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VIDEO: The many perils of parking in Boston

Comedians Justin Parker and Jimmy Craig of Methodloft encounter the varying — and often, confusing — parking signs throughout Boston.

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Straight Outta Boston: These kids are alright

BOSTON – A screening of "Straight Outta Compton," the searing biopic about rap group N.W.A., had ended and the thoughts and emotions of roughly 20 teenagers from Roxbury began surging into the open. The teens watched the film Tuesday afternoon along with seven academics and entertainment professionals.

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Puppets and their masters descend on UConn

Written by Pat Eaton-Robb STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Puppeteers from around the world began descending on the University of Connecticut on Monday to participate in a weeklong festival of all things puppet.

Massachusetts

Diversity

May 1, 2016, Late last year, NBP ran monthly themes on immigration (October) and religious pluralism (December) in which we celebrated the great cultural and religious variety in American society. Our coverage of immigration and pluralism was rooted in our traditional understanding of "diversity" as a celebration of

rape

Police, not bureaucrats, should handle charges of campus sex assault

A bill introduced last week in Congress has the right idea for addressing college sexual assaults. It would require universities to call the police when an allegation of sexual assault is received. Rape is a very serious crime, and once university officials learn of a complaint, they should not have

Abortion

Pro-choice / Anti-science

In 1983, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote that abortion was on "a collision course" with technology. Back then, O'Connor could hardly have known the extent to which advances in neonatal science, sonogram technology, and video recording would debunk the claim of abortion

Abortion

Babies or parts: What science do we want?

We have come a long way since the 2001 controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Back then, we witnessed heated public debates over whether such research should be federally funded: proponents pointed to possible cures for horrific diseases; opponents pointed to the sanctity of all human life and the danger

Faith

When it comes to worship music, Hispanic churches look within

Written by Jesse James DeConto DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Andrea Hernandez picks out intricate arpeggios as a member of La Banda Revelation, which performs at Iglesia Hispana Emanuel, a Presbyterian church in the city's Hispanic neighborhood.