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FBI shifts focus to terrorism in California massacre

FBI shifts focus to terrorism in California massacre

Associated Press

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a Southern California office party as an act of terrorism, but the agency's director said there is no indication that the slain husband and wife who killed 14 and wounded more than 20 were part of a larger plot or members of a terror cell.

While authorities did not cite specific evidence that led them to the terrorism focus, a U.S. law enforcement official revealed that the wife, Tashfeen Malik, had under a Facebook alias pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader. A Facebook official said Malik praised Islamic State in a post at 11 a.m. local time Wednesday, when the couple were believed to have stormed a San Bernardino social service center and opened fire.

Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker brings magic to the season
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Boston Ballet’s The Nutcracker brings magic to the season

Diane Kilgore

Stepping out of the winter chill into the palatial foyer of the Boston Opera House, ruby walls of damask warm your face and towering columns of snow-white marble lift your eyes to a grand center staircase showcasing a majestic, emerald-green Christmas tree.

Arriving at the theater for this season's showing of the Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker is a transformative journey into the vibrant dreams of a little girl. The opulence of the Opera House is an integral part of the performance. Its flourish and shine dress the stage well before the orchestrated enchantment begins to waltz into your heart.

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