Cherington: ‘We didn't make an offer’ to Papelbon
Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington said tonight the team believed it was too early in the offseason to make a deal with the closer.
Murder suspect had history of outbursts of violence
Donald Rudolph, 18, who is charged with killing his mother, sister, and his mother’s boyfriend in Weymouth, used to live with Ronnie Lippett before dislocating the former football player’s jaw.
Universal cholesterol screening recommended for children
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Part sisterhood, part prayer circle
The women of Master Mind offer each other spiritual support through life’s everyday challenges.
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A group of 12 women, called a Master Mind group, get together once a month to share their life's intentions with the goal of seeing them become reality.
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The women use spirituality and sisterhood to support one another’s hopes and goals, from relationships and children to careers and finances.
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Martine Bernard, of Roxbury, left, and Barbara Moulton, of Boston, right, participated in a Master Mind group in Brookline.
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Tulaine Marshall Montgomery said support from members of her Master Mind group helped her land a new job.
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From left, Char Caver, Patty Barkas, Jackie Woodside, Cindy Renzi, and Tulaine Montgomery held out their hands in prayer following Woodside's update.
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They end each moment in prayer and say in unison, ".....And so it is."
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Conquering the quieter side of Key West
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How crowdsourcing is changing science
Online games like Ancient Lives are part of a new approach - called crowd science or citizen science - to unlock thorny research projects by tapping into the general public.
“You’re making decisions that are life-and-death. When you come back, you want something more. You want a career.”
Beth Costa, head of veteran employment and training programs in Massachusetts
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Metro
Contracts detail salary bumps for ex-Chelsea housing chief
An examination of Michael E. McLaughlin’s employment contracts show how his annual salary rose from $77,500 to over $370,000.
Business
Objections rise over tower plan
Neighbors worry a 47-story residential building in the Back Bay would worsen traffic problems, darken Copley Square with shadows, and skimp on public art and affordable housing.
Politics
Cain slips, Gingrich gains in new poll
Presidential candidate Herman Cain still leads the GOP pack but is losing support among women following recent accusations of sexual harassment.
Nation & World
Grand jury tape reveals snide, insolent Nixon on Watergate
Richard Nixon defended his shredded presidential legacy and shady Watergate-era actions in grand jury testimony released yesterday for the first time.
Sports
Penn State assistant coach placed on administrative leave
The move comes after Mike McQueary’s testimony in a grand jury investigation led to the recent child sex-abuse scandal that has engulfed the school.
Arts
music
Oasis’s Noel Gallagher flying high
The elder Gallagher is now adjusting to the center stage spotlight without his combative sibling.
Movies
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‘J. Edgar’ is a tough case to crack
Clint Eastwood’s biopic on the late FBI director is a character study that gets bogged down by the story’s scope.
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Under the influence
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Opinion
“In its manic drive to slash budgets, Congress risks cutting the muscle from our extraordinary armed forces.”
Nicholas Burns
Ideas
“Scholars who take on punk find themselves working amid bedeviling contradictions, as they try to methodically define a culture that refuses definition, rejects method, and denies the very idea of expertise.”
Leon Neyfakh