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Markey Gomez square off in final US Senate debate
Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey clashed on everything from their records in Congress and the private sector to job creation in their final debate of Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate ...
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Mass Ave bridge reopened after traffic light problems
The Massachusetts Avenue bridge inbound to Boston has been reopened after it was briefly closed due to malfunctioning traffic lights this afternoon, state transportation officials said.Police said signal problems were an apparent result of this afternoon’s ...
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Reports Patriots Aaron Hernandez questioned in man’s murder
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has reportedly been questioned by police about a murder in North Attleboro yesterday, according to multiple reports.The Bristol District Attorney’s Office tells the Herald a witness reported finding a body in an industrial park at about 5:30 p.m. Homicide detectives assigned to the DA’s office are probing the death.SI.com - the website for Sports ...
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Heralds Bulldog segment returns
Welcome back to the Boston Herald's video edition of the Bulldog. We'll tell you what news to expect in the upcoming print and web editions of the Boston ...
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Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery
On May 20, Gronkowski had his fourth surgery on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18 while blocking for an extra point in a 59-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He broke it again in the Patriots’ first playoff game, a 41-28 win over the Houston Texans. Rosenhaus said the fourth surgery was expected to be the last on his ...
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Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope (Special Edition)
It's hard to assess just how much impact "Star Wars" has had on American popular culture. When it was re-released in January 1997, it became the highest domestic box office earner of all time, surpassing both "Jurassic Park" and the previous champion, "E.T." Yet, to look at its profit margins alone is to miss the big picture. "Star Wars" is so much more than a movie -- it's a piece of the American ... ...
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Body of Ibragim Todashev friend of Marathon bombing suspect is finally flown back to Russia
Almost a month after he was shot and killed by a Boston FBI agent, Ibragim Todashev's body was loaded on a 5:40 p.m. flight to Russia on Tuesday, concluding his family's nearly monthlong process of getting his body home. Todashev's family has attempted to ship the body back to Russia since it was released by the Florida medical examiner the week after the shooting on May 22. ...
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Bruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie
The Bruins rookie defensemen was in street clothes when Boston defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. It also was the first day of his post-teenage ...
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Head of state welfare agency details reforms aimed at preventing fraud
Stacey Monahan, director of the state's Department of Transitional Assistance, went before a legislative committee today and offered updates from a broad 100-day plan to reform the embattled agency. The agency has enduring months of heavy criticism over extensive reports of welfare fraud. Monahan, who was named director last week after serving as interim director since the February ...
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LeBrons new shoe proclaims hes a 2-Time Champion JUN 18
Heat have already won the series and proclaim as much inside the shoe. If we're getting super technical here, LeBron's second title mentioned in the shoe could be his one of the State Championship he won in high school or it could be referring to the two gold medals he has from winning with Team USA in Beijing in 2008 and again in London in 2012. Then again, we may also all be getting ...
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Allen Iverson never kidnapped his kids JUN 18
Allen Iverson was holding his kids hostage at a Georgia hotel, and I figured TMZ was a reliable enough source to trust. So I wrote a piece basically saying Iverson should be in jail if the allegations were true, and that I felt bad for his five kids because they were caught between a messy divorce of two parents who probably shouldn't be allowed to have children. Apparently though, TMZ ...
They said it
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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