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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 ...

  • Is Phillip Brunelle The Most Interesting Man In Massachusetts

    BOSTON (CBS) – If Phillip Brunelle looks familiar, it’s for good reason. The 33-year-old has a knack for getting himself on TV. These days, he’s hunting ghosts. He says his current job title is "paranormal investigator." In late March of this ...

  • Lester roughed up suffers first loss of season

    BOS@CWS: Salty takes Axelrod deep for two-run shot CHICAGO -- Monday was a night covered in frustration for the Red Sox. Jon Lester kept getting two outs, only to give up a big hit after that. The offense kept knocking on the door, and the one big hit that would have changed the game never came. It added up to a 6-4 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in the opener of a three-game ...

  • 7-year-old boy killed in Mass. road accident

    WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Westfield police are investigating an accident involving a loaded dump truck crash that has killed a 7-year-old boy riding a ...


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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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    E_Middlebrooks (7). DP_Boston 1, Chicago 2. LOB_Boston 4, Chicago 6. 2B_Middlebrooks (12), De Aza (8), Al.Ramirez (9), Keppinger (4), Greene (2). HR_Saltalamacchia (5), A.Dunn (11). SB_Al.Ramirez (8), Rios (8). IP H R ER BB SO Lester L,6-1 6 7 6 5 Mortensen Breslow Axelrod W,2-3 6 Thornton Crain H,13 A.Reed ...

  • 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," ...

  • 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. ...

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