Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The inside story of No Boston Olympics and other top stories.

  • The inside story of No Boston Olympics

    The inside story of No Boston Olympics
    Two years ago Boston was in the midst of an epic showdown over whether to proceed with a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. In January 2015, Boston ...
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  • Shadow debate shows how desperate Boston is for money

    Shadow debate shows how desperate Boston is for money
    It was as close as we would get to a mea culpa from city planning and development czar Brian Golden on Shadowgate.“Look, this isn’t the way we wanted it,” Golden told me after being grilled by the Boston City Council Monday about changing two-decade-old laws that limit shadows on the Public Garden and Boston Common. Get Talking Points in your inbox: An afternoon recap of the day’s most important business news, delivered weekdays. Advertisement “We wanted it go smoot..
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  • Boston Uber driver charged with rape

    Boston Uber driver charged with rape
    An Uber driver from Boston was arraigned on three counts of rape Tuesday in Newton District Court for allegedly assaulting a female passenger last September, the Middlesex district attorney’s office announced.Luis Baez, 34, was driving under the name of Pedro Valentin in September when he picked up a woman in Boston and allegedly assaulted her, prosecutors said in a statement Tuesday night. Advertisement Baez was ordered held on $2,500 cash bail, and ordered to stay away from the victim and ..
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  • East Boston High soccer star earns college scholarship

    East Boston High soccer star earns college scholarship
    When Yesica Calderon received a text from one of her teachers yesterday summoning her to the library at East Boston High School, she immediately began to worry.“I thought it was something bad,” the 18-year-old senior said — even though she has a 4.8 grade point average in Advanced Placement and honors courses and heads the girls’ soccer team. But when she opened the library door and her teachers, coach and teammates yelled, “Surprise!” Calderon turned around, thinking it was for someone els..
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  • Juror: We were invited to Aaron Hernandez's funeral

    Juror: We were invited to Aaron Hernandez's funeral
    The jury that acquitted disgraced Patriot Aaron Hernandez of a 2012 double-murder was invited to his funeral yesterday in the former NFL star’s hometown of Bristol, Conn., a juror told the Herald.“I was invited, but I decided ultimately not to go,” said Robert Monroe, one of 12 jurors who on April 14 acquitted Hernandez of the murders of Cape Verdean immigrants Daniel de Abreu, 29, and Safiro Furtado, 28. Both were living in Dorchester. “I received a message, if any of the jurors wanted to ..
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  • Trump's tax-cut plan would give favorable rate to businesses large ...

    Trump's tax-cut plan would give favorable rate to businesses large ...
    WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to unveil a tax-cut blueprint Wednesday that would apply a vastly reduced, 15 percent business tax rate not only to corporations but also to companies that now pay taxes through the personal income tax code — from mom-and-pop businesses to his own real estate empire, said several people briefed on the proposal.The plan would also increase the standard deduction for individuals, providing a modest cut for middle-income people and simplifying the filing of tax r..
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  • Bulpett: Amir Johnson's not barking about role on Celtics bench

    Bulpett: Amir Johnson's not barking about role on Celtics bench
    WALTHAM — Big Dog was getting up shots after practice yesterday, taking turns with Al Horford as Celtic assistant coach Jay Larranaga and director of player development Kenny Graves looked on and offered guidance.Big Dog didn’t get to go out and play in Game 4 of the playoff series against the Bulls, but, like most canines, he’s loyal and, thus, wants to make certain he’s prepared if the opportunity comes again. And when it comes to losing his long-held starting job after the second game of..
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  • Celtics notebook: Bulls coach's claims carry no weight with Isaiah ...

    Celtics notebook: Bulls coach's claims carry no weight with Isaiah ...
    WALTHAM — Fred Hoiberg, in an apparent mid-series plea to whoever officiates the rest of the first round between the Celtics and his Chicago Bulls, has accused Isaiah Thomas of carrying the ball.Thomas was still laughing about the Chicago coach’s lament yesterday. “I don’t know what he was trying to do there. I know I don’t carry the ball,” Thomas said after practice for tonight’s Game 5 at the Garden. “And, if I do, every other point guard and every other guard that dribbles the ball in th..
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  • Zdeno Chara wants another contract, and he hopes it comes from ...

    Zdeno Chara wants another contract, and he hopes it comes from ...
    We are in the age of the extended career for elite athletes. Tom Brady led the Patriots to a Super Bowl win when he was 39 years old. At the age of 45, Jaromir Jagr was often the best player on the Florida Panthers.So is it any wonder that Bruins captain Zdeno Chara — noted workout warrior and legendary physical specimen — currently sees no expiration date following his 19th NHL season? Chara, who addressed reporters at Warrior Ice Arena on the B’s breakup day yesterday, made it clear that ..
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  • Boston doctors might not have the healthiest paychecks in the U.S.

    Boston doctors might not have the healthiest paychecks in the U.S.
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