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Bishop Emeritus John D'Arcy dies at 80; he warned about sex abuse
Bishop Emeritus John D'Arcy, who oversaw the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend in Indiana for 24 years during a time of church closings, a national sex-abuse scandal and some run-ins with University of Notre Dame leaders, died Sunday of cancer at his...
Tags: Barack Obama, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior, Christianity
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Scott Brown won't seek Senate comeback
WASHINGTON – Scott Brown, defeated last November in a marquee election battle for a Massachusetts Senate seat by Elizabeth Warren, has opted against seeking a return to Congress this June in the special election to replace John F. Kerry. The...
Tags: Democratic Party, Marth Coakley, Elections, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Garcetti's campaign spending pledge has roots in Massachusetts
Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti's call last week for a "People's Pledge" — to limit spending by outside groups in the mayor's race — hails from Massachusetts, where a similar pact got mixed reviews from the Boston Globe. The Boston...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, U.S. Senate, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Online Advertising
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Dr. Joseph Murray dies at 93; Nobel winner performed first kidney transplant
Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was...
Tags: Harvard Medical School, Stroke, Personal Service, Nobel Prize Awards, Physiology
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Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
An early outbreak threatens to makes this year’s influenza season one of the most difficult in recent years as public health officials brace for the worst. Hospitals in the Northeast, from New Jersey to Massachusetts, are reporting record...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Pneumonia, Diseases and Illnesses, Flu, Preventative Medicine
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Shine a light on church sexual abuse
When hundreds of victims of sexual abuse agreed in 2007 to settle their claims against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles for $660 million, they did so with the understanding that confidential church files that contained the full story of...
Tags: FBI, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Religion and Belief, Abusive Behavior, Trials
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Dunkin' Donuts coffee claim: Best in U.S.? Forget it, agency says
Dunkin' Donuts claims to have the "best coffee in America," but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office disagrees. Dunkin' Donuts' petition to trademark the phrase "best coffee in America" has been rejected by the agency. The Massachusetts-based...
Tags: Doughnuts, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Foods and Beverages, Coffee, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Aaron Swartz, Reddit co-founder and online activist, dies
A co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead, authorities confirmed Saturday, prompting an outpouring of grief from prominent voices on the intersection of free speech and the Web. Aaron...
Tags: Crimes, Social Media, Trials, Brooklyn (New York City), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sumner Redstone donates $10 million to USC Cinematic Arts
Billionaire Sumner Redstone has donated $10 million to the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The gift will be earmarked to help further the media production education programs at the school, including a state-of-the-art production facility. Redstone is...
Tags: Autism Speaks, Viacom Inc., Sumner Redstone, Global Expansion, Massachusetts General Hospital
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'People's Pledge' in Massachusetts Senate race got mixed reviews
L.A. NOWL.A. City Councilman Eric Garcetti’s call for a “People’s Pledge”—to limit spending by outside groups in the L.A. mayor’s race—hails from Massachusetts, where a similar pact got mixed reviews from the Boston... -
Julia Child's family outraged over Thermador ads featuring chef
L.A. NOWIn her four decades as America’s cooking teacher, Julia Child had a hard and fast rule about commercial endorsements: She didn’t do them. It didn’t matter whether it was the butter that made her beurre blanc sauce sing, the pot in... -
Tesla wins round in court with auto dealers
Tesla, the maker of high-end electric cars, has won its first round in court with auto dealers who have challenged its factory stores as violating state franchise laws. A judge denied a bid by the Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Assn. to get a...
Tags: Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice
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