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The defense secretary nominee has been described as neither a dove or a hawk, but an independent-minded owl.
Judge George A. O?Toole Jr. said the jury selection process could be completed by the end of next week.
Baker plan calls for $500 million in spending cutsA big chunk of the proposed cuts come out of the state?s Medicaid program budget.
Odin Lloyd?s girlfriend testifies that Hernandez tried to comfort herAaron Hernandez told Shaneah Jenkins that she would feel better in time, she testified today.
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The cold will continue into Friday, where temperatures will crest in the teens.
The pilot was captured by Islamic State militants in December when his plane crashed in Syria.
Dead prosecutor sought arrest of Argentine presidentThe prosecutor was probing whether the president tried to shield Iranian officials from a bombing investigation before his mysterious death.
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The traffic was bad enough that Mass. General Hospital issued a notice to employees asking them not to leave the area in their cars.
Mayor Walsh says Boston will still hold Patriots paradeThe parade in downtown Boston will start around 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hynes Convention Center.
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No. 1 on this list is beyond argument, but where does Sunday?s thrilling Super Bowl title belong?
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Last 2:02 of Super Bowl added up for PatriotsMalcolm Butler?s interception was the defining moment, but several other plays and decisions were critical in the thrilling finish.
Remember the ?Curse of Gisele?? It?s over.Gisele?s curse was imagined by some to be so powerful that it cost the Patriots two Super Bowls and two AFC Championship Games.
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The quarterback received a Chevy Colorado as part of his MVP award, but he plans to make it a gift to his teammate.
Second Harper Lee novel to be published in July??To Kill a Mockingbird?? will not be the Pulitzer Prize-winning author?s only published book after all.
Vaccinations becoming an issue for GOP fieldRepublicans find themselves reconciling modern science with the skepticism of their core conservative voters.
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The New England Patriots battled the Seattle Seahawks in America?s premiere sporting event.
Alexi Ogando could be a real bargain, Wade Miley may go to arbitration hearing, and other story lines.
Madeleine Albright is set to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree during the ceremony.
An expected vote was delayed Monday by a winter storm that walloped the Midwest and Northeast.
The top Ukrainian rebel commander said the separatists would answer the government?s plan to conscript more troops.
Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular.
?The Second Girl?? is a stirring work that is markedly different in tone and texture from what Ronan Noone has written before.
Brigham Young University researchers found that sibling relationships help kids develop sympathy.
?Better Call Saul,? premiering Sunday night at 10 p.m., is a prequel to the universally acclaimed AMC drama ?Breaking Bad.?
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Vaccines and Rand Paul
