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    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 ...

  • Whitey Bulger prosecutors object to giving informant ID

    Prosecutors in the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger objected Monday to a request to provide the name of a confidential informant who Bulger's lawyers hope can help undermine the credibility of two key government ...

  • Former Pats WR arrested accused of violating probation

    Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn ...

  • Gas main break forces evacuations halts MBTA service

    A gas main break near Kendall Square in Cambridge Monday morning forced the evacuation of some buildings and the temporary stoppage of MBTA Red Line ...

  • House fire possibly caused by birds nest

    The occupants of the home were able to escape the fire. They told officials that a robin made a nest on top of a motion-sensing outside light at the ...


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Ong-Bak

Ong-Bak

In Ong-Bak, a bone-rattling, skull-thumping martial arts extravaganza that was a major hit in its native Thailand and is just now getting a belated U.S. theatrical release, newcomer Tony Jaa vies for the coveted position of 21st-century Jackie Chan by pulling off the kinds ... ...

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  • Celtics F Terrence Williams arrested near Seattle

    KENT, Wash. -; Kent police say Boston Celtics basketball player Terrence Williams was arrested Sunday and accused of brandishing a gun at the mother of his 10-year-old son during a visitation ...

  • APNewsBreak LL Bean keeping it in the family

    FREEPORT, Maine -; L.L. Bean's grandson Leon Gorman is retiring as company chairman after more than 50 years as chairman or CEO, but the privately held company is keeping the position in the ...

  • Anti-abortion activists protest at Taoiseach’s attendance at Boston College

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny visited a memorial in Copley Square near the finish line of the Boston Marathon to lay flowers today. Photograph: ...

  • Boston cardinal skips commencement over Irish PMs role

    BOSTON – Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley has skipped Boston College's commencement because of the involvement of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who supports of a bill in his country that would allow abortion. A few dozen protesters, some playing bagpipes, demonstrated at the college during Monday morning's graduation ceremony. They held signs with messages that included: ...

  • Gov. Deval Patrick becomes a grandpa

    Gov. Deval Patrick welcomed his first grandchild today, little Gianluca Noah Patrick Morgese.Weighing 2 pounds, 8 ounces, Gianluca was born two months early, but both the baby and mother are doing well, Patrick’s press office said.The boy is the son of Patrick’s older daughter, Sarah Baker Patrick Morgese, who gave birth this morning in San Francisco."Poppy and Nonna (aka the ...

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