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CAMBRIDGE — A 10-alarm blaze erupted Saturday afternoon in a dense Cambridge neighborhood, destroying or damaging at least 11 buildings, and displacing at least 60 people in a conflagration that Fire Chief Gerald Reardon described as looking like a “ball of fire” in war zones. “This looks almost like a third-world country after a bombing,” Reardon told reporters Saturday night. At least one building collapsed before the fire was contained around 8 p.m., authorities said. Advertisement Auth..>> view originalDA: Juvenile arrested in death of Lawrence teen
A juvenile has been arrested in connection with the gruesome death of a 16-year-old Lawrence boy whose mangled body was found decapitated with his arms cut off on the banks of the Merrimack River, a DA spokeswoman says.Essex District Attorney spokeswoman Carrie Kimball-Monahan confirmed the arrest this afternoon, shortly after the heartbroken family of Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino held a tear-filled press conference outside of their Lawrence home to discuss the investigation.Paulino’s body was fou..>> view originalRob Gronkowski's season is officially over
Tight end Rob Gronkowski’s season is officially over.The Patriots placed Gronk on injured reserve yesterday to end his season. Since the Patriots used their designation-for-return tag on quarterback Jacoby Brissett, Gronkowski can’t be removed from injured reserve at any point. It’s important to emphasize the Patriots didn’t waste the return designation on Brissett last week because Gronk had no chance of playing again in two months.Gronkowski had surgery yesterday to repair a herniated disc an..>> view originalBruins top Hurricanes 2-1 in shootout
BOSTON — Anton Khudobin made a couple big plays at key moments for the Boston Bruins, and celebrated accordingly.Khudobin pumped his fists after the Bruins finished off a 2-1 shootout win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night for the goaltender's first victory of the season."He deserves a lot of accolades tonight, the way he played, the way he responded after being out such a long time," Bruins coach Claude Julien said.Khudobin has been hampered by an upper-body injury, and Tuukka Ra..>> view originalChina complains about Trump talk with Taiwan leader
China lodged a complaint with the U.S. after President-elect Donald Trump flouted almost four decades of diplomatic protocol by directly speaking with the leader of Taiwan, which Beijing considers a rogue province.The ‘‘solemn representation’’ on Saturday urged U.S. authorities to adhere to the so-called one-China principle and ‘‘prudently’’ handle issues related to the self-governed island. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Trump’s Friday telephone call with Taiwanese President Tsai I..>> view originalSource: NFL rescinds Alan Branch's four-game suspension
Patriots defensive tackle Alan Branch has been cleared by the NFL, which rescinded his four-game suspension today before hearing his appeal.Branch learned of a positive test about two weeks ago and immediately appealed because it was evident there were marijuana traces in his system from a previously failed test, according to a source. Branch was already in the drug program, so he can be tested up to 10 times per month. The source said there were no new traces of marijuana in Branch's system to..>> view originalBird sightings
Recent bird sightings as reported to the Massachusetts Audubon Society: ►Newburyport: Reports on Scotland Road included a pink-footed goose and a large flock of Canada geese. ►Ipswich: Sightings included a golden eagle and two peregrine falcons. At Crane Beach, a few red crossbills were noted. Advertisement ►Lexington: At Dunback Meadow, reports included a western tanager, a winter wren, two hermit thrushes, three fox sparrows, and a rusty blackbird. ►Randolph: Sighted at Great Pond w..>> view originalCarr: The future's calling for our Mr. Secretary
In case you missed it, John Forbes Kerry went before some women’s group in Washington last week and said: “I am not going to go quietly into the night.”Quietly, loudly, nobody cares how you go, Liveshot, just as long as you go.He spoke for an hour — talk about cruel and unusual punishment for an audience. During the course of those 60 interminable minutes, Kerry claimed he hasn’t decided exactly what he’s going to do next, so let’s help him out with some suggestions.How about opening an Iranian ..>> view originalDavid Ortiz: If Red Sox want Edwin Encarnacion, 'you've got to bring ...
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Any baseball general manager with some green to spend would be smart to lurk the greens Saturday with David Ortiz.No, not to lure Big Papi, but his big-name friends who are looking for new teams.The list of major league players at Ortiz’s ninth annual celebrity golf classic in the Dominican Republic made the event a pseudo-symposium for free agents.Everyone spoke highly of Ortiz’s event, which benefits pediatric critical care both in New England and the Dominica..>> view originalHarry Potter looks headed to Broadway
Broadway is making way for Harry Potter, literally.The cavernous Lyric Theater will be dramatically reconfigured — shedding one-fifth of its seats — to create a home for the most coveted theatrical tenant of the moment: the two-part play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” which is expected to open there in spring 2018. Advertisement The move is awkward: The theater is currently occupied by Cirque du Soleil, which spent $25 million creating its first Broadway show, “Paramour,” and was hopin..>> view original
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