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Queon Jackson of Madison Park High was placed on leave amid an investigation of a multi-state credit fraud ring.Opinion | EDWARD L. GLAESERThe real price of seemingly cheap on-street parking includes the minutes drivers spend cruising around looking for it -- and the congestion they create for everyone else.US stocks have doubled in value since March 2009, but for a market this bullish, there's a distinct lack of euphoria.Opinion | Juliette KayyemThe Super Bowl blackout is a chance to learn about how systems work (and don't work) and how people respond (and don't respond) when there is a Big Fail.Danny Johnson, who bags groceries at Roche Bros. in Bridgewater, will compete in the National Grocers Association’s Best Bagger Championship.Opinion | Yvonne AbrahamThe average IQ of the Mass. Legislature is about to drop a few points. Marty Walz delivered her final address in the House Wednesday.Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHIAn important lesson from the death of Aaron Swartz is the need for prosecutors to understand the implications of their actions.VIDEOFitness expert John Basedow demonstrates the fat burning benefits of plyometric exercises.Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at a Virginia hospital Sunday evening.Massachusetts' new interim US Senator — William ‘‘Mo’’ Cowan — was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden today. Cowan will fill the seat vacated by former Sen. John Kerry who left to become secretary of state. (Photo: C-SPAN)While individuals are scurrying to procure supplies to get them through the coming storm, stores must begin that process even sooner.Dow
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