Mayor Michael Brennan points to more funding and housing vouchers on the same day police start enforcing a panhanding law.
August 2013
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Mass. trooper in Rolling Stone photo flap back on patrol
A state police spokesman says the assignment is not punishment for the unauthorized release of photos of a bloodied Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Bulger juror stunned by government corruption
The Cape Cod nurse offers an inside look at jurors’ reactions to testimony in the Boston mobster’s trial.
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Obama scraps U.S. military exercises with Egypt – but not aid
The Bright Star military exercise has been a centerpiece of the two countries’ military relations for decades.
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Researchers announce rare find: a new carnivore species
The olinguito is a 2-pound member of the raccoon family – with a face like a teddy bear – that lives in the cloud-draped rainforest canopies of Ecuador and Colombia.
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Lawyer: Snowden and father chatted over Internet
The lawyer told Russian news agencies Thursday that Snowden and his father had acted against legal advice.
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Stuntman of Olympics fame dies in wingsuit crash
The former army officer was an accomplished skydiver who starred in one of the most memorable parts of the 2012 Summer Games opening ceremony.
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Fewest Americans since 2007 seek jobless benefits
Companies are laying off fewer workers, a trend that has lowered applications for unemployment benefits 14 percent this year. But hiring is still sluggish, resulting in only modest net job growth.
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Kan. voters’ limbo shows hitch in citizenship law
Kansas is among a handful of GOP-dominated states enacting rules to keep noncitizens from voting, but the most visible result is a growing pool of nearly 15,000 residents who’ve filled out registration forms but can’t cast ballots.
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Rockefeller impostor sentenced for Calif. murder
Christian Gerhartsreiter gets 27 years to life in prison for the killing of John Sohus, who disappeared along with his wife Linda in 1985.