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Brentwood: Downtown restaurant damaged in fire

SOURCE: The Mercury News

12 hours ago

A one-alarm fire Monday morning at a restaurant in the downtown area was quickly extinguished, a dispatcher said. Contra Costa...

Brutal golf course dooms US Open hopefuls in final round

SOURCE: The Star

5 hours ago

Sunday doomed Hunter Mahan's US Open title dream, but for some the brutal truth came much sooner as Merion refused...

Turkish Official Says Army May Have to End Protests

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

1 hour ago

Turkeys deputy prime minister on Monday raised the possibility that the army could be called in to help quell the...

Ex-mobster: Bulger broke my heart

SOURCE: CNN

2 hours ago

For three decades, Martorano said, he was tight with Bulger and Bulger's partner, Steven Flemmi. "They were my partners in...

Nigeria rolls to 6-1 win over Tahiti at Confed Cup

SOURCE: Associated Press

41 minutes ago

Nnamdi Oduamadi scored a hat-trick for the African champions, while Elderson Echiejile added two more. Still, the team from the...

Theater Review: In ‘A Kid Like Jake,' the Title Character Worries His ...

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

1 hour ago

Alex (Carla Gugino), the anxious mother at the center of A Kid Like Jake, a new play by Daniel Pearle...

'Quiet epidemic' of UK male cancer

SOURCE: BBC

2 hours ago

Quiet epidemic' of male cancer in UK BBC News Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer,...

Oculus VR Closes $16M Funding Round - Oculus Rift Team To Double

SOURCE: Forbes

3 hours ago

Oculus VR Inc . announced the successful conclusion of a $16 million round of Series A funding Monday, adding to...

Here's a teacher I'd want for my children

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

3 hours ago

She wanted to teach her students not just about college, but that someone, beyond their parents and teacher, cares about...

Bruins faithful put on their game faces

SOURCE: Boston Herald

2 hours ago

Bruins fans packing the TD Garden for the Stanley Cup homestand last night declared the current squad unrivaled. This is...

What impact have legal aid cuts had?

SOURCE: BBC

3 hours ago

So, a few months after the changes have been introduced, what has actually happened? BBC Radio 4's Law in Action...

After Gunfire, Politicians in Afghanistan Trade Accusations

SOURCE: Newyork Times

4 hours ago

And he brought his usual contingent of 40 to 50 bodyguards along. Gov. Mohammad Aleem Sayee, however, said in a...

DealBook: Britain's Top Fraud Office Aims to Add Bite to Its Bark

SOURCE: The New York Times

4 hours ago

Andrew Testa for The New York Times David Green, the director of Britain's Serious Fraud Office. David Green, the director...

DealBook: Headhunter for the Rich Turns on Them

SOURCE: The New York Times

4 hours ago

03 pm Wall Street's masters of the universe have a new enemy: Adrian Barrie Smith. Mr. Smith, a British recruiter...

Giving charity a fighting chance

SOURCE: Boston Herald

2 hours ago

Desk jockeys are getting ready to brawl for charity, all because of a guy who decided he needed a better...