Alert passengers and a subway operator with quick reflexes averted tragedy in a Boston subway station Monday night. An apparently inebriated woman had fallen onto the tracks as a southbound Orange Line train bore down on her -- but the train stopped just in time to save her life.
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Longtime Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) passed away on Tuesday, and plans are being made for his funeral and burial. On Saturday, a funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston, and later that day he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetary, next to his brothers, JFK and RFK.
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The case of Henry Louis Gates and arresting officer Sgt. James Crowley still has legs, it seems. Through a Massachusetts public records request, the Boston Herald has uncovered a number of complaints filed against Crowley in the past.
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The Boston Cecilia will be holding auditions for all vocal parts for the 2009-2010 season on:
Monday, August 24
Monday, August 31
Wednesday, September 2
Sunday, September 13
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The so-called Beer Summit took place tonight, with President Barack Obama, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Sgt. James Crowley imbibing in beers and discussing race relations (or not). However, I wasn't aware that VP Joe Biden was going to attend. He imbibed, but with the low-alcohol Buckler Beer.
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As if to confirm Henry Louis Gates' accusations of racism and racial profiling against the Boston PD, Boston police officer Justin Barrett sent an email containing racist comments to The Boston Globe, members of his National Guard unit and a select few Boston police officers. He has since been suspended, pending a termination hearing.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded first baseman Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox, according to multiple reports. This appears to be a rent-a-player deal as LaRoche will be a free agent after this season.
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From humanity’s close relationship to chimpanzees to the missing link between land and sea creatures, the Harvard Museum of Natural History has capped off a year celebrating Darwin and “On the Origin of Species” with a new exhibit that puts evolution front and center.
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Is the honeymoon over before it even began? Despite calling her fiancee, Philip Markoff, the suspected "Craigslist Killer," a "beautiful person," it appears that Megan McAllister has at the very least postponed her planned wedding with him.
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22-year-old Philip Markoff has been charged in connection with two Craigslist attacks in the Boston area, including the murder of 29-year-old Julissa Brisman.
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Boston Public Schools are closed today. Boston Public Libraries are open. Community centers are open on a limited basis. Boston City Hall is open for business.
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