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Bill Belichick to be introduced as head football coach at UNC: Watch live at 2 p.m.
Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is set to be introduced as the new head football coach at the University of North Carolina on Thursday afternoon. The press conference is set for 2 p.m. at UNC’s Kenan Stadium, and you can watch it live in the video player above. UNC’s trustees approved terms of the deal to hire...
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Developing bomb cyclone, atmospheric river bring chaotic winter weather to Mass.
The East Coast was beginning a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather on Wednesday that was rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone. Places like western Maine could see freezing rain, downpours, unseasonably high temperatures and damaging winds — all in the span of a day, said Derek Schroeter, a forecaster with the…
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Tania Fernandes Anderson returns to work after arrest
Embattled Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was back at work Monday despite calls from colleagues and city leaders to resign after her arrest on federal corruption charges. Just days after her arraignment, Fernandes Anderson stuck to the script while seeming to signal she’s planning to stay in her role. The councilor is facing five counts of aiding and...
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Boston City Councilor faces calls to resign after arrest on corruption charges
After days of rumors about a reported federal probe, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has been arrested on public corruption charges. The 11-page indictment says she faces six counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud in connection with the use of federal money through her role on the city council. Additional details about her arrest are expected to be…
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SNOW MAP: Timeline, impacts for this week's Thanksgiving storm
Two blasts of wintry weather could complicate travel this Thanksgiving. A winter weather advisory has already been issued for parts of northern New England on Tuesday, with anywhere from a quarter to half inch of rain possible in Greater Boton, with mixed precipitation and a chance for up to an inch of snow across the far north and mountains. Later…
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Having trouble keeping track of all of Trump's choices? Here's a quick guide
Since his election last week, President-elect Donald Trump has announced over a dozen appointments to key cabinet positions and other high-profile posts in his administration. Each day has brought new announcements.
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Who will win the presidential election, and when we might know the results
[Follow along with our local and national live blogs for election updates all day long, and watch our free, live streaming election coverage here.] Election Day in the United States is now often considered Election Week, as each state follows its own rules and practices for counting ballots — not to mention the legal challenges — that can delay the results….
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Massachusetts firefighters continue to battle stubborn brush fires across state
Hundreds of acres in the greater Boston area have already burned in the past week with new fires cropping up in the western and central parts of the state. In Massachusetts, an average of 15 wildland fires are reported each October. This year, the month’s total capped at about 200 — an increase of about 1,200% over the average, rivalling…
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Funeral mass for Ethel Kennedy held Monday
Tributes are continuing to pour in for for the matriarch of the Kennedy family. Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died Thursday at the age of 96, just a few days after suffering a stroke….
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Remembering Ethel Kennedy: Family gathers in Mass. after matriarch's death
Tributes are continuing to pour in for for the matriarch of the Kennedy family. Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died Thursday at the age of 96, just a few days after suffering a stroke….
