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In Boston's Last Video Store, Conversation Fills the Void Left by Streaming Services
If video killed the radio star, streaming services like Netflix and Hulu have all but killed the video store. But what seems to be Boston’s last video store, the Video Underground in Jamaica Plain, isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, according to its co-owner and operator, Kevin Koppes.
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Talking With Boston Public Garden's Squirrels Helps This Woman Treat Them
Claudia Biddle-Travis is way more than just a friend to the squirrels of Boston Public Garden. They share a special bond. They come when she calls the names she’s given them, like Miss Rue, Blanca and Willsy. She can identify them by their traits. When they’re sick — and Biddle-Travis can tell by how they eat on a nut —...
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Man Arrested Months After Deadly Shooting in Roslindale
A man was arrested Wednesday in New York in connection to a Halloween shooting that left one person dead and another injured in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. Oct. 31 on American Legion Highway. Both victims were taken to an area hospital, where one man, later identified as 44-year-old Pasqual Casiano of Jamaica Plain, was pronounced…
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Orange Line Upgrade: New, More Spacious Cars Go Into Service
New cars for Orange Line trains went into service Wednesday, in an expected boost for the embattled Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Gov. Charlie Baker and MBTA officials held a press conference at Wellington station in Medford to launch the six new cars.
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Cat Whose Jaunt on Field Inspired St. Louis Cardinals Rally Is Missing
The Cardinals said Thursday that a fan grabbed the cat after its grounds crew employee put the animal down to receive treatment for scratches and bites.
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Rally Cat: Feline on Field Sets Up Cardinals' Grand Slam
The Cardinals have a friendly feline to thank for their rally against the Royals. With the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth on Tuesday night, the game was delayed for a couple minutes when a small, feisty cat sprinted onto the field at Busch Stadium.
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Flynn Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to FBI
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to a count of making false statements to the FBI. He is the fourth person charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election.
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Close-Up Photo Shows Shark Washed Up on Cape Cod Beach
A photo of a washed-up shark on Cape Cod offers a rare close-up look at the elusive animal. The 6-foot porbeagle shark was found dead just north of on Marconi Beach Sunday, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, which shared the photo on Facebook.
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Virginia First Lady Pam Northam Apologizes After Handing Cotton to Black Children
Virginia’s first lady apologized Wednesday after a state employee reportedly told lawmakers and the governor’s office that Pam Northam handed out cotton to the woman’s daughter and another black child during a recent tour of the governor’s mansion, NBC News reported. “I regret that I have upset anyone,” Northam said. “I am still committed to chronicling the important history of...
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British Parliament Strikes Down May's Brexit Deal
British lawmakers rejected a Brexit deal put forth by British Prime Minister Theresa May by a record margin on Jan. 15, with 432 MPs voting against her deal at the House of Commons.
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Chilling Details in Jayme Closs' Kidnapping Case Revealed in Court
The public had its first look Monday at the man suspected of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents. Jake Patterson, 21, went before a judge for a bond hearing in Barron County, Wisconsin, Monday afternoon. His bond was set for $5 million. NBC 5 Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.
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Toddler in Car Seat Falls Out of Moving Car
Dashcam footage shows a child in a car seat fall out of a moving vehicle.
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Jury Deliberates in Retrial of Man Charged With Killing Wife
A Maine man is awaiting a jury’s verdict in his retrial on charges he murdered his wife in their Windham, Maine, home in January 2016. After a week of testimony, jurors heard closing arguments in the case Wednesday morning and they began deliberating around noon.
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‘Insane': Boston Dunkin' Closes After Video Shows Scurrying Rodents
Rodents were seen running through a Dunkin’ location in Boston in a video posted to social media, quickly prompting the doughnut and coffee shop to be closed Tuesday for cleaning. The video shows several small animals, which appear to be mice or rats, exploring the Dunkin’ on Maverick Street in East Boston.
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Man Faces Charges in July Jetski Crash That Nearly Killed Woman
A woman nearly killed in a jetski crash on a pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, this summer spoke out Tuesday while the man who allegedly took off in the vehicle after the crash faced a slew of charges, including leaving the scene of a boat accident.
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Loughlin, Giannulli Fighting New Charges in College Admissions Case
“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting expanded charges against them in the college admissions bribery scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli entered not guilty pleas on their behalf Tuesday to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery.
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A Timeline of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange's Time in Self-Exile
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange had spent up to six years in self-imposed exile at the Ecuadorean embassy in London until he was forcibly carried out and arrested by British police. These were the events that led up to it.
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Westborough Man Shot and Killed By Police Had Stabbed His Wife Multiple Times: PD
A Westborough, Massachusetts, man who was shot and killed by police on Friday afternoon had stabbed his wife multiple times, according to police. The man, who has not been identified by police, allegedly stabbed his wife inside their Windsor Ridge Drive apartment around midday Friday.
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In Dunkin's Coffee Lab, Taste Testers Slurp, Sniff and Spit the Brew — a Lot
It takes a lot of work to maintain the familiar flavor Dunkin’ lovers have come to expect from their coffee. The beans, from Latin America, go through an intricate — and noisy — process called “cupping,” where taste testers slurp up and sniff black coffee to guarantee the taste.