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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 lifts Red Sox late for win vs. Indians

    CLE@BOS: Pedroia's double scores Carp as lead run BOSTON -- Forget about the power, Dustin Pedroia is still playing like the guy who won the American League MVP Award in 2008. After Jon Lester battled back from a rough third inning, setting a season-high with 124 pitches through seven innings, Pedroia stepped into the batter's box with two outs and the game tied in the eighth. ...

  • Judge denies Bulgers bid for name of informant

    BOSTON (AP) -- A federal judge in the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has denied a request by his lawyers to order prosecutors to name a confidential informant they hope can help undermine the credibility of two key government ...

  • MLB Boston 7 Cleveland 4

    Dustin Pedroia delivered a go-ahead RBI double during a big eighth inning that rallied the Boston Red Sox over Cleveland 7-4 Saturday. Trailing 4-3 entering the eighth, the Red Sox erupted for four runs and went on to notch a second straight win over Cleveland. Pedro Ciriaco (3-for-4) ignited the rally with a one-out double against Vinnie Pestano (1-1) and scored the tying run when the next ...

  • 3-car crash kills 1 injures 2 others in Weston

    WESTON, Mass. (AP) -- One person is dead and two others injured after three cars crashed on a ramp leading from the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 95 in ...


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The Docks of New York [DVD]

The Docks of New York [DVD]

The story in Josef von Sternbergs The Docks of New York, his fourth production for Paramount Pictures in two years, is slight, but it is one the great directors most visually impressive silent films. Awash in mist and smoke, it is a masterpiece of expressive light and ... ...

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  • One dead after 3-car crash in Weston highway ramps reopen

    A three-car crash in Weston has killed one person and injured at least two others, state police said.The crash happened about 12:50 p.m. on the ramp from the Massachusetts Turnpike eastbound to Interstate 95 North.The dead person was trapped inside one of the vehicles, state police said.Two others involved in the crash were taken to a hospital with injuries.The identities of the three people ...

  • Survivor Rescuer Reunite at Maine B-52 Crash Site

    A survivor of a deadly Maine B-52 bomber crash has reunited with the man who rescued him at a somber event marking 50 years since the accident. Retired Air Force navigator Gerald Adler traveled from California for the event at Elephant Mountain, where seven crew members died during the crash on a training mission in January 1963. Among those attending the event Saturday was the medic who ...

  • Andris Biedrins exercises option to stay with Golden State MAY 25

    Warriors will be forced to pay him $9 million for his services, or lack there of. 2013-2014 will be the final year of Biedrins' six-year, $54 million contract that he signed back in 2008. At 27 years of age, he could opt out of his contract to become an unrestricted free agent, but according to his agent Bill Duffy, he will ...

  • Thousands run final mile of Boston Marathon as memorial

    Thousands of runners and their supporters took to the streets of Boston on Saturday to finish the marathon many started a month ago -- but were forced to abandon after bombs exploded near the finish ...

  • Vt governor issues caution about flood potential

    The National Weather Service says more rain, and even some snow, were in the forecast for Vermont on Saturday. A flood watch remains in effect for most of the state through Sunday ...

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