Thursday, September 7, 2017

Hanley Ramirez not in Boston Red Sox lineup as Dustin Pedroia will ... and other top stories.

  • Hanley Ramirez not in Boston Red Sox lineup as Dustin Pedroia will ...

    Hanley Ramirez not in Boston Red Sox lineup as Dustin Pedroia will ...
    BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez is not in the Boston Red Sox lineup today after stroking the game-winning hit in the 19th inning early this morning. Dustin Pedroia will serve as the DH as the Red Sox and Blue Jays play the final of a three-game series here at Fenway Park. Toronto won the first game.  Eduardo Nunez is at second base.  Rafael Devers is back at third base tonight after two days off.  Doug Fister will start for the Red Sox. He's 4-2 with a 3.05 ERA and .201 batting average against in his ..
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  • Hurricane Irma blacks out Puerto Rico, heads for Hispaniola

    Hurricane Irma blacks out Puerto Rico, heads for Hispaniola
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Irma has killed at least eight people and injured 23 in French Caribbean island territories as the dangerous Category 5 storm roared over the Caribbean, France’s interior minister said Thursday.Speaking on French radio France Info, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said the death toll in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthelemy could be higher because rescue teams have yet to finish their inspection of the islands. Advertisement ‘‘The reconnaissance will real..
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  • Police break up MIT frat party with waterfall along stairs

    Police break up MIT frat party with waterfall along stairs
    An MIT fraternity house party was broken up by Boston police on Sunday night after detectives found underage drinking, unsafe conditions including overcrowding, and water pouring down a flight of stairs, officials said.The MIT chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity was issued a violation after detectives inspected its house at 97 Bay State Rd. around 11:50 p.m. Sunday, police said. Advertisement Members of the Boston Police Licensed Premises Unit near the fraternity house saw “a line of appro..
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  • Heavy rain could slow Thursday morning commute

    Heavy rain could slow Thursday morning commute
    Scattered downpours across Massachusetts continued into Wednesday night, and forecasters warned more heavy rain could arrive in time for the early morning commute.A flash-flood watch remains in effect until 6 a.m. in eastern Massachusetts, and up to three inches of rain could fall in parts of Greater Boston by early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Advertisement Frank Nocera, a meteorologist for the weather service in Taunton, said one to two inches of rain is li..
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  • A Barrier For Boston Harbor: UMass Team Studies Flood-Protection ...

    A Barrier For Boston Harbor: UMass Team Studies Flood-Protection ...
    With sea levels rising, a team at the University of Massachusetts Boston is researching harbor barriers to protect the city from flooding.The team, led by Paul Kirshen, a professor of climate adaptation at UMass' School for the Environment, is weighing three harbor barrier configurations: The smallest would connect Logan Airport in East Boston with Castle Island in South Boston, protecting the city's inner harbor and downtown from tidal flooding. The medium-sized solution is a barrier from Deer ..
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  • David Pastrnak contract talks: Boston Bruins discussing eight-year ...

    David Pastrnak contract talks: Boston Bruins discussing eight-year ...
    While Boston Bruins president Cam Neely said last week that "there hasn't been any dialogue" between the team and restricted free agent David Pastrnak over the last few weeks, both sides are reportedly starting to re-engage on talks regarding a long-term contract.   The Boston Globe's Kevin Paul Dupont reported Wednesday that Pastrnak's agent, J.P. Barry, has discussed a potential deal with the Bruins that will keep the 21-year-old forward with the Bruins for the eight-year maximum term allowed..
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  • Massachusetts joins 14 states, DC in DACA lawsuit against Trump ...

    Massachusetts joins 14 states, DC in DACA lawsuit against Trump ...
    NEW YORK — Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. government Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's plan to end protection against deportation for young immigrants, saying it was motivated by prejudice against Mexicans.Legal experts, however, say the evidence of bias is not strong in the case involving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. "It might be able to muck up the works, maybe push off the effective date of the repeal, but I don't see ..
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  • Her boyfriend downloaded Tinder

    Have a question for Meredith? Submit here. Q. I have been in a six-year relationship with my boyfriend. Much of our relationship was long-distance because he’s in the military. Despite the distance, my trust was strong and our relationship was good. But in 2015, I discovered he had a fake Facebook account for sex chats, and that he was a member of numerous online hookup groups. Shocked and angry, I confronted him. He was defensive at first, but later he apologized and promised he wouldn’t do it..
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  • Map: Here's how much rain could fall through Thursday morning

    Map: Here's how much rain could fall through Thursday morning
    Isolated thunderstorms and torrential downpours are in the forecast for Boston and eastern Massachusetts on Wednesday, and the National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for large swaths of the state. Weather service meteorologist Bill Simpson said the rain will not be an all-day event, but cautioned that commuters should plan for extra travel time due to possible heavy downfalls at times. “It could rain pretty hard for about 20 minutes or so,” Simpson said. Showers and isolated thund..
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  • Man fatally shot in Dorchester barbershop

    Man fatally shot in Dorchester barbershop
    A man was fatally shot by a masked gunman who opened fire inside a Dorchester barbershop Tuesday morning.Boston police officers from District C-11 responded to the scene of the shooting at Creole International Style at 114 Stoughton St. around 10:46 a.m. and found a man, believed to be in his 20s, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, according to a posting on bpdnews.com. The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dea..
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