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Medal Of Honor Recipients In Boston This Week For Annual Convention
There are currently 78 living recipients of the nation's highest ...
There are currently 78 living recipients of the nation's highest military honor and convention organizers say more than three dozen of them will be part of the events in Boston this week.
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WBUR Poll: Close N.H. Race Between Trump, Carson
Donald Trump leads Ben Carson in the New Hampshire Republican ...
Donald Trump leads Ben Carson in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, 22 percent to 18 percent, according to WBUR's first poll of the race.
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Uber And Taxi Drivers Face Off In State House Hearing
Lawmakers heard from both sides during a public hearing on ...
Lawmakers heard from both sides during a public hearing on proposed ride-hailing regulations at the State House Tuesday.
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The Remembrance Project: Anthony Mirakian
Anthony Mirakian—the first Westerner ever to have earned a black ...
Anthony Mirakian—the first Westerner ever to have earned a black belt in Goju Ryu karate—often reminded his students at The Okinawan Karate Academy of Watertown that the lessons he taught were far less rigorous than the ones he had taken.
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Cyclists Call For Greater Barriers On Boston Streets
With about a dozen bicyclists killed in Boston in the ...
With about a dozen bicyclists killed in Boston in the last five years, cyclists are saying more needs to be done.
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With Little Funding From Schools For Supplies, Boston Teachers Turn To Donors Online
"It's an efficient use of money, and there is money ...
"It's an efficient use of money, and there is money out there," said Mark Sacco, a special education teacher at Josiah Quincy Elementary School in Boston. "I don't think it's begging."
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Ahead Of GOP Debate, Boston Globe Reporter Discusses 2016 Campaigns, Perry’s Dropout
With one candidate out of the race, a second debate ...
With one candidate out of the race, a second debate among Republican presidential candidates is expected to dominate the direction of their campaigning this week.
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Boston Public School System Seeks To Increase Diversity Among Its Teachers
While 87 percent of Boston Public Schools students are minorities, ...
While 87 percent of Boston Public Schools students are minorities, only 38 percent of teachers are people of color. The city is deploying new efforts to diversify its pool of teachers. And some efforts are starting to pay off as 25 percent of the new teachers hired this school year are black.
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Boston Marks 14 Years Since Sept. 11 Attacks
Bostonians put together care packages for troops overseas and for ...
Bostonians put together care packages for troops overseas and for veterans in need as part of a day of service to commemorate the 14th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday.
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Dear Sugar, The Infidelity Episodes: The Betrayed
The first in a multi-part exploration of infidelity. In Part ...
The first in a multi-part exploration of infidelity. In Part 1, the Sugars consider letters from the Betrayed; in Part 2, they'll consider the Betrayers. They're also joined by the writer and performer Lauren Weedman, who experienced one of the more nightmarish clichés of infidelity, and tells the story.
