Fatal Big Dig Collapse Sparks Probes

A section of a Big Dig highway tunnel remained closed to commuters Wednesday morning as investigations launched into how concrete ceiling slabs fell and crushed a car, killing a Boston woman.

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Buccaneers Sign Receiver David Boston

Receiver David Boston, who has missed most of the past two seasons, signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday.

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Suspect Charged in Slaying of 4 in Boston

A man accused of fatally shooting four young men in the city's bloodiest crime in a decade was arrested and charged with murder.

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Boston Herald Selling Suburban Newspapers

Herald Media Inc., parent company of the Boston Herald, is selling its chain of suburban newspapers to Liberty Group Publishing, the newspaper reported on its Web site Friday night.

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Americans Gain Ground by Detroit Training

Far enough outside Detroit to find the hills he needed, Kevin Hanson hung a replica of the landmark neon Citgo sign that hovers over Kenmore Square — part of a "course simulator" designed to train runners for the Boston Marathon.

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Boston Marathon Marks First in Series

The Boston Marathon marked the first competition in the World Marathon Majors — a two-year challenge to crown a marathon champion. Runners earn points for their finishes in the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York marathons.

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Cheruiyot Sets Boston Marathon Record

Robert Cheruiyot pounded the same pavement that another Kenyan did in setting the Boston Marathon course record 12 years ago. Only Cheruiyot had a lot less company and needed one less second to break the tape.

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Jeptoo Overcomes Obstacles to Win Marathon

If last-minute passport problems failed to stop Rita Jeptoo, Heartbreak Hill wasn't going to stand in her way, either.

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Kenyan Man and Woman Win Boston Marathon

The Kenyan national anthem got its annual airplay in the Back Bay on Monday after another Boston Marathon sweep. It was the Americans, though, who were boasting of a breakthrough.

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Tour of Marathon Majors Starts in Boston

More than 20,000 runners are expected to line up in Hopkinton for the start of the Boston Marathon, 26.2 miles away from the traditional bowl of beef stew, an olive wreath and a $100,000 first prize.

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2 Americans Aim for Boston Marathon Win

Meb Keflezighi might just have everything he needs to win the Boston Marathon: An American passport and East African heritage.

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Runners' Bar Codes Help Safety Officials

When more than 22,500 runners hit the street for the 110th Boston Marathon on Monday, they'll be teaching public health and safety officials how to better respond to mass casualty events like Hurricane Katrina.

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Boston College Too Big, Fast for Montana

Boston College finally found a way out of the second round of the NCAA tournament. Several ways, actually.

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Boston's Murder Rate Is Climbing

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Peter Gammons in ICU after aneurysm surgery

Longtime ESPN baseball analyst Peter Gammons is listed in good condition Wednesday, resting in intensive care after undergoing an operation to treat a brain aneurysm Tuesday. Gammons suffered the aneurysm Tuesday morning near his home on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

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Court hears gay marriage challenge

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Broker bilks woman: Bill may run to $191G

After conning a woman of $191G, then blowing the money on clothes, restaurants, liquor, and gambling, Jeffery Gruber has been charged with fraud by Secretary of State Bill Galvin.

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Phillies address Myers' arrest

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers takes the heat off of the Phillies by taking a temporary leave after beating his wife in front of several witnesses.

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Office had bird’s-eye view to kill: Workers say window washer slayed gull with vengeance

Bird-bashing window washer Christopher Guay - arrested after killing a sea gull - had his goose cooked by his boss yesterday as eagle-eyed witnesses from a nearby office building pecked away at his self-defense claim.

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BostonHerald.com - Local / Regional News: City revives gun buyback plan: Illegal weapons good for $200 gift certificates

I hate to be such a nay-sayer, but will $200 gift certificates really entice people to hand in their guns (which are usually worth a good deal more than that, last time I checked)? And why did the gift certificates have to be from target? What a macabre pun.

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One and only?

There is no mother tongue, only a power takeover by a dominant language within a political multiplicity.

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'Speak English! This is America!'

A Boston beauty salon was more bloody than beautiful this weekend when a brawl broke out over a customer speaking Spanish. "Speak English! This is America!" one woman reportedly screamed at another at Kathy's Nail Design in the Dorchester section of the city

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Bush’s personal aide to enroll at Harvard Business, despite no undergrad degree

Harvard University, proudly bending its knee to power for 370 years...

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Condi's Commencement Appearance Causes Controversy at Boston Campus

The mainstream media continue to fawn all over Rice, repeatedly describing her as a "distinguished" and "accomplished" woman without actually explaining why. We know she is attractive and fashionable. She loves shoes and professional football.

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Crash snarls region's roads for 10 hours

My whole life I have never seen something like this.

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Sommerville, Massachusetts The Model City?

The Boston Globe reports, "The best-run city in Massachusetts is not its biggest.

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Massachusetts wants MySpace to raise minimum age

Massachusetts Tuesday called on popular teen social networking Web site MySpace.com to strengthen protection of children against sexual predators, including raising the minimum age for users to 18 from 14.

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Garden detective revives Boston's Gardner Museum's courtyard

If you've never been there, it's one of the most beautiful small museums in the US. The courtyard is gorgeous -- even without the restored garden.

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Bostonist: First We Take Somerville, Then We Take Cambridge

Halloween comes early this year as the undead take a walk in the lovely Spring New England weather.

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Howard Zinn provokes student skepticism at Newton High

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In-Game Advertising Boom Expected

The Yankee Group is a large market research company, describing itself as a "technology research and consulting firm", based in Boston, USA. The firm itself was founded in 1970, and was previously owned by Reuters.

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Sox Pull Off Two Straight

On a night following the dramatic Loretta Walk-Off in the bottom of the ninth, the Sox began a three game series against Tampa Bay, hoping to thrive off the energy from the previous night.

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Cheruiyot claims second Boston win

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Five year-old Boston girl forgives the man who shot her

Kai Leigh Harriot was paralyzed from the chest down in a neighborhood shooting several years go. When given the opportunity to confront her assailant, she cried, then said she had forgiven him. A lesson, perhaps, for us all.

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Video Surveillance At Work OK'd By Massachusetts Justice

A receptionist at Salem State College sued her employeer, Frederick Young, after discovering that he had secretly set up a camera to record her work area after another employee had been gaining unauthorized access to the area.

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'Brokeback' banned, because gay sex isn't appropriate for prisons

God forbid:

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Magazine is an insult to Asian community - The Boston Globe

Sadly I'm sure the guy means well...I just don't know what to make of this. The last thing I need to see is an Asian Maxim.

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Banned Near Boston by Stephen Baskerville

The small (and ever bigger) steps toward outright censorship, always in the name of protecting the children.

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A Quick 2006 Red Sox Primer

Just in case you haven’t noticed, the Red Sox season begins Monday with a 2:05pm start in Texas.

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