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  • Conn. retreat features severed arm of saint

    MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) - There are too few opportunities in life to see the severed limb of a medieval holy man, and so when one presents itself in as unlikely a place as southeastern Connecticut, it should be grasped with ...

  • Norwich house targeted by paranormal investigators

    NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - A historic city landmark was the site of a real-life ghost story as ghost hunters surveyed the Leffingwell House Museum on Washington ...

  • Personal crisis takes doctor to new direction

    New users Please take a minute to register. After you register and pick a screen name, you can publish your comments everywhere on the ...

  • Talented New Bedford illustrator flourishes

    NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - When Roger Andrews was a student at Gomes Elementary School in New Bedford, his math homework was as liable to have a rendition of Iron Man on the flip side as it was to have equations on the front. Decades later he’s still drawing Iron Man - only in his own style, and getting paid to do ...

  • Is Kobe Bryant better than MichaelJordan MAY 09

    You must be young to ask that question. No one who watched both Jordan and Bryant play would argue that Kobe is in the same league. Kobe is not even number two. Jordan was a much better defenders and led the league in steals every year, he had a better shoting percentage, averaged more points, and in truth his teamates sucked. Kobe has always had strong ...


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Movie Review

La Commare secca [DVD]

La Commare secca [DVD]

A little more than a decade before the notorious masterpiece Last Tango in Paris (1972) guaranteed his place in cinema history, Bernardo Bertolucci was a 20-year-old assistant to legendary writer/poet/filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. The next year, he was literally handed the ... ...

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  • After getting roughed up in last start Lester looks to bounce back

    Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park has been nothing if not entertaining. The former Red Sox manager and current skipper of the Indians watched his team come out swinging Thursday, lighting up the scoreboard in a 12-3 win. On Friday, John Farrell's squad reversed the fate, sending the Indians back to their hotel with an 8-1 defeat on a rain-soaked night. The third round of this ...

  • Indians struggle against Lackey 8-1 loss at Boston

    Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, center, gives pitcher Justin Masterson a pat on the back as he takes him out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, May 24, 2013. The Red Sox won 8-1. Indians catcher Carlos Santana, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Charles ...

  • Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit

    It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...

  • Henri Dutilleux 97 French composer of expressive orchestral music

    Henri Dutilleux took a solo bow in this undated photo as Seiji Ozawa, children’s chorus coach Johanna Hill Simpson, and the child vocalists ...

  • No Kryptonite required for cops to nab ‘Man of Steel’

    Police said Berry was yelling on the westbound platform at about 6:30 a.m. when an MBTA employee asked him to quiet down. That’s when Berry allegedly turned villain - shoving the employee, drawing an expandable baton and screaming obscenities, according to police reports.Transit cops called to the scene later said they cuffed Berry after a brief struggle and found the baton in his jacket ...

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