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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 ...

  • Boston Strong Hockey helps the healing in a wounded city

    Rob Rogers, Jenn Rogers, and Jennifer Lemmerman, wave a Boston Strong banner before Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks in Boston, Monday, June 17, 2013. The three are relatives of MIT police officer Sean Collier, killed during confrontation with suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15. (Elise ...

  • Bolivian Girl Mauled by Dog to Fly to U.S. for Help

    LA PAZ, Bolivia -- A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said ...

  • Bulger defense team seeks to shield murder photos

    Carney and Brennan argue the latter image "is so jarring that is likely to provoke an emotional response from the jury that may have an undue impact on their deliberations."Over the past two days, Bulger’s 18 jurors have been subjected to similar photos of men shot point-blank in the face and stuffed in car trunks or laid out on autopsy tables. However, Martorano testified Bulger ...

  • 4-year-old girl mauled by dog in Bolivia to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery

    Rosalia lies in a hospital bed in intensive care at the Children's Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, June 17, 2013. The four-year girl who was attacked by a Rottweiler about 4 months ago, came out of her coma and will be transferred to a U.S. hospital in Boston for reconstructive face surgery. (AP Photo/Juan ...


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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

If last year's Dead Man's Chest, the second installment of the lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, was an enjoyably overstuffed B-movie actioneer taken to ludicrous new heights, At World's End, the third and ostensibly final installment, busts at the se ... ...

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  • Rays struggle against Aceves lose 5-1 to Boston

    Tampa Bay Rays' Chris Archer pitches in the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael ...

  • Ross sidelined by second concussion

    Email BOSTON -- For the second time this season, David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. The move, which was announced after the first game of the Red Sox's doubleheader against the Rays, is likely the result of a foul tip hitting his catcher's mask during Friday's game against Baltimore. To fill his roster spot, right-hander Alex Wilson was recalled ...

  • Conn. man missing after river tubing mishap

    FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) -- Farmington police say an East Hartford man is missing after several people tubing in the rain-swollen Farmington river were thrown into the ...

  • Patriots’ Aaron Hernandez reportedly questioned in death investigation in North Attleboro

    NORTH ATTLEBORO -- Authorities are refusing to comment on a media report that Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been questioned by State Police in connection to a death investigation here. Troopers were seen escorting a woman into Hernandez's home at about 7:35 tonight at the upscale Westford Estates development here. SI.com, citing unnamed sources, reported earlier today that State ...

  • Red Sox put RHP Buchholz on disabled list

    The Red Sox made the move Tuesday after beating Tampa Bay 5-1 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Buchholz threw for a brief period in the bullpen following the ...

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