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Massachusetts stories: 141 news summaries

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 Boy Marries
 Boy: Then What? 

Young married gays seek balance between tradition and nonconformity

Apr 27, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wedding bells have rung for more than 700 homosexual couples in Massachusetts since the state started marrying gays in 2004, prompting the New York Times to profile young gay men who said “I do.” But there are many things the spouses don’t do, such as follow... More »

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gay marriage • Boston • Vermont • Massachusetts • homosexuality • civil union

 DNA Used to Nab Criminal Kin 

But questions arise over genetic privacy of innocent relatives

Apr 21, 08 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Law-enforcement agencies are using DNA of family members—often without their consent—to identify and convict criminals, the Washington Post reports. Privacy advocates object that it turns family members into unwitting informants, and subjects innocent relatives to “lifelong genetic surveillance” because someone in their family committed a crime. But... More »

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FBI • crime • genetics • law enforcement • murder • DNA • Massachusetts • Colorado • DNA database • DNA evidence • criminal justice

 Mass. Rep Vows to Legalize Pot 

Barney Frank says public is ready for change

Mar 23, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Barney Frank will move to legalize “small amounts” of marijuana, Politico reports, citing Americans who think use of the drug is no big deal. “It's time for the politicians to catch up to the public,” said the Massachusetts Democrat on "Real Time with Bill Maher.... More »

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Congress • drugs • medical marijuana • Massachusetts • marijuana • marijuana legalization • late night talk show • Barney Frank • Bill Maher • decriminalization • Bill Maher Grid

Plastic Bags Getting the Sack Across US

San Francisco ban in effect; taxes, prohibition likely elsewhere

Mar 15, 08 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The party's over for plastic bags, USA Today reports. A San Francisco ban on petroleum-based bags already has imitators from coast to coast. Massachusetts is eyeing a bill that would "nudge" consumers with a 2-cent tax on each bag; Connecticut could slap retailers with a $1,000 fine for... More »

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environment • San Francisco • plastic bags • New York City • Massachusetts • Connecticut • ban • paper bags

Gay Couples Steer Clear of Altar

Many same-sex partners find responsibilities outweigh benefits

Feb 22, 08 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - As domestic partnerships, civil unions, and even same-sex marriage gain traction, reality has tempered the gay community's exuberant initial reaction, Salon reports. For numerous reasons, both practical and ideological, many couples would rather not get hitched. Those who haven't cite concerns from worry over inconsistent laws to resentment of what... More »

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gay marriage • divorce • marriage • Massachusetts • estate tax

Jesus-Themed Cosmetics
Fail to Amuse

Mock-religious line pulled from shelves
in Singapore

Feb 14, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - What would Jesus use? A line of cosmetics that worked just that angle has been whisked from shelves in Singapore after a Catholic backlash, reports the Independent. The US-made line, called "Lookin’ Good for Jesus," drew criticism over slogans for lotions and bubble bath like “Get Tight... More »

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Christianity • Massachusetts • Singapore • cosmetics • Catholics • Cat Butt • Dirty Girl • Wash Away Your Sins • BlueQ

Clinton Scores Mass. Surprise

Kennedy, Kerry endorsements
can't help Obama overcome ad blitz

Feb 5, 08 7:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton topped Barack Obama in the Massachusetts primary today, overcoming his fervent endorsements by Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, MSNBC reports. Clinton did benefit from backing by state lawmakers like the senate president, Therese Murray, who implied Clinton lost the big endorsements because she is a woman, the AP... More »

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Mitt Romney • Barack Obama • John McCain • Mike Huckabee • Massachusetts • Democratic presidential primaries • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008

Big Dig's Big Mess Nets Big Settlement

Authorities to receive $458M for bungled Boston project

Jan 23, 08 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Contractors on the botched Boston construction project dubbed the Big Dig will pay state and federal authorities $458 million for its “gross failures.” But Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff will avoid criminal charges for a fatal 2006 ceiling collapse and won’t be banned from future government contracts, the Boston Herald... More »

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Boston • construction • contractors • Massachusetts • Big Dig • Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff • Deval Patrick

Mitt: 'Freedom Requires Religion'

Romney stands by Mormon faith in long-awaited address

Dec 6, 07 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - In a much-hyped address on religion, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney asserted today, “Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone." The former Massachusetts governor focused on religious liberty during the speech in College Station, Texas, but did allow that if Mormonism hurts his candidacy, “so be... More »

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Mitt Romney • religion • Massachusetts • Catholicism • Mormonism • Republican evangelicals

Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M

Or, how Mass. might take back this ex-con's lottery jackpot

Nov 29, 07 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A Massachusetts man who scored a $1 million jackpot this week wasn’t allowed to buy his ticket to begin with: He’s a twice-convicted bank robber whose five-year probation bars him from gambling. Now, the Globe reports, Timothy Elliot will find himself betting on whether the state will revoke... More »

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Massachusetts • probation • bank robber • lottery • district attorney

Noel Grazes Mass., Hits Canada

43,000 New Englanders lose power in winds up to 70 mph

Nov 4, 07 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - New England was only hit with the remnants of Hurricane Noel, but that was enough to cut power for about 43,000 people, with winds howling up to 70 mph. Massachusetts felt the brunt of the storm, with Cape Cod and coastal communities suffering most of the outages. The storm... More »

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Miami • Haiti • Massachusetts • National Hurricane Center • Caribbean • hurricane • Dominican Republic • Hurricane Noel • Cape Cod

Tsongas Wins
House Seat
in Close Vote

Widow of Paul Tsongas ran for Mass. seat on anti-war campaign

Oct 17, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrat Niki Tsongas, the widow of Sen. Paul Tsongas, has won a special election for a vacant Massachusetts House seat once held by her husband, reports the Boston Globe. Making the election a referendum on President Bush and the war in Iraq, she headed off a strong challenge from a... More »

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Congress • Massachusetts • Niki Tsongas • Iraq war

It's as Plain
as the Glasses on Your Face

Company puts a phone number—and a reward
—on your lost specs

Aug 27, 07 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans spent $445 million replacing lost eyeglasses last year; one small company aims to come to the rescue by selling tiny tubes of plastic that shrink unobtrusively onto the eyepiece of spectacles, carrying a code and a phone number. Finders of registered glasses get a small reward, while their owners... More »

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Massachusetts • small business • glasses • eyeglasses • Eyeglass Rescue • CVS • Walgreens

(Newser) - GOP frontrunners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are trading heated barbs over immigration, each accusing the other of a weak stance on illegals. Through radio ads and campaign speeches, both candidates are looking to rally the conservative GOP base, the Washington Post reports—though neither man has solid conservative... More »

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Mitt Romney • immigration • Rudy Giuliani • Republican • Fred Thompson • presidential campaign • New York • Massachusetts • illegal immigration • Election 2008

10 Best
Family Towns

From the Rockies
to a Miami suburb, perfect places
to raise your babies

Jul 21, 07 1:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - These places earned Family Circle's attention with for their serenity, natural beauty, community, and culture. Living costs, commutes, and crime rates are low, but schools and museums rank high. They're all BYOB: Bring Your Own Baby.
  1. Castle Rock, Colo.
  2. Diamond Bar, Calif.
  3. Morton Grove, Ill.
  4. Cedar
... More »

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California • families • Texas • children • list • Massachusetts • Kansas • Minnesota • Illinois • Mississippi • raising children • home

Low-Key Lawyer to Moderate Dow Buyout

Attorney will mediate Bancrofts sit-down, then tally the votes

Jul 20, 07 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - One man stands between News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch and the Dow Jones-controlling Bancroft Family: a reserved, unassuming Boston lawyer named Michael B. Elefante, who has managed most of the Bancrofts' trust accounts for decades. Next week, beginning with Monday's strictly informational meeting, Elefante will mediate the $5B transaction. More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Boston • Dow Jones • Bancroft family • takeovers • Massachusetts • Michael B. Elefante • trusts • buyout • News Corp

Uninsured Ignore New Health-Care Law

Massachusetts takes
its time enforcing universal requirement

Jul 2, 07 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A law requiring Massachusetts residents to have health insurance kicked in yesterday, but two-thirds of the 372,000 residents who need coverage haven't signed up, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Massachusetts is a pioneer in universal health care, and most people eligible for subsidized care have insurance, but some 6%... More »

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health care • health • health insurance • law • Massachusetts • universal health care • Medicaid

New England Towns Mint Local Bucks

But utopian experiment faces some hurdles: like paying the bills

Jun 19, 07 3:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cluster of towns in Western Massachusetts has created its own currency—BerkShares. The banknotes, which trade for 90 cents on the dollar, feature local heroes like Norman Rockwell and are accepted as cash at 280 cafés, shops, and even the local "chakra balancing" joint.  More »

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California • currency • New York • Massachusetts • Michigan • BerkShare • Norman Rockwell • New England • small businesses

Mass. Upholds Gay Marriage

Lawmakers reject call to give voters final say; issue won't face
ballot box in '08

Jun 15, 07 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gay couples in Massachussetts scored a major victory yesterday, after state legislators threw out a proposed constitutional amendment that would have put gay marriage to a popular vote. The proposed ban was defeated 151-45, only 5 votes short of the 50 necessary to place the issue on a statewide ballot... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • constitutional amendment • Massachusetts • civil union

Top Beaches 2007

Jun 11, 07 10:04 PM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, Outer Banks, North Carolina
  2. Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida
  3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
  4. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
  5. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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Florida • travel • New York • beach • Ocracoke • North Carolina • list • Massachusetts • vacation • Hawaii • Maui

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