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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 ...

  • Court rejects new trial in baby subway slaying

    In their appeal, both men argued that they should have had separate trials. The court said it found no basis to order a new trial or reduce their ...

  • Expanded World News with Diane Sawyer to focus on Oklahoma tornadoes

    Tuesday night's ABC World News With Diane Sawyer will be expanded to a one-hour newscast to provide additional information about the Oklahoma ...

  • Man charged with road-rage knife assault

    Derek Michael Mozuch, 24, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, a marked lanes violation and threatening to commit a crime, according to a release from Malden ...

  • NH marks presidential primarys 100th anniversary

    CONCORD, N.H. -; Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics are paying tribute to the past while keeping an eye on the ...


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The Jane Austen Book Club

The Jane Austen Book Club

While it certainly helps to be familiar with the works of Jane Austen and to be able to distinguish between, say, Elizabeth Bennett and Marianne Dashwood, it is not a perquisite to enjoying screenwriter-turned-first-time-director Robin Swicord's romantic dramedy T ... ...

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  • CBS Boston Summer Guide

    There’s nothing better than relaxing at the beach or by the pool with a good book in your hand. This summer kick back with one of these new release by our favorite authors from Simon & ...

  • Boston bomb brothers more American than Chechen Depardieu

    1 of 2. Actor Gerard Depardieu participates in a news conference in Grozny May 21, 2013. According to local media, Depardieu is visiting the Chechen capital for the filming of his new movie ...

  • Maine psychologist pleads guilty to fraud

    PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine psychologist has pleaded guilty to defrauding insurance companies by submitting claims for counseling sessions that never happened.Federal prosecutors said Carole Orem-Hough of South Portland billed insurance companies for two counseling sessions a week when she saw the patient once per week.She told one patient that she double-billed Aetna because the company ...

  • SJC upholds convictions in unborn baby’s 2003 shooting death on T

    The state’s highest court today upheld the convictions of two reputed South End gang members found responsible for the February 2003 shooting of a pregnant MBTA commuter, whose unborn son was struck and ultimately killed by an errant shot fired aboard a crowded Orange Line train.Chimezie Akara and Andre Green, both serving life imprisonment plus 66 to 80 years without the possibility of ...

  • City to spend $13.75m to pave 45 miles of Boston’s streets this summer season

    The summer construction season is poised to kick off in Boston, as Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced $13.75 million worth of renovations to roads and sidewalks today. The mayor's office warned property owners who hope to begin their own construction projects along the 45 miles of roadway slated for repairs to consult the ...

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