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The Republican Party is hoping to tap into disaffected voters in urban areas, traditionally a weak spot.
“Piece for Peace,” which starts Monday, is the first city-run buyback in eight years.
By 2020, about 60 gigawatts of coal-fired electric-generating capacity — enough to power an estimated 48.5 million homes — is expected to disappear.
FBI agent cleared in fatal shooting of Ibragim TodashevThe FBI and a Florida prosecutor have cleared an agent in last year’s shooting death, according to two officials.
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Alexander Kononko, 39, belongs to a militia, Right Sector, that’s become a flashpoint in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Kononko said he has no animosity for the pro-Russian population in the east, which voted to abandon Ukraine and join with Russia.
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Kononko is one of the militiamen still patrolling Kiev’s Independence Square. Here, he talked with a fellow member of Right Sector.
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A month after deadly street fighting drove out Ukraine’s pro-Moscow president, the square still looks like a military encampment.
“We can’t budge . . . because if we do, in two days Putin’s tanks will be here,” said Alexander Kononko.
Government Center closing for 2 yearsThe T station, which closed Saturday, will reopen in spring 2016 after an $82 million overhaul.
Despite the town's stance that a mountain lion is on the loose, state officials remain skeptical.
Bruins 2, Avalanche 0
Patrice Bergeron and Carl Soderberg scored the goals against the Avalanche in the Bruins’ 11th straight victory.
opinion | Oliver Stone and Mark Weisbrot
Obama wrong to isolate Venezuela The Obama administration seems surrealistically unaware that this is a different hemisphere than it was 15 years ago.
The Celtics lost for the sixth time in seven games, falling to 23-47 for the season after Friday’s game against the Nets.
A 17-year-old Waltham High student was found shot to death in a vehicle at an apartment complex.
The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet has fostered an alliance amid regional tensions.
Law enforcement officials raided the office and home of House Speaker Gordon Fox as part of a criminal investigation by the US attorney’s office, FBI, IRS, and State Police.
The approval by Health Canada sets the stage for an FDA decision on whether to allow Alprolix into the larger US market.
Zubin Mehta led the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Anton Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony on Wednesday. It didn’t exactly storm heaven, but it did move with a Schubertian grace.
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It’s finally time to transition the column to lighter offerings. Here are the results of a side-by-side tasting of spring brews from Harpoon, Sam Adams, and Long Trail.
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The poor neglected gifted child Precocious children do seem to become high-achieving adults. Why that makes some educators worried about America’s future.
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