AP – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-vehicle accident near his home Thursday morning but was unhurt and hours later practiced as usual with his team just days before the season opener.
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Patriots QB Brady unhurt in wreck near Boston home
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AFP – Former US president Jimmy Carter returned Friday to a hero’s welcome as he brought home safely an American national sentenced to eight years hard labor in North Korea.
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Reuters – Former President Jimmy Carter and an American who had been jailed after crossing into North Korea landed at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Friday after the reclusive state released the prisoner.
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Former President Jimmy Carter and jailed American land in Boston
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AP – North Koreans welcomed Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang with smiles, salutes and hearty handshakes Wednesday as the former American president arrived on a mission to bring home a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January.
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AP – PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Suicides in jail aren’t uncommon — but rarely do they involve such high-profile inmates as Craigslist killing suspect Philip Markoff.
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Craigslist suspect’s suicide riles victim’s family
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AP – A Boston city councilor called Monday for an independent investigation of jailhouse procedures after the apparent suicide of a former medical student awaiting trial in the death of a masseuse he met through Craigslist.
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AP – A relic that Roman Catholics believe contains a piece of the original crucifix and was stolen from a Boston cathedral has been returned in Vermont by a transient — who then disappeared while church officials tried to verify its authenticity.
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Religious relic stolen in Boston recovered in Vt.
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AP – A former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist apparently killed himself inside a Boston jail, where he was awaiting trial, authorities said Sunday.
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‘Craigslist killing’ suspect dead, likely suicide
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AP – A Pittsburgh woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly cheating advertisers and exhibitors out of thousands of dollars for a fake bridal show in Boston, and the FBI said she conducted similar scams in five other states.
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Pa. woman arrested in fake Boston bridal show scam
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AP – Serving as a summer retreat for Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Morgans, this town and the surrounding area have long been known as a place where well-heeled and well-known visitors could beat the heat — and have their privacy respected.
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Obama’s Maine island long visited by rich, famous
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AP – A federal judge on Friday drastically trimmed a $675,000 verdict against a Boston University graduate student who was found liable for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs online, saying the jury damage award against a person who gained no financial benefit from his copyright infringement is “unconstitutionally excessive.”
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Boston judge cuts penalty in song-sharing case
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Have you ever wondered how long you might live? New research suggests that an important indicator of your probable life span may be your genes . Scientists have identified unique genetic signatures strongly associated with a long and healthy life, findings that could help to further the understanding of how certain genes may offer protection from common age-related diseases like cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease. And one day the data might lead to the development of genetic tests to predict whether a person can expect to live into old age as well as guide intervention efforts to prevent age-related illness. The study, led by Paola Sebastiani, professor of biostatistics at Boston University (B.U.) School of Pubic Health, and Thomas Perls, professor of medicine and geriatrics at the B.U. School of Medicine, was published online July 1 in Science . [More] Boston University – Paola Sebastiani – Research – Medical school – Cardiovascular disease
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Live Long and Proper: Genetic Factors Associated with Increased Longevity Identified
He had the game, but Ray Allen doesn’t seem to have enough time. Allen, at 34, is the oldest among the member of the Boston Celtics ‘ aging Big Three and is led toward unconfined free agency when the season makes its last. While the Los Angeles Lakers was not able to catch him on his deer-like scrutinies around screens during the Game 2 of the NBA finals on Sunday night, Allen has the desire of much more open space to deplete one of his record eight three-pointers in the Celtics’ 103-94 victory. With nothing to promise in regards to this point, Allen was eafer to catch the second NBA with the Celtics while he still have the chance. The moment, said Allen, was their moment after the Celtics evened their best-of-seven series along with Lakers at one game, on Tuesday in Boston with Game 3. Allen also said they have to get advantage of it. Around the trade deadline, Allen’s opportunity was nearly plucked when Danny Ainge, Celtic’s president of basketball operations, dangled Allen with his $19.8 million contract which is about to expire with the hopes of the possibilty to add a jolt to a list that seemed to have grown defective. A deal for Allen was confirmed by the Wizards regarding Caron Butler before later agreement on a deal with Dallas. Related posts: NBA Finals 2010 Updates: Lakers vs Celtics Game 6 Final Score 89-67: Lakers Advancing to NBA Finals 2010 Game 7! NBA Finals 2010 Updates: Lakers vs Celtics Final Score 89-67: Lakers Advancing to NBA Finals 2010 Game 7! NBA Finals Game 1 Results: Lakers vs. Celtics
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Allen Plays Safe For His Last Shot
When we learn, we usually begin with the basics and work our way up, mastering our do-re-mi’s before launching into an aria. But when people have difficulty speaking and understanding language after a stroke–a condition called aphasia–they seem to improve faster when they start at a harder level. Speech researcher Swathi Kiran of Boston University works with bilingual aphasia patients to help them relearn words. She has found that when pa
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is guarded by Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins, left, and forward Kevin Garnett during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA basketball finals Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Los Angeles. Lakers won 89-67.
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Slideshow: The NBA Finals
AP – The trophy, the champagne, the hats, the T-shirts. Even Bill Russell and Kevin McHale. Everything was in place at Staples Center for the Boston Celtics to wrap up their 18th NBA championship.
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Lakers rout Celtics, force Game 7 in NBA finals
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AP – Ron Artest proved it in his opening-minute scuffle with Paul Pierce, tumbling to the ground with a vise grip on the Celtics star’s elbow.
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Tougher Lakers beat Boston 102-89 in finals opener
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AP – They gather on statehouse steps with signs and bullhorns, risking arrest. They attend workshops on civil disobedience and personal storytelling, and they hold sit-ins and walk out of class in protest. They’re being warned that they could even lose their lives.
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Student immigrants use civil rights-era strategies
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Psychiatry has lost its soul. That’s how grimly Dr. Daniel Carlat, a psychiatrist in private practice outside of Boston, characterizes the state of his profession.
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The trouble with psychiatry: One shrink’s view
AP – Mike Brown won everything in five years coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers. Everything, that is, except an NBA title.
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Cavaliers fire coach Mike Brown
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