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Taylor Lautner was spotted on the set of "Grown Ups 2" yesterday.
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Federal prosecutors are opposing a request that the sitting judge in the James "Whitey" Bulger case recuse himself because he was once a prosecutor. (Boston Globe)
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Walter Szulc Jr. was about 50 yards off Nauset Beach when he noticed a man on a standup paddleboard pointing at something just behind him. (Boston Globe)
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Accompanied by supporters, Henriquez today pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges and was ordered to stay away from a female UMass-Boston student he allegedly assaulted. (Boston Globe)
AT&T; may drop $1.15m suit against man
Michael Smith, a small business owner in Ipswich, may soon be off the hook for $1.15 million in fraudulent international phone charges. (Boston Globe)
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Data center more energy-efficient
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center is designed to be one of the most environmentally sensitive data centers around.
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A federally funded expansion of Medicaid would reduce financial pressure and give the state some room to make its economy more competitive.
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The Galaxy is the best-selling smartphone in the world, and that’s no surprise. It’s a sleek, gorgeous powerhouse.
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Two Cambridge start-ups are beginning to test cancer therapies that rely on particles about the size of viruses to ferry potent drugs directly to tumor cells.
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Kids who get several CT scans have a slightly higher chance of brain cancer and leukemia in later life, though the risk is still small and probably outweighed by the need to get the test, researchers said.
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Hollywood in the Hub
Taylor Lautner spotted in Mass.
The "Twilight Saga" star was on the set of "Grown Ups 2" with Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick on July 8. See more celebrities spotted around town.
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