Two females dead in Dorchester shooting, police say

Two females were killed and two others wounded when they were shot while inside a vehicle parked outside 36 Harlem St., Boston Police said.

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Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate, returned to Wisconsin Sunday amid cheers from several thousand people.

Mitt Romney will no longer be able to hide behind strategic ambiguity about his budget and tax cut plans with Paul Ryan as his running mate.

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With Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney will no longer be able to hide behind strategic ambiguity about his budget and tax cut plans.

London brings down the curtain

London closed out its Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows, music, and fun.

Fireworks explode during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

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An estimated 80,000 people were in attendance Sunday at Olympic Stadium as London said goodbye to the Games.

The spectacular closing ceremony featured landmarks, lightshows, music, and fireworks.

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The spectacular closing ceremony featured landmarks, lightshows, music, and fireworks.

Performers watched the end of the closing ceremony.

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Performers watched the end of the closing ceremony.

Bryshon Nellum, in front, held the US flag as athletes entered during the show.

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Bryshon Nellum, in front, held the US flag as athletes entered during the show.

The Spice Girls were among the musical acts that performed during the show.

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The Spice Girls were among the musical acts that performed during the show.

Singer George Michael performed during the ceremony.

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Singer George Michael performed during the ceremony.

Musician and DJ Fatboy Slim performed during the closing ceremony of the London Games.

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Musician and DJ Fatboy Slim performed during the closing ceremony of the London Games.

Athletes from France are seen during the closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium.

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Athletes from France are seen during the closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium.

An athlete held a German flag.

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An athlete held a German flag.

Ethiopian athletes formed a conga line.

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Ethiopian athletes formed a conga line.

Spanish athletes were at the ceremony.

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Spanish athletes were at the ceremony.

Athletes gathered near the Olympic flame at the closing.

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Athletes gathered near the Olympic flame at the closing.

Flagbearers paraded at the stadium.

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Flagbearers paraded at the stadium.

An actor recited a speech by Winston Churchill from a replica of Big Ben during the closing.

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An actor recited a speech by Winston Churchill from a replica of Big Ben during the closing.

The band Madness performed.

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The band Madness performed.

Performers waved British flags.

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Performers waved British flags.

US 107, SPAIN 100

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The US team was down by a point at the half and up by only one point after three quarters, but pulled away in the fourth.

Chad Johnson was arrested Saturday on a domestic violence charge following accusations that he had head-butted his wife,

Chad Johnson released by Dolphins

The wide receiver, who played with the Patriots last season, was let go by the Dolphins following a weekend arrest for domestic violence.

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Elizabeth Warren (left) and daughter Amelia Warren Tyagi have published two books together.

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Amelia Warren Tyagi co-authored two best-selling books about middle-class economics, but the California executive and radio contributor is better known as Warren’s daughter.

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Sovereign has one branch in Delaware, which it calls its “main office” in filings.

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Sovereign recently started calling its modest, five-employee operation in Wilmington, Del. its “main office” to avoid interest rate caps in Mass. and elsewhere.

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TSA officers allege racial profiling at Logan

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Artistic director Diana Coluntino in the doorway of the Revolving Museum, the art space in Lowell that closed last month.

Revolving Museum comes to a stop

The museum, which moved to Lowell 10 years ago with great fanfare, is closing its doors on a colorful past.

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