Thursday, July 20, 2017

John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer and other top stories.

  • John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

    John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer
    Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer following his recent surgery, according to a statement from his office. A tumor known as a glioblastoma was found as McCain, 80, underwent a procedure to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last week at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. Advertisement McCain, a Republican from Arizona and 2008 presidential nominee, is reviewing treatment options, which could include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.His doctors s..
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  • Surge in development builds nest egg for Boston

    Boston’s building boom is creating a pile of new cash for affordable housing. Now city officials say they’re aiming to make the most of it.The city raised $55 million in affordable housing funds last year, according to data released Wednesday. That’s about $24 million more than it collected two years ago, thanks largely to programs that require private developers to kick in money or build affordable housing as a condition of receiving permits for their market-rate projects. Advertisement The..
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  • Boston is a wicked sweaty city, report finds

    Boston is a wicked sweaty city, report finds
    Let the uncomfortable glory soak in: Boston ranks as one of the sweatiest cities in the country, according to a new analysis.The company that makes Honeywell Fans said it recently teamed up with Needham-based environmental consulting company, Environmental Health & Engineering, to come up with a list of the 10 most perspiration-prone locales nationwide. Advertisement Boston came in as the fifth sweatiest city.A warm, muggy day like today feels like a prime example of exactly why we were best..
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  • Boston Red Sox bullpen up to 30 1/3 innings post All-Star break ...

    Boston Red Sox bullpen up to 30 1/3 innings post All-Star break ...
    BOSTON - One of the biggest challenge of playing 76 innings in seven games over the last six days, is managing the pitching staff. Since returning from the All-Star break on Friday, the Red Sox have carried an extra pitcher in the bullpen, although they could not have anticipated the number of innings they'd need to pitch.  With a 16-inning marathon game on Saturday, a doubleheader on Sunday and a 15-inning affair on Tuesday, the Red Sox bullpen has pitched 30 1/3 innings since the break. Durin..
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  • Marcus Morris: 'Funny' to compete against brother Markieff in Boston ...

    Marcus Morris: 'Funny' to compete against brother Markieff in Boston ...
    WALTHAM -- The most hilarious, outrageous and totally fabricated theory from last year's Boston Celtics-Washington Wizards series involved a sprained ankle, two Morris brothers, and the idea that one twin could potentially substitute for another mid-series. Marcus Morris didn't actually play in his brother Marfieff's place, but Markieff recovered so quickly from an ankle injury that people wondered (jokingly, in most cases) whether the duo had pulled the old switcheroo.  A remix of the situatio..
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  • Nolan's 'Dunkirk' captures drama of epic rescue of Allied troops

    Nolan's 'Dunkirk' captures drama of epic rescue of Allied troops
    The most immersive war movie ever made, Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” is both a display of the writer-director’s dark, wizard-like filmmaking powers and his regrettable storytelling habits. No one can topple a destroyer like “Inception”-maker Nolan. But where are the film’s characters?Set in 1940, “Dunkirk” retells an epic event in British history, the evacuation of 348,000-plus soldiers, mostly British but many French, from the beaches of the French coastal town of Dunkirk (the word means “bro..
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  • Thursday's business agenda

    EARNINGS DATE Stocks to watch today Skywork Solutions Inc., an analog semiconductor company, is expected to release an earnings report for the fiscal quarter that ended in June. REAL ESTATE US mortgage rates New numbers for the average 30-year fixed mortgage will be released Thursday. Last week, Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose from 3.96 percent to 4.03 percent. NETWORKING SESSION Summer mixer Advertisement Join MassBio for its annual summer mixer..
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  • 10 things to do in Boston this weekend

    10 things to do in Boston this weekend
    Skip Netflix this weekend—here are 10 ways to get out of your home and not be bored in the city. If you’d like BosTen delivered to your inbox every Thursday, click here. Want more things to do? Check out our events calendar at boston.com/events. Despite its size, Sam Adams has never forgotten its craft beer roots, and this Thursday, the company is hosting a party honoring the American Homebrewers Association. AHA members get in for free, but anyone can attend to talk about the brewing process w..
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  • 3 Charged In Slaying Of Beloved Boston Hardware Store Owner

    3 Charged In Slaying Of Beloved Boston Hardware Store Owner
    Three men are charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a beloved Boston hardware store owner.Authorities say 58-year-old Andres Cruz, the owner of AC Hardware in the city's Mission Hill neighborhood, was shot during an apparent robbery at the store just after 4 p.m. Tuesday.A photo of Andres Cruz amid a memorial outside his AC Hardware store (Anthony Brooks/WBUR)Twenty-one-year-old Christian Soto-Olivero and 38-year-old Jerome Hobson, both of Boston, and 26-year-old Shawn Red..
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  • The police blotter

    The police blotter
    ■ NAKED DRIVER A Chicopee man faces charges including drunken driving and speeding after State Police said he was found naked while behind the wheel of a pickup truck on Interstate 91 Tuesday. Alexander Shanwenda, 24, of Chicopee, was arrested on I-91 southbound after reaching a speed of 105 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per- hour construction zone in Whately, police said. State Police initially reported that a black 2005 Ford pickup was driving erratically and speeding Tuesday evening. The vehi..
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Boston welcomes Italian Tall Ship into harbor .Temperatures equal a failing grade in Greater Boston .
It's the end of urban planning as we know it (and we feel fine) .Boston pushes developers to create better public spaces .

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