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Foxwoods in talks with Milford on gambling resort

Under a draft agreement, the resort would pay at least $18 million in yearly property taxes with additional money to the local police, fire, and school departments.

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Boston landlords chafe at new regulations, costs

A city law enacted last year required landlords to register their rental units with the city, but property owners are balking.

Secretary of State John Kerry said chemical weapons were used in Syria and accused President Bashar Assad of destroying evidence.

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Kerry toughens criticism of Syria after alleged attack

Secretary of State John Kerry said last week’s deadly chemical weapons attack was a ‘‘moral obscenity’’ that ‘‘should shock the conscience’’ of the world.

A group of children plunged into the lake Center Tuftonburo, N.H.

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At camp, solace for children of cancer patients

Camp Kesem in New Hampshire, a weeklong summer camp run by MIT students, gives kids a chance to just be kids.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Bernard Haitink on the podium, performing Sunday, the final day of the BSO’s season at Tanglewood.

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A memorable Ninth caps Tanglewood season

The BSO closes its season at Tanglewood each year with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and did so this year with a masterful and distinctive approach.

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Setback for Mario Batali and Boston restaurant

The chef, whose much-anticipated Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca was set to open later this year in Fort Point, has apparently hit a roadblock.

AJ McCarron is an expert game manager, but can he navigate Alabama through another strong SEC field?

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Talented Alabama has sights set on three-peat

Folks in Tuscaloosa are expecting the good times to keep rolling for the Tide, despite the loss of nine starters to the NFL.

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Jennifer Graham

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In banning handbags from stadiums, the NFL has freed women, if only fleetingly, from a kind of tyranny.

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‘Right’ stuff by Franz Ferdinand

“Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” features some of the band’s most memorable songs since its self-titled debut.