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Congress urges swift bank rescue
WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders yesterday urged the Bush administration to swiftly use some of the $700 billion financial rescue fund to purchase stakes in the nation's largest troubled banks, a historic step widely considered crucial to freeing up credit around the globe and injecting new confidence in battered stock markets.
More couples huddle, haggle over finances
The dinner table is often the site of a fiery financial debate at the Felzani residence in Peabody.
T betting on untried firm to build fleet
The MBTA, which has a history of long delays in its rail car purchases, is relying on a South Korean company that has never built a passenger rail car in the continental United States for a vital set of train coaches needed to upgrade its aging fleet.
Rural black turnout uncertain
Fifth in a series of occasional articles. SOUTH BOSTON, Va. - Its name notwithstanding, Executive Cuts barber shop is a cluttered, old-fashioned African-American tonsorial parlor: The worn screen door leads to a long room with heavy barber chairs lined up on a checkerboard floor. The barbers tape family snapshots on their oversized work-station mirrors, and there's a wall poster promoting ...
Bid to canonize girl draws mixed reaction
WORCESTER - Jeanie Scott had been to Linda Santo's house many times to talk or pray over the inert body of her friend's young daughter, kept alive by machines and unable to speak or move since nearly drowning at age 3. One day in 1993, Santo handed her a painting of the Virgin Mary to admire, and Scott stared at ...
Mercy flight for cancer patient ends in flames on Easton plaza
A volunteer pilot flying a Long Island cancer patient and his wife on a mercy mission to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston nose-dived through low cloud cover into the empty back row of a supermarket parking lot yesterday morning. All three aboard the plane died in the crash.
For Angel pilots' network, crash is 3d catastrophe since June
A network of private pilots who volunteer to fly patients around the country to get medical services was left reeling yesterday by news of a fatal Angel Flight crash in Easton, the third such accident in as many months.
'I think he's crashed'
In a dramatic recording, an air traffic controller can be heard growing increasingly concerned yesterday after watching the fluctuating altitude of the airplane that would eventually crash in Easton. The controller urges the pilot to maintain his altitude and then loses contact with him and wonders if he has crashed.
Patrick to set new curbs on police details
Governor Deval Patrick is planning to release new regulations this morning that will take on powerful police unions by limiting construction details on nearly all state-owned roads, say several people who were briefed on the regulations.
No longer mainly for gays, Provincetown courts all
PROVINCETOWN - Waiting for a whale-watch boat with his wife and 5-year-old daughter one recent morning, Brian Grunert of Buffalo marveled at this seaside community's beautiful beaches, laid-back atmosphere - and child-friendliness. It was a far cry, Grunert said, from the wild Provincetown he had visited in the 1970s.
Principal put into spotlight resigns
Gloucester High School principal Joseph Sullivan, who drew worldwide media attention to his community when he told a reporter in June that a number of teenagers in his school had a pact to get pregnant, abruptly resigned yesterday.
Across Mass., wait to see doctors grows
The wait to see primary care doctors in Massachusetts has grown to as long as 100 days, while the number of practices accepting new patients has dipped in the past four years, with care the scarcest in some rural areas.
Nonprofits gird for loss of funding
Some local nonprofits and charities fear they may lose millions of dollars in funding following the collapse of major Wall Street investment firms.
Unions lose on police details
Governor Deval Patrick has toughened his new rules on police details at road construction sites, outmaneuvering local police unions that were making a last-minute push to get around efforts to rein in the costly assignments.
T loses bid to expand security grants
The federal government has rejected a request by the MBTA and other big-city transit agencies to use antiterrorism grants to install systems that detect chemical threats in subway stations.
BU to shift more aid to needy students
Boston University will scale back a 35-year-old merit scholarship program for Boston public high school graduates and devote larger sums to city graduates who need it most, university and city officials announced yesterday.
Fate of Vineyard icon up for vote
CHILMARK - The fate of the old-time Home Port restaurant overlooking Menemsha Pond, a favorite place on the island to catch a sunset and a lobster roll, is in the hands of the town tonight.
A symbol of rebirth, rejuvenation
NEWTON - Two decades ago, the city's oldest synagogue was on the verge of locking its doors and becoming a museum.
College faculty to protest contract impasse
WESTFIELD Professors and staff at Westfield State College say they have had enough of stalled contract talks with the state Board of Higher Education. The faculty planned to set up a picket line on the campus today to protest the impasse. Kenneth Haar, president of the school's chapter of the Massachusetts State College Association, said the union will demand that ...
Man is fatally shot on Mattapan street
Residents of Wilmore Street in Mattapan saw four people shot on their one-block-long venue last year. Some neighbors' cars were struck by rogue bullets earlier this summer, neighbors said.
Globe religion reporter wins excellence awards
The Religion Newswriters Association honored Michael Paulson, the Globe's religion reporter, with two first-place awards Saturday.
General Assembly hires Providence mayor's sister
Think the state has a hiring freeze? Think again. The Providence Journal reported Monday that Mayor David Cicilline’s sister, Roberta Cicilline-DiMezza, last week started working for the state legislature, which is out of session.
Facts about the GMP Penstock-fed power plant
Some facts about Green Mountain Power's Marshfield 6 generating station: --Capacity: 5 megawatts.
GMP upgrading 80-year-old power station
Little by little, an aging Green Mountain Power generating station fed by Marshfield Reservoir is being brought into the 21st century.
New England Lottery Roundup
CONNECTICUT Play 3 Day
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Limo driver suffers fatal heart attack in Holyoke
An elderly limo driver carrying a bride and her family to a wedding struck a man on a bicycle in Holyoke and suffered an apparent fatal heart attack when he got out of the vehicle to check on the rider.
Manatee rescued on Cape Cod dies in Florida
A wayward manatee that was rescued from frigid Cape Cod waters died Sunday as it was being taken to a rehabilitation center in Florida, an animal welfare official said.
Mass. Daily
The winning numbers drawn Sunday night in the "Massachusetts Daily Lottery" were: 9-3-5-9
Iraq calmer but copycat kidnappings spread
Five years ago, retired Air Force intelligence officer Kirk von Ackermann became the first of 39 Americans to be kidnapped in Iraq. He's still missing, his wife fearing she'll never see him again.
Santander in talks to take over Sovereign: source
Spain's Banco Santander SA was in advanced talks late Sunday to acquire full control of Sovereign Bancorp Inc, the largest remaining U.S. savings and loan, a source familiar with the matter said.
So many new NJ voters, so little time to log them
With the registration deadline only a day away, New Jersey election officials say they're struggling to keep up with a record tide of new voter registrations.
Scene of grisly mob slaying has haunted past
It is a fitting backdrop for a ghost story: An old mansion on a secluded hilltop sits empty, save for a caretaker who lives upstairs. A no-trespassing sign is staked near the locked metal gates, and the stately grounds are covered in thistles.
GOP Ga. senator in 'fight of his life'
This central-Georgia military town outside Robins Air Force Base should be a cakewalk on Election Day for Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. But ask people here if they support him and one finds surprising ambivalence, even hostility.
From Vogue to MTV, Palin drew press to Alaska
GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is keeping reporters at arms' length in her campaign, but she had a very different approach as Alaska's new governor: She couldn't get enough of them.
Disadvantage, McCain: Independents' support split
Jack Marshall says he's voting for Barack Obama this year. That's ominous news for John McCain.
McCain seeks to revive campaign, reassure supporters
Republican presidential nominee John McCain, scrambling to overcome Barack Obama's lead in the polls, will assure supporters on Monday he will bounce back even though his Democratic rival is already "measuring the drapes" at the White House.
Obama leads McCain by 10 points: Wash Post/ABC poll
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters, according to a Washington Post -ABC News opinion poll released on Monday.
McCain seeks to revive campaign, reassure supporters
Republican presidential nominee John McCain, scrambling to overcome Barack Obama's lead in the polls, will assure supporters on Monday he will bounce back even though his Democratic rival is already "measuring the drapes" at the White House.
Obama has four-point lead on McCain
Democrat Barack Obama has a 4-point lead over his Republican rival John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby tracking poll released on Monday.
Soros slams US, EU leaders for 'slow' response
Outspoken billionaire investor George Soros on Sunday criticized U.S. and European officials for taking too long to effectively address the financial crisis.
Wells Fargo wins Fed approval on Wachovia bid
The Federal Reserve on Sunday gave its stamp of approval to the takeover of Wachovia Corp by Wells Fargo & Co of San Francisco, which had battled New York-based Citigroup for ownership of the wounded bank.
UK bails out banks with $64 billion as Europe acts
Britain bailed out three major banks with 37 billion pounds ($64 billion) on Monday as governments around Europe used taxpayers' money to take control and boost confidence in the battered industry.
Cambodia warns Thailand again in border spat
Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of trying to send troops across their disputed border, warning that such a provocation could eventually lead to "large scale conflict."
British banks to get $63B infusion from government
Three of the largest British banks said Monday they plan to take up to $63 billion of government money to boost their balance sheets.
World stocks rally after bank bailout plans
World stocks rose 2 percent on Monday after hitting a four-year low last week as the world's policymakers stepped up plans to bail out the banking sector and prevent the global economy from tumbling into recession.
UK banks to take $64 billion in government funds
Three major British banks could take 37 billion pounds ($64 billion) in government money to boost their capital, the UK Treasury said.
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