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AP PHOTOS Astrodome JFK terminal endangered
WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ...
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Stanley Cup Stories Gregory Campbell inspires Bruins
As the Chicago Blackhawks hope that veteran scorer Marian Hossa returns to the lineup, the Boston Bruins got another dose of inspiration from injured grinder Gregory Campbell. This and more in the top NHL stories from ...
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Sox look to continue season-long dominance of Rays
Like many pitchers, starters Ryan Dempster and Jeremy Hellickson have a common goal entering Wednesday's outing. The thing is, both are coming from completely different places. Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles that saw him give up just two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings. He struck out four batters in Boston's 2-0 loss. The veteran could ...
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UFC’s Boston donnybrook to go on but law may KO some fighters
UFC officials say their planned Boston blockbuster?brawl will go ahead on schedule, but some foreign fighters might be knocked out of the live TV spectacle because of state red tape that requires combatants to have Social Security numbers."There’s no doubt it’s ?going to be a burden," UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein told the Herald.Because of the rule - ...
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Welfare boss Dept. is ‘open’ to EBT photos
The head of the state ?Department of Transitional Assistance said yesterday officials are "open" to slapping photos on EBT cards, a measure they once blasted as expensive and ineffective at stamping out fraud."I think anything that makes people feel like we are doing all we can to make sure that only people who are eligible for benefits are getting them, we are open to do," ...
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The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) [DVD]
The Seventh Seal is, without doubt, the most iconic of Swedish master Ingmar Bergmans canon of masterpieces, and it is also quite possibly one of the most powerful and memorable examples of late 50s and early 60s European art cinema, a film that, in so many ways, encapsulates ... ...
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NSA boss 50-plus plots uncovered
One of the nation’s top spies told the House Intelligence Committee that a controversial database of American phone and Internet records has helped the National Security Agency intercept as many as 50 plots against U.S. targets - but an expert said she isn’t sure if that will be enough to assuage the public’s concerns over the massive federal surveillance of private ...
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Student freed on bail eyed in 2nd attack
A Northeastern student facing charges in a second disturbing knife-point ?attack on a woman was freed on bail yesterday as he awaits arraignment today.Patrick Barry, 21, of Medford is accused of preying on two women early Saturday morning along Huntington Avenue.He posted $30,000 bail ?after he was arraigned Monday in Roxbury District Court on charges ?including assault with ?intent to rape in ...
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MIT cop’s brother wants holiday for first responders
The younger brother of slain MIT police officer Sean Collier has launched an effort to establish a national holiday to honor the uniformed men and women who are the first on the scene, placing themselves in danger in emergencies."We don’t really have anything honoring our first responders," said Andrew Collier, 24, who has the backing of U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano. "I think ...
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Howie Joe weigh in on debate trial
With less than a week until voters head to the polls for the special election for the open U.S. ?Senate seat, Democrat ?U.S. Rep. Edward J. Mar?key and Republican rival Gabriel E. Gomez met ?last night in a feisty final debate.Who scored and who was off base?Hear what Howie Carr and Joe Battenfeld have to say about the candidates’ performance on today’s weekly "High ...
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Hit man’s ‘nice guy’ image picked apart by defense
John Martorano’s self-image as a "nice guy" who could justify murder to help a friend or take out a "Judas" will be exploited today by lawyers for James ?"Whitey" Bulger, as they continue to paint the aging ex-hit man as an unrepentant fiend who sold out his Winter Hill Gang partners for freedom, money and his name in lights."You knew the future ...
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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