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Big Dig Manslaughter Charge Dropped After $16M Deal

Company made epoxy whose failure resulted in death in Boston tunnel

Dec 17, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The legal wrangling around a 2006 Boston tunnel collapse that killed one woman appears to finally be over, the Globe reports. In exchange for a $16 million fine, prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against Powers Fasteners, which manufactured a supposedly fast-setting epoxy that failed to support ceiling panels. Powers must... More »

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Boston • construction • collapse • Big Dig • manslaughter • manufacturer • settlement • tunnel • highways • punitive damages

OPINION

 Boston Sports Fans Think Pink 

Fans sporting the feminine hue in the seats is sure sign of success in Beantown

Dec 4, 08 2:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Talk about an embarrassment of riches. The Boston Bruins have long toiled in the shadow of the Red Sox, Celtics, and Patriots, but there's a surefire way to tell that the local NHL entry's hot streak is the real thing, Charles P. Pierce writes for OT, the Globe's weekly sports... More »

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Boston Red Sox • Boston • New England Patriots • Boston Celtics • pink • Boston Bruins

 Radio Spots 
 Put the 'Ad' 
 in Adultery 

Campaign for online dating service for marrieds makes ripples in Boston

Nov 14, 08 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - The Ashley Madison Agency, a Web site matching would-be adulterers and home of the catchphrase “Life is short, have an affair,” has launched an ad blitz on Boston radio stations, reports the Herald. “The era of the scarlet letter is long over,” the company’s CEO... More »

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social networking • Boston • Boston Herald • adultery • dating • online dating • radio advertising



 Obama Will 
 Give Aunt Her 
 Money Back 

'Auntie Zeituni' found to be living illegally in US

Nov 1, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign will return donations made by his aunt, who was outed yesterday as an illegal resident in the US, the Washington Post reports. Zeituni Onyango, the half-sister of the candidate’s late father, lives in a Boston public housing unit and gave $265 to her nephew’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • illegal immigrant • Boston • deportation • campaign contributions • Immigration and Customs Enforcement

 Obama's Aunt Is 
 Living Illegally in US 

Kenyan aunt's application for asylum was rejected in 2004

Nov 1, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt has been living illegally in the US since 2004, the AP reports. Zeituni Onyango—affectionately referred to as "Auntie Zeituni" in the candidate's memoir—has been living in a Boston housing estate for the last 4 years, despite having been ordered to leave the US... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • illegal immigrant • Boston • deportation • Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Election 2008 • Zeituni Onyango

 Obama 'Auntie' 
 Lives in Boston 
 Public Housing 

Zeituni Onyango trying to stay out of campaign spotlight

Oct 30, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Across town from Barack Obama’s Ivy League alma mater, his “Auntie Zeituni” has been living in a public-housing apartment decorated with photos of the Democrat. Zeituni Onyango—a tall, feisty woman Obama writes about meeting in Kenya—works for a stipend as a resident health advocate but made... More »

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Barack Obama • Kenya • Boston • presidential race • presidential candidates • Election 2008 • Barack Obama Sr.

Former Boston Mayor Collapses During Speech

Ray Flynn, 69, is battling skin cancer, grieving brother's death

Sep 18, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Boston mayor Ray Flynn, who’s been fighting skin cancer, collapsed during a speech last night and remains hospitalized, the Globe reports. He is in fair condition. “He hasn’t been feeling well in a long time,” his son said, adding that Flynn, 69, is also grieving... More »

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Boston • skin cancer • mayor • Raymond Flynn

Boston Scholar a Catalyst for Global Dissent

His writings have inspired revolutionaries in Zimbabwe, Burma

Sep 13, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most Americans have never heard of him, but the writings of an aging US academic by the name of Gene Sharp have played a key role in nonviolent resistance to government the world over. Sharp, 80, has been slammed by leaders from Iran to Venezuela for his ideas, which have... More »

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Boston • dictatorship • political protest • political demonstrations

Boston Bans Drugstore Cigarette Sales

Also outlawed
at college campus
convenience shops

Sep 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boston's health honchos have approved some of the country's toughest anti-tobacco rules by banning sales at some stores, the Boston Globe reports. The new rules forbid pharmacies and campus convenience stores from selling cigarettes. They also ban smoking on bar and restaurant patios. The city's cigar parlors, previously exempt, will... More »

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Boston • smoking • tobacco • convenience stores • pharmacy • cigarette • cigarette sales • cigar

Boston Cabbies Torqued Ovah Hybrid Cah Mandate

Pricey hybrids a problem in Beantown

Sep 4, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boston’s cab drivers are furious over a new rule requiring all taxis to be hybrids by 2015, Wired reports. With rising gas prices already pressing the industry, cabbies are loathe to trade their $6,000 used Crown Vics for new $24,000 Priuses. Many also argue that the hybrids... More »

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energy • environment • Boston • taxi • hybrid car • taxi driver

 Sox's 'Tek Files for Divorce

Catcher is out with his wife

Aug 14, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek has filed for divorce, the Boston Globe reports. Vartiek filed the papers on July 28 in Gwinnett County, Ga., where his family lives during the offseason. The captain and his wife have been married since 1997, and have three daughters ages 8, 6, and... More »

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divorce • Boston Red Sox • Boston • Jason Varitek • baseball • celebrity divorces

Suit Stops Hackers From Showing Subway Flaw

MIT students see bug in electronic fare cards; judge says zip it

Aug 10, 08 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boston’s mass transit system has blocked three MIT students from revealing a flaw in its electronic fare system, the Boston Globe reports. Most Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority customers use the CharlieCard, which allows them to store fares. By cracking it, the students vowed to give attendees at a... More »

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technology • subway • Boston • MIT • hacker • Massachusetts • court • DefCon

'Rockefeller' Headed Back
to Boston on Kidnap Charge

Man accused of abducting 7-year-old daughter OKs extradition from Md. to Mass.

Aug 4, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clark Rockefeller waived his right to an extradition hearing in Baltimore today, the Boston Herald reports. The blueblood imposter may be arraigned in Boston as early as tomorrow morning, though authorities have until Aug. 15 to transfer him. Rockefeller—likely an alias—faces charges of felony parental kidnapping and assault.... More »

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crime • Boston • family • imposter • Baltimore • child custody • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss

Child Spotted
in Caribbean Isn't Snooks

Report that Rockefeller fled to Turks & Caicos isn't credible: cops

Aug 1, 08 4:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clark Rockefeller and his abducted daughter have not been spotted in the Caribbean, the Boston Globe reports. A report that the mysterious man and 7-year-old Reigh "Snooks" Boss were seen twice on Turks and Caicos was not credible, Boston police said today. The child was snatched Sunday; police say... More »

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crime • Boston • kidnapping • Turks and Caicos Islands • Clark Rockefeller

 Mom Begs: Bring Snooks Home

Rockefeller's ex makes emotional video appeal

Aug 1, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The ex-wife of fugitive millionaire Clark Rockefeller, the man on the run with their 7-year-old daughter, has videotaped an emotional appeal for the child's return. "Please, please bring Snooks back. There has to be a better way for us to solve our differences," pleads Sandra Boss, using the... More »

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divorce • crime • Boston • appeal • abduction • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss • Sandra Boss

Pierce: US Basketball Needs Win Worse Than Celtics Did

Boston forward has high hopes for this year's team

Jul 24, 08 7:59 PM CDT
(AP) - Now that the Boston Celtics are once again NBA champions, American basketball's next great championship hope falls to the men's Olympic team. "They need it worse than the Celtics needed a championship this year," said Celtics forward Paul Pierce. "The US has been a perennial basketball power... More »

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basketball • Boston • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Boston Celtics • Paul Pierce

New England Soccer Team Subdues Passenger

He stripped naked on Boston-LA flight

Jul 19, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(AP) - An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped nude and later tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a professional soccer team and others, the FBI said. Members of the New England... More »

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flight • Boston • New England • airline passengers • airplane

 Phone Dragnet Redefines 'APB' 

Cops in Boston suburb use reverse 911 calls to 24K in search for hit-and-run driver

Jul 18, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Foiled in their attempts to track down a hit-and-run driver by conventional means, cops in a Boston suburb are enlisting the help of thousands of city residents—by phone. A BMW struck a 9-year-old girl Saturday, leaving her with a fractured skull and investigators with little info. They sent a... More »

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crime • Boston • hit-and-run • reverse 911 • Somerville, Mass.

San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List

Los Angeles trails in measures of healthy living, environment

May 30, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco has narrowly edged out Seattle for the distinction of being America's fittest big city, says a new study released by the American College of Sports Medicine. Judging 16 large metropolitan areas on factors ranging from exercise frequency and fruit intake to the availability of parks and public transportation,... More »

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San Francisco • Boston • Detroit • Los Angeles • public health • Seattle • exercise • healthy eating • fitness • commuting • parks • American College of Sports Medicine

updated

 Boston Trains Collide;
 Young Operator Killed 

Female operator of one remains trapped in wreckage

May 28, 08 8:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A commuter train slammed into the rear of another during rush hour near Boston today, killing the operator of one of the trains, the Boston Globe reports. The victim, a 24-year-old woman, had been on the job less than a year. The cause remains unclear, and one person is still... More »

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Boston • train crash

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