Hospitals in 2013 reported more surgical errors, use of contaminated equipment, assaults, and other preventable hazards that injured patients.
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A protester took shelter from smoke billowing around him Wednesday night.
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An explosive device deployed by police flew through the air in Ferguson, Mo.
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A demonstrator threw back a tear gas container.
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Police advanced through smoke in Ferguson.
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A device went off in the street.
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An officer with a high-powered weapon was in Ferguson.
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Officers watched demonstrators.
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Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson spoke Wednesday.
The St. Louis suburb has been roiled by turmoil since an unarmed black teenager was shot last weekend.
State halts 2 cannabis permitsIt?s the latest detour for the state?s fraught effort to license medical marijuana shops.
The pope called for reconciliation on the Korean peninsula and urged stability in a ?war-weary world.?
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Nearly a quarter of the private-sector workforce ? about 26 million workers ? doesn?t get paid time off.
Hamersley?s Bistro lovingly serves a farewellGordon and Fiona Hamersley said they will close the noted South End eatery after 27 years.
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As the school year approaches, electronics and software are on the shopping lists of many people.
Anwar Faisal said he is improving how he maintains his apartments and handles tenants? complaints.
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Napoli drove in three runs and Anthony Ranaudo picked up his second win of the season.
James Feeney is accused of orchestrating the kidnapping of an Avon man, who is now presumed dead.
For every success story like Wicked Strong, there are thousands of thoroughbreds who are too slow to earn their keep.
Escalating violence by guards and a reduction in jail staff under mayor Michael R. Bloomberg led to today?s conditions, some say.
The party is trying to expand its base in urban areas, places voters can be hardpressed to find Republican politicians out on the stump.
Governor Patrick said he has talked to both sides in the dispute and believes they have agreed on, or are close to, a sale.
Like Jafar Panahi?s previous film, this is an allegory about the filmmaker?s loss, and the world?s loss because of it.
Champagne, wine, spa gift cards, donations to a favorite charity. All sometimes children?s birthday party gifts ? for parents, that is.
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