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Seaport chapel reborn as face of South Boston evolves

BOSTON – Decades ago, the little maritime chapel in South Boston's Seaport District provided a haven for weary sailors and fishermen docked along the waterfront. But as the economy shifted, so did the demographics of the chapel's parish, though not its original purpose. During a dedication ceremony

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Navy officer fired over Iran’s detention of 10 sailors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy has fired the commander of the 10 American sailors who wandered into Iranian territorial waters in the Persian Gulf and were captured and held by Iran for about 15 hours. In a statement Thursday, the Navy said it had lost confidence in Cmdr. Eric Rasch, who

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McCain says he’ll hold a hearing, subpoena US sailors detained by Iran if necessary

(CNSNews.com) – Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), angered by Iran's treatment of 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained overnight in the Persian Gulf last month – and by the administration's handling of the incident – is now threatening to subpoena the sailors if necessary to

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US Navy ‘disgusted’ by Iran’s exploitation of sailors’ detention

(CNSNews.com) – A spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said Thursday it was "disgusted by the exploitation of our sailors in Iranian propaganda," after the regime's state television released images of a U.S. Navy sailor apparently in tears after he

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‘Act of God’: Ayatollah claims divine intervention led to US sailors’ detention at gunpoint

(CNSNews.com) – "An act of God" was responsible for U.S. Navy sailors entering Iranian waters, leading to their arrest at gunpoint, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday told Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members who detained the Americans. "Your job was excellent, interesting and

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US Navy sailor’s ‘apology’ reboadcast by Iran state TV

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After an international crisis appeared to have been defused, Iranian state TV rebroadcast a video clip of a captive U.S. sailor apologizing for an intrusion into the Persian Gulf nation's territorial waters. In the footage, filmed before the man and 9 other

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Iran demanding apology for U.S. ‘encroachment,’ interrogating 10 U.S. Navy sailors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The detention of 10 U.S. Navy sailors taken into custody by Tehran after their two boats drifted into Iranian waters "is being resolved," a leading Iranian official said, indicating they could be set free as early as Wednesday. "Investigation shows that entry of American