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View ArticleWanda Sykes slammed Trump and flipped off her booing crowd: 'F--- all y'all'
When a crowd booed her for criticizing President-elect Donald Trump, Wanda Sykes didn't back down.The comedian clashed with her audience over the weekend when she did stand-up for a Comics Come Home...
View ArticleI took a ride on the Rolls-Royce of buses — and Amtrak should be worried
The airport is not the most enjoyable place to find yourself, especially in the midst of the Thanksgiving holiday rush.Security lines, forever-rising ticket prices, and seemingly arbitrary fees all...
View ArticleHow a 7-metre wave of sticky molasses may have killed 21 people in 1919
“Slow as molasses in January” is an old saying you won’t hear much in Australia.Not because we don’t have a lot of use for sticky syrup in its raw form; more because the phrase refers to the middle of...
View ArticleFan accused of pulling Steelers hotel fire alarm reportedly told police 'I'm...
The night before the Pittsburgh Steelers played the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, a fire alarm went off at the airport hotel in which the Steelers were staying, forcing the team to...
View ArticlePolice found $20 million hidden under a mattress in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced that about $20 million found under a mattress in a Massachusetts apartment had been seized after a Brazilian man was arrested for laundering...
View ArticleBoston judge refuses to extend restraining order that blocked Trump's...
BOSTON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Friday declined to extend a temporary restraining order that allowed some immigrants into the United States from certain countries despite being...
View ArticleMajor storm could strike Pittsburgh, Philly, NYC, and Boston with up to a...
If you live anywhere between Pittsburgh and Maine, prepare for a snowstorm on Thursday.AccuWeather reports that 6 to 12 inches are possible in the worst-affected areas — shown in darkest blue on the...
View ArticleHere's how much time and money you waste sitting in traffic a year
Data company Inrix studied traffic in 240 US cities and determined the worst cities to be a commuter. The average US commuter spends 42 hours in traffic per year and loses $1,400 idling away gas.Follow...
View ArticleThe 15 most expensive ZIP codes in America
The 15 most expensive ZIP codes in the US are concentrated on the coasts. Real estate listings site Property Shark recently used data from all residential transactions closed in 2016 to determine which...
View ArticleThis week's blizzard could be the biggest March snowstorm New York has seen...
A massive blizzard is expected to bury much of the East Coast in snow on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.The affected area stretches from northern Virginia to Maine and into Canada,...
View ArticleThe worst of the historic blizzard has missed New York, Philly, Boston, and DC
New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington, DC, all dodged the worst of the East Coast blizzard Tuesday morning, as the most intense parts of the storm shifted west and away from...
View ArticleWhat renting a one-bedroom apartment in 30 popular cities really costs
The INSIDER Summary:A new report shows how much it costs to rent a one-bedroom apartment in the world's 30 leading financial centers. Of those 30 cities, Casablanca is the cheapest place to rent, with...
View ArticleA pastry shop in Boston has been serving giant cannolis for 70 years
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View ArticleThe 'religious left' is emerging as a political force in the Trump era
(Reuters) - Since President Donald Trump's election, monthly lectures on social justice at the 600-seat Gothic chapel of New York's Union Theological Seminary have been filled to capacity with crowds...
View Article11 US cities where you need to make more than $75,000 to live comfortably
Some of the biggest cities in the US are actually quite affordable. But there are other places where a $75,000 salary — that's about $15,000 more than the US median income — won't cut it.That's...
View ArticleYankees pitcher CC Sabathia says black baseball players 'expect' racist...
New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia said Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones' experience in Boston on Monday night was not unusual.Jones told reporters after the Orioles' 5-2 win that several...
View Article'It's a white space' — Boston sports have a long racial legacy
When Red Sox fans hurled peanuts and the N-word toward Orioles outfielder Adam Jones in Fenway Park, it was a reminder of the Boston's racial legacy — particularly around its sports teams.Boston's...
View ArticleFormer security guard suspected of killing two Boston doctors in their luxury...
BOSTON (AP) — Police say the man suspected of killing two engaged Boston doctors in their luxury penthouse condominium once held a security job there.The Boston Globe says a Boston Police Department...
View ArticleInsiders reveal how Boston moved to the forefront of the global fight against...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Boston is undoubtedly the place to be if you want to go into biotech. Along with San Francisco, the Boston area was where biotech as an industry had its roots. In the 1980s and...
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