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History repeats itself: The Boston Massacre reenactment
BOSTON — Do your kids think history is boring? They won't when it's re-enacted before their very eyes! Stop by the Old State House, at the intersection of Devonshire and State streets, this Saturday evening, March 5, for a reenactment of the legendary Boston Massacre.
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Unintended pregnancy rate falls to 30-year low, report shows
BOSTON – Unintended pregnancies in the U.S. fell to the lowest proportion in 30 years across the board, according to an analysis published Thursday by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study showed that unintended pregnancies fell to 45 percent of all pregnancies in 2011, down from 51 percent
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Pro-life advocates urge action
BOSTON – As the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with one of the most significant abortion cases to reach its chambers in two decades, pro-life advocates in Massachusetts highlighted legislative inaction in Boston on a measure similar to the one at the center of the high court case. Like the
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Boston-to-Cuba route on the runway
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. airlines are looking to serve Cuba primarily from their large hub cities, with Havana being the most popular destination. At least eight carriers submitted applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday outlining what routes they would like to fly. The government will spend
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Mother of victimized Boston Latin girl praised school in October
BOSTON – A Boston Latin School student's mother, who has joined a rising chorus demanding the dismissal of Headmaster Lynn Mooney Teta over her response to alleged racial incidents, sang a much different tune last October about the elite institution. The mother, Lori Smith Britton, told the Boston Globe
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Senate pot committee to publish findings
A special Senate committee formed to study the possible impacts of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts is poised to release its findings next week. Senate President Stanley Rosenberg, Sen. Jason Lewis and members of the Special Committee on Marijuana will unveil the report at a press conference scheduled for Tuesday. Lewis,
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Divestment follies
Say something often enough — like "97 percent of climate scientists agree" — and people will tend to believe it. Add the concept of identification, in which like-minded people gravitate toward one another, and a movement, a shared narrative, can be created. The psychological principles of repetition and identification are
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