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  • Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

    Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

  • Chinese Taipei win mens doubles TT title

    Chinese Taipei's Chen Chien-An and Chuang Chih-Yuan upset Hao Shuai and Ma Lin from China to win the men's doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here. Chen and Chuang fought back from one game down to win three in a row but Ma, former Olympic Champion, and Hao Shuai took the fifth before the Chinese Taipei tandem sealed the victory Sunday by taking the sixth 11-8, reports ...

  • Farrell feels for Oklahoma City community

    CHICAGO -- The powerful tornado that hit just outside of Oklahoma City on Monday saddened manager John Farrell, who played and coached at Oklahoma State. "Yeah, it's a tragedy when you see a national disaster like that take place," said Farrell. "People are certainly affected -- if not directly by injury or possibly by loss of life." The situation brought back memories ...

  • Bailey wont be overused in return to closers role

    Email CHICAGO -- As excited as the Red Sox are to have Andrew Bailey back in the bullpen -- the closer was activated for Monday's game with the White Sox -- manager John Farrell will be careful not to overuse him at the outset. At least for the next few days, don't expect Bailey to pitch on back-to-back days, or three times in a four-day span. Bailey will move right back into the ...

  • Ross making strides in recovery from concussion

    Email CHICAGO -- By Monday, Red Sox catcher David Ross had made significant progress in his recovery from a concussion. In fact, he could be ready to be activated in a few days. The Red Sox return to Fenway Park on Thursday for the start of a homestand, and that's the soonest Ross would return. "He was cleared by the impact testing -- symptoms have resolved. He threw today," ...


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The Scarlet Empress [DVD]

The Scarlet Empress [DVD]

Josef von Sternberg's sixth of eight collaborations with screen siren Marlene Dietrich, The Scarlet Empress, is a dense, visually astounding portrait a woman evolving from an innocent, inexperienced, and idealistic girl to a shrewd, calculating empress who uses all the tools at her disposal, including her immense sexuality, to gain absolute power. ...

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  • Gomes contributing in a lot of ways

    Email CHICAGO -- Despite a slow start to the season offensively, Jonny Gomes has still managed to be a key contributor for the Red Sox in his first few weeks with the team. With aggressive baserunning, timely defensive plays or subtle things like a game-winning sacrifice fly, Gomes has been a key ingredient -- and that's without even mentioning his strong personality in the clubhouse. ...

  • Mass. police issue Amber Alert for 2 children

    Braintree police said they have a report that the children's father, 54-year-old Jon Lockwood, who had been living at a Foxborough hotel, forcibly took the children from the home in Braintree at about 4:30 ...

  • Massachusetts G.O.P. Again Seeks Senate Seat Left by Democrat

    Edward J. Markey , a longtime member of Congress whose liberal views generally reflect those of Massachusetts voters, could actually lose the special election for the Senate seat vacated this year ...

  • Amber alert in parental abduction Mass plate 478 RF8

    State police issued an Amber Alert tonight for a 54-year-old man who is wanted for abducting his two young children from a Braintree foster home.Jon T. Lockwood fled the home in a brown 1995 BMW with a Massachusetts plate 478 RF8.Braintree police said Lockwood forcibly removed both children this afternoon about 4:30 p.m. and fled the area. Lockwood’s last known address is a hotel in ...

  • Doherty nominated to lead Wyatt board

    CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - The mayor of Central Falls has nominated former Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Brendan Doherty to lead the governing board at the Donald Wyatt Detention ...

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