US: Iran implicated in assassination plot
The Justice Department charged two men, one allegedly a member of a secret Iranian military unit and the other with dual US-Iran citizenship, in a plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US.
Occupy Boston protesters claim ‘violent repression’
The group claimed that police “brutally attacked” protesters while making more than 100 arrests, while Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said the protesters can’t be allowed to “tie up the city.”
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Two Occupy Boston protesters in Dewey Square hid their faces today.
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Joseph Gubitosi sat outside a prayer tent at Occupy Boston in Dewey Square.
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Hilary Richard of Wenham talked about the arrests.
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Boston Police officers moved in to arrest Occupy Boston protesters early this morning on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
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Occupy Boston protesters linked arms before arrests were made.
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Daniel Linsky of the Boston Police ordered the protesters to vacate the park or face arrest.
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Police arrested scores of Occupy Boston protesters who refused to leave.
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According to Commissioner Edward F. Davis, about 100 Occupy Boston protesters were arrested.
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Demonstrators marched toward a police station where some fellow protesters were brought after the arrests.
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Tufts University junior Anne Wolfe awoke from her tent this morning.
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The signs from Occupy Boston protestors were on display today.
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Occupy Boston demonstrators marched through Boston holding signs yesterday.
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Romney scores key endorsement from Christie
The endorsement by Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is a major coup for Romney ahead of tonight’s debate, giving him the support of an emerging GOP icon.
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Attacks on Romney’s religion are deeply offensive
While there may be some good reasons to vote against Mitt Romney for president, there is one completely foul one: his religion.
Boston launches smoke-free housing registry
The online registry allows landlords to list properties in which smoking is prohibited.
“It reads like the pages of a Hollywood script.”
FBI Director Robert Mueller, on alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador
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Metro
Another Lantigua recall effort begins
Opponents of Mayor William Lantigua of Lawrence have launched a second recall effort two months after the initial attempt to place an item on the ballot fell short.
Business
Embattled Netflix kills plan to split up services
In a swift reversal, Netflix said yesterday that it had decided to keep its DVD-by-mail and online streaming services together under one name and one website.
Nation
A divided Congress taking up bills on jobs, China
Congress is embarking on a flurry of votes to show it is trying to do something about creating jobs. The prospects for legislative success, however, are spotty.
World
Libyan official: Khadafy hiding in southern desert
Amid speculation about Khadafy’s whereabouts, an official said he believes the deposed leader is in southern Libya but is not being protected by the Tuareg ethnic group.
Sports
On Hockey
Hard to excuse Bruins’ early-season problems
The team currently with its fingerprints - and maybe even random bits of DNA and champagne stains - all over the Stanley Cup doesn’t look like it’s quite ready this season.
Lifestyle
Alex Beam
Art as smorgasbord
The MFA seeks serendipity with its “Mixed Taste” series, taking two wildly unrelated topics, mashing them up, and hoping for the best.
Opinion
“Another visible tipping point of the Charles is the wildlife. The river now hosts otters, beavers, fishers, herons, hawks, herring, and migrating loons.”
Derrick Z. Jackson
Ideas
“As engineers, city planners, and ‘road ecologists’ are realizing, we do need roads. We just need better ones.”
Courtney Humphries, on roads of the future