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Mandela, one of the heroic figures of the 20th century whose struggle against apartheid led to his imprisonment for 27 years, and who later received the Nobel Peace Prize, has died.
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Scott Cooper’s film offers a bleak vision of America’s rural economic woes before flattening out into a routine thriller about good men doing bad things.
By 2030, the city projects that 17,300 new jobs and 3,600 residential units will be created around Union Square and at the upcoming Washington Street station nearby.
The president’s acknowledgement reversed a statement more than a year ago that the White House had no record of the two ever meeting.
Pope Francis is assembling a commission to advise him about protecting children from sexually abusive priests, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said Thursday.
The Patriots cornerback will serve the sentence for assaulting a police officer and violating probation after the football season ends.
A prosecutor said Thursday he would not bring charges against Florida State QB Jameis Winston after investigating an alleged sexual assault.
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Deval Patrick’s casino confusionThe governor wants to block a casino on Martha’s Vineyard by the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, although he supports a casino by the Mashpee Wampanoag in Taunton.
Ainge said the team will be “very cautious” with Rondo and won’t put him back on the court until he’s “100 percent.”
The theft marks the third incident of vandalism of the scene in the last 9 years, police said.
Ten whales have died, and wildlife workers are trying to lead dozens more out of dangerously shallow waters and back to the ocean.
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is appointing the former head of the Boston and New York City police departments as commissioner of the NYPD.
The revised growth estimate of 3.6 percent was much higher than the initial 2.8 percent rate reported last month.
Critics’ picks for upcoming concerts around the region, including Pink at TD Garden.
Ami Albernaz’s weekly roundup of bargains includes Davis Squared, the neighborhood’s annual Midnight Madness event.
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