 1:03 p.m., prompting officials to evacuate the three-story residence, the dispatcher said. No one in the building was injured. The building is listed online as the Maple Street Apartments. ...

  • Defense rests in trial of former Donovan aide

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Defense attorneys in the federal corruption trial of Robert Braddock Jr., a campaign aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan, rested their case Monday after deciding not to call any ...

  • Students to address Brown board on divestment

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Brown University students who are pushing for the school to divest from coal companies will get a chance to address its governing ...

  • Proponents hail Vt. assisted suicide bill

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Proponents of a plan that will allow Vermont doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients says the implementation of the new law will trigger a broad range of improvements in end-of-life medical ...

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