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Education

Closing boys’ academic gap comes into focus

CAMBRIDGE – Over the years, a lot of ink has been spilled over the "boy crisis" in American schools. As young women and girls continue to excel in school, boys have fallen behind. A 2014 American Psychological Association study found that girls have had higher grades than boys in

Massachusetts

Massachusetts boy skips birthday gifts, gives to sea turtles

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts 6-year-old's love of sea turtles prompted him to forgo birthday gifts this year and ask instead for money he could donate to sea turtle rescue efforts. Jasper Rose, of Watertown, collected $550 for Boston's New England Aquarium from his birthday earlier this

Rhode Island

Cancer-stricken RI boy who gained fame dies

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — An 8-year-old Rhode Island boy with terminal cancer whose dying wish to become famous in China reverberated around the world has died. Dorian Murray died Tuesday, according to a post on the boy's official Facebook page.

Faith

Preschooler whose ‘celebration of Mass’ went viral dies of cancer

Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov 20, 2015 / 06:17 am (CNA).- A young Brazilian boy whose solemn reenactment of the Mass drew hordes of online traffic has passed away after nearly two years of battling an aggressive form of cancer. Rafael Freitas, age 4, loved to pretend to celebrate Mass.