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  • New software helps overcome social phobias through virtual conversation

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is building new software to coach people on how to interact with others in social situations. The virtual personality can be used to help people practice their interpersonal skills until they feel more comfortable with situation, News.com.au reported. The program called MACH- My Automated Conversation coach- presents a digital character on the screen ...

  • Mass Ave bridge reopened after traffic light problems

    The Massachusetts Avenue bridge inbound to Boston has been reopened after it was briefly closed due to malfunctioning traffic lights this afternoon, state transportation officials said.Police said signal problems were an apparent result of this afternoon’s ...

  • Reports Patriots Aaron Hernandez questioned in man’s murder

    Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has reportedly been questioned by police about a murder in North Attleboro yesterday, according to multiple reports.The Bristol District Attorney’s Office tells the Herald a witness reported finding a body in an industrial park at about 5:30 p.m. Homicide detectives assigned to the DA’s office are probing the death.SI.com - the website for Sports ...

  • Heralds Bulldog segment returns

    Welcome back to the Boston Herald's video edition of the Bulldog. We'll tell you what news to expect in the upcoming print and web editions of the Boston ...

  • Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery

    On May 20, Gronkowski had his fourth surgery on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18 while blocking for an extra point in a 59-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He broke it again in the Patriots’ first playoff game, a 41-28 win over the Houston Texans. Rosenhaus said the fourth surgery was expected to be the last on his ...


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The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD]

The Pursuit of Happyness [DVD]

When I say that The Pursuit of Happyness is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food, I mean it in the best sense--sturdy, warm, and rewarding. It doesnt do anything new or fancy or innovative, but it is solid and reassuring, and what it does it does extremely ... ...

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  • Body of Ibragim Todashev friend of Marathon bombing suspect is finally flown back to Russia

    Almost a month after he was shot and killed by a Boston FBI agent, Ibragim Todashev's body was loaded on a 5:40 p.m. flight to Russia on Tuesday, concluding his family's nearly monthlong process of getting his body home. Todashev's family has attempted to ship the body back to Russia since it was released by the Florida medical examiner the week after the shooting on May 22. ...

  • Ed Markey Gabriel Gomez to face off tonight in crucial third debate special Senate election is a week away

    With only a week left before voters go to the polls, Democrat Edward J. Markey and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez are facing off tonight in the third and final televised debate of the Massachusetts US Senate special election. Markey, a long-time US Representative from Malden, and Gomez, a Cohasset private equity investor and former Navy SEAL, are vying to fill the seat formerly held by John F. ...

  • Bruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie

    The Bruins rookie defensemen was in street clothes when Boston defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. It also was the first day of his post-teenage ...

  • Head of state welfare agency details reforms aimed at preventing fraud

    Stacey Monahan, director of the state's Department of Transitional Assistance, went before a legislative committee today and offered updates from a broad 100-day plan to reform the embattled agency. The agency has enduring months of heavy criticism over extensive reports of welfare fraud. Monahan, who was named director last week after serving as interim director since the February ...

  • LeBrons new shoe proclaims hes a 2-Time Champion JUN 18

    Heat have already won the series and proclaim as much inside the shoe. If we're getting super technical here, LeBron's second title mentioned in the shoe could be his one of the State Championship he won in high school or it could be referring to the two gold medals he has from winning with Team USA in Beijing in 2008 and again in London in 2012. Then again, we may also all be getting ...

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