Someone cut out a significant part of me: A woman on what it’s like living...
In this piece a Pakistani woman tells you how she lives and copes with genital mutilation. The post Someone cut out a significant part of me: A woman on what it’s like living with female genital...
View ArticleMonster storm threatens New York, Boston with historic 3-ft snow
Cities from Boston to New York and Philadelphia began shutting down on Monday against a monster storm that could unload up to 3 feet (90 centimeters) of snow on a region of more than 35 million people....
View ArticlePhotos: ‘Snow where to go’ for 60 million US residents trapped by super blizzard
Cities from Boston to New York and Philadelphia were shutting down Monday against a monster storm that could unload up to 3 feet (90 centimeters) of snow on a region of more than 35 million people. The...
View Article#BostonBlizzardChallenge: Boston mayor warns ‘snow-jumpers’ not to do it
Boston residents overwhelmed by massive snowfalls the last month have been recording videos of themselves jumping out of windows and into snowbanks, and Mayor Marty Walsh wants them to cut it out. The...
View ArticleJurors hear graphic accounts of Boston Marathon bombing on final day of...
It didn't take long for prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial to convey the sense of fear, pain and grief caused by the 2013 attack, as three women testified about the severe injuries they...
View ArticleCruise ship runs into reef off Bermuda, awaits inspection
A cruise ship carrying nearly 3,500 passengers and crew spent the early hours of Wednesday anchored off Bermuda after being grounded on a reef close to the British island. The post Cruise ship runs...
View ArticleSam Smith’s vocal surgery is a success
Singer Sam Smith's operation on his haemorrhaged vocal cords was a success, according to an official of the Massachusetts General Hospital, the facility where he was treated. The post Sam Smith’s vocal...
View Article21-year-old Tsarnaev to be formally sentenced to death in Boston bombing case
A US federal judge will formally sentence Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death at a court hearing on Wednesday when the 21-year-old former student will be offered the chance to speak. The post...
View ArticlePilot who collapsed and died on an American Airlines flight had ‘heart...
An American Airlines co-pilot made a mid-flight diversion and safely landed the plane after the captain became ill and died, an airline spokeswoman said Monday. The post Pilot who collapsed and died on...
View ArticleFor first time, MIT’s low priced online classes can lead to degree
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has offered free online courses for the last four years with one major downside: They didn't count toward a degree. That's about to change. The post For first...
View ArticleHarvard University evacuates four buildings after bomb scare
Harvard University said on Monday it received "unconfirmed" bomb threat which prompted the university to evacuate four buildings on its campus. The post Harvard University evacuates four buildings...
View ArticleHome values point to a sharp wealth divide within US cities
It's still possible in Boston for a mail carrier, an accountant and a Harvard-trained psychiatrist — basically, the crowd from "Cheers" — to live as neighbors. The post Home values point to a sharp...
View Article‘Democracy does not guarantee freedom of speech’: Kamal Haasan at Harvard...
Veteran actor and film maker Kamal Haasan speaking at the annual India Conference of Harvard University in downtown Boston said democracy is a work in progress which requires constant vigilance to...
View ArticleExcerpt of testimony revealed, Bill Cosby’s wife says she never read sex...
The wife of Bill Cosby said she never read a deposition in which her husband acknowledged he gave sedatives to women he was planning to have sex with. The post Excerpt of testimony revealed, Bill...
View ArticleLooks could kill? Muslim women forced off US plane for ‘staring at crew members’
Two Muslim women were escorted off of a plane by police after a cabin crew member accused them of "staring" at her The post Looks could kill? Muslim women forced off US plane for ‘staring at crew...
View ArticleEx-FBI agent to plead guilty to perjury during Whitey Bulger trial
A former FBI agent accused of lying during Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's trial is expected to plead guilty to perjury charges. The post Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty to perjury during Whitey...
View ArticleUS is an exotic place: French artist discovers country by painting a stranger...
In her painting, Galois captured a cross-section of society very diverse in age, gender, race, ethnicity, faith and sexual orientation. The post US is an exotic place: French artist discovers country...
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