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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 ...

  • Confessed Boston hitman says he and Bulger were up to our necks in murder

    By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News Retired Boston hitman John "The Executioner" Martorano testified on Tuesday that he and James "Whitey" Bulger were "up to our necks in murder" by the time he committed what he described as his last killing at Bulger’s behest, more than three decades ago.The former underworld killer also described his one-time boss as ...

  • Sox wait out rain to beat Rays in twin bill opener

    TB@BOS: Papi slaps a two-run single to center field BOSTON -- Alfredo Aceves has restored himself into a spot starter the Red Sox can count on. For the third time in a span of 22 days, Aceves was summoned from Triple-A Pawtucket for a start that turned into a win. The right-hander fired five strong innings while leading the Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Rays in Game 1 of Tuesday's ...

  • Miss. AG Hood say hell subpoena Google on drugs

    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s attorney general says he still considers Google’s responses on its efforts to prevent illegal sales of online drugs insufficient and says he’s sending subpoenas for company documents to further his investigation. Jim Hood urged fellow attorneys general from other states to do the same at a meeting in Boston ...

  • Maine Gov. Paul LePage hands out 5 more vetoes

    Among the bills is one that would have required the state’s public charter schools to be run as nonprofit organizations. LePage said that the bill puts new constraints on charter schools, limiting students’ educational ...


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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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  • Stanley Cup Game 3 draws record viewers for NBCSN

    STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Stanley Cup finals’ Game 3 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in ...

  • Trying to follow — and read — the signs

    The signs have not always been reader friendly, including this one on Interstate 95 near the Massachusetts Turnpike. (Jonathan Wiggs/Globe ...

  • Vt. police officer injured

    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police in the Vermont city of Burlington say an officer has suffered minor injuries after a woman threw a knife at the officer after she was hit by a stun ...

  • Red Sox 5 Rays 1

    E_Loney (5). DP_Tampa Bay 1, Boston 1. LOB_Tampa Bay 8, Boston 8. 2B_Joyce (12), Zobrist (18), Scott (5), Ellsbury (14). 3B_Ellsbury (7), Victorino (1). SB_Victorino (7). SF_Pedroia. IP H R ER BB SO Archer L,1-3 -3 Lueke -3 C.Ramos Aceves W,4-1 Tazawa H,11 A.Miller Uehara ...

  • MLB Boston 5 Tampa Bay 1

    Alfredo Aceves tossed five innings of one-run ball Tuesday, helping Boston to a rain-interrupted 5-1 win over Tampa Bay in the first game of a doubleheader. Aceves (4-1), making a spot start, limited the Rays to three hits, overcame three walks and struck out two before a 3-hour rain delay brought his outing to an ...

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