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  • Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect

    Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...

  • Pedroia going strong could play all 162 games

    Email BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia is on pace to play 162 games this season, and Red Sox manager John Farrell just might let him. "I'll probably look [for a day off for him] and he'll probably continue to be in the lineup," Farrell said. "As we know, he's not a guy that's looking to come out of the lineup. Whether it's 162, there may be a time along the way ...

  • Drew out dealing with soreness following slide

    Email BOSTON -- Jose Iglesias was back at shortstop for the Red Sox on Saturday. Regular shortstop Stephen Drew, who has been getting time off against left-handed pitchers anyway, was out of the lineup for regular rest, though manager John Farrell said Drew is dealing with soreness following an awkward slide into second base on a double against the Twins on May 17. "I ran so hard to get ...

  • Red Sox nearing decision on left-hander Morales

    Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox expect to make a decision regarding Franklin Morales soon. The lefty could rejoin the team immediately and be used out of the bullpen, or he could make another Minor League rehab start and come back in the starting rotation. Morales, who has been on the disabled list all season with a strained lower back, is up to 80 pitches, and the Red Sox want to find an exact ...

  • Person trapped after 3-car crash in Weston highway ramps closed

    A three-car crash in Weston has seriously injured at least one person, and highway ramps are closed as authorities work to free a person trapped in a car, state police said.The crash happened about 12:50 p.m. on the ramp from the Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound to Interstate 95 North.The person trapped appears to have suffered life-threatening injuries, state police said.The condition of the ...


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The Golden Age of Television [DVD]

The Golden Age of Television [DVD]

On May 9, 1961, Newton Minow, then chair of the Federal Communications Commission, delivered a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C., that will forever be known as the Vast Wasteland Speech. In it, Minow excoriated the three maj ... ...

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  • Luol Deng not planning to have surgery on wrist MAY 25

    Luol Deng is not planning to have surgery this offseason to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. Deng first injured the wrist in the middle of last season, but he elected to play through it and decided to opt-out of surgery in the offseason in order to represent Great Britain in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Deng then played through this season with the wrist issue to go along with a ...

  • Thousands run Boston Marathons final mile to honour bombing victims and reclaim experience

    Runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street after the city allowed them to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...

  • Springfield Diocese ordains 5 new deacons

    Bishop Timothy McDonnell ordained the deacons during a ceremony on Saturday at St. Michael's Cathedral. They are David Culliton of Greenfield; Keith Davies of Ware; George Galli of Williamstown; Daniel Romanello of West Stockbridge; and Spencer Trova of ...

  • Thousand of runners finish last leg of Marathon remembering the bombing victims

    The deadly bombings near the finish line of last month's Boston Marathon stopped runners in their tracks, many just moments away from the triumphant, redemptive end to months of grueling training and fund-raising. But on this dreary, drizzly morning, thousands of runners and their supporters came out to finish what they started, jogging the final mile from Kenmore Square to the finish line ...

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