The nation’s first commercial tidal energy project was dedicated Tuesday in Eastport, Maine, marking the beginning of a new industry with a lot of potential.
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Despite the rapid expansion in and around Kendall in the last decade, automobile traffic actually dropped on major streets, with vehicle counts falling as much as 14 percent.
Before Mitt Romney held public office, he was one of the chief Western voices arguing that critics should overlook China’s human rights record and allow the country to host the Olympics.
Romney alleged that someone in the White House was responsible and that the security breaches were political — intended to make President Obama appear tough on terrorism.
The Games have turned into the latest, and perhaps largest, runway for some of the world’s biggest designers hoping to reach a new audience and extend their brands.
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Ralph Lauren designed clothes for the American team.
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Britain’s athletes are going to wear uniforms designed by Stella McCartney, one of the UK’s most prominent designers.
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Jamaica’s athletes will wear clothes designed by Cedella Marley, who took inspiration from her father’s songs.
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The Italian swim team’s uniforms are designed by Giorgio Armani. Prada will outfit the sailing team.
London Olympics push security to new levelsOrganizers and government officials have spent several years on logistical coordination and contingency planning aimed at delivering the highest degree of security.
A Boston company devised a system that uses social media to gauge Olympic fervor and turn London’s Eye, the Ferris wheel on the River Thames, into a giant mood ring.
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Not a single member of our congressional delegation is highlighting our successes in Mass. and telling Washington to get its act together on gun control.
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The Red Sox shortstop’s clutch RBI single in the ninth inning helped the Red Sox top the Rangers in Texas and snap a four-game losing streak.
Those who earn a living from recycling put their hopes on a bill, now before a Mass. legislative panel, to widen the state’s bottle law.
The online payment company has signed a seven-year lease to occupy 65,000 square feet on two floors in One International Place, one of the tallest buildings in the Boston skyline.
Before Mitt Romney held public office, he was one of the chief Western voices arguing that critics should overlook China’s human rights record and allow the country to host the Olympics.
Monsignor William J. Lynn was sentenced to three to six years in prison for his role in hiding sexual abuse by priests in Philadelphia.
Charles Yu’s new baker’s dozen of satiric stories tell of a future that’s really just an exaggerated present.
Travelers know there is something special about the state of Oaxaca.
