Globe Xmas Gift: Roxbury Rip-Off
"Roxbury man charged in package theftsA 45-year-old Roxbury man was captured Monday after police watched surveillance video of the man stealing packages, including one containing a pair of Google...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: Lender's Lawsuit
Nice Christmas present for depositors."Lenders put Volcker rule to test in lawsuit" by Matthew Goldstein and Peter Eavis | New York Times, December 25, 2013The banks have fired their first salvo in...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: Ice Christmas
"Death toll from weekend storm reaches 14; A half-million still have no power" Associated Press, December 25, 2013NEW YORK — Repair crews were working around the clock Tuesday to restore electricity to...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: Cursed Corner
"A Boston Globe delivery truck and a pickup truck collided on Interstate 93 northbound in Boston early Tuesday. In early August, an allegedly drunk driver crashed into a Globe delivery truck close to...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: Baugh Sentences Man to Blackboard
"Judge orders man to write ‘boys do not hit girls’ 5,000 times" Associated Press, December 25, 2013BILLINGS, Mont. — The Montana judge who once said a teen rape victim appeared ‘‘older than her...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: New Hampshire Heartbreak
"NH court upholds conviction in bathtub drowningA New Hampshire mother has been taken into custody — hours after the state Supreme Court affirmed her convictions for leaving her two young sons...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: Tonsillectomy Proves Fatal in California
"California girl ordered off life support" Associated Press, December 25, 2013OAKLAND, Calif. — A judge has ordered that a 13-year-old Northern California girl declared brain dead after suffering...
View ArticleGlobe Xmas Gift: Vegas Vacation
"Vegas often family-friendly this time of year" by Hannah Dreier | Associated Press, December 24, 2013LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas has mostly shelved its attempt to rebrand itself as a family-friendly...
View ArticleVegas Hangover
Related: Globe Xmas Gift: Vegas Vacation"Las Vegas cab driver finds $300,000 in back seat" Associated Press, December 26, 2013LAS VEGAS — Cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of...
View ArticleChristmas Horror For the Hamiltons
Related: Globe Xmas Gift: New Hampshire Heartbreak"N.H. firefighter could do nothing to save daughter" by Sarah Schweitzer | Globe Staff, December 26, 2013BROOKLINE, N.H. — The traffic accident was...
View ArticleIcing Over Global Warming
I have been frozen by all the propaganda."In some areas, utility crews go round the clock" by Corey Williams | Associated Press, December 26, 2013DETROIT — Half-million utility customers — from...
View ArticleThe Globe's Xmas Returns
"Consumers should not be surprised if they are also asked to show identification to complete a return. A growing number of stores use IDs in conjunction with receipts in an attempt to thwart fraud....
View ArticleStates Agree CGI Computer Software Sucks
Can we return it for a refund or store credit?"Mass., Vt. halt payments to firm behind health sites" by Tracy Jan | Globe Staff, December 26, 2013WASHINGTON — Even as President Obama’s health...
View ArticleDe Blasio Already a Disappointment
Because politicians are not in control, they are simply front men for other intere$ts.Related: Sunday Globe Special: New New York Mayor Must Betray BaseAlso see: Globe Xmas Gift: DeBlasio Daughter's...
View ArticleCelebrating Christmas at Strip Club
"3 killed, 2 wounded at N.J. club" Associated Press, December 26, 2013IRVINGTON, N.J. — Three men were fatally shot during a Christmas morning fight at Slick’s Go Go Bar in Irvington, a New Jersey...
View ArticleMobile Home Horror in Houma
"3 children die in Louisiana fire" Associated Press, December 26, 2013HOUMA, La. — A mobile home fire killed three children and injured seven Wednesday, fire officials said.District Chief Lance LaMarca...
View ArticleMargvelashvili's Inauguration
"Georgian president sworn into office" New York Times, November 18, 2013MOSCOW — Giorgi Margvelashvili, a former university rector and minister of education, was inaugurated Sunday as the president of...
View ArticleRussians Ripping Off American Taxpayers
"US accuses Russian diplomats of fraud" by Larry Neumeister and Tom Hays | Associated Press, December 06, 2013NEW YORK — Dozens of current or former Russian diplomats and their spouses enjoyed luxury...
View ArticleUkrainian Unrest Goes Underground
"[A] shift in emphasis to domestic political issues." Related: Slow Saturday Special: Ukraine Update"4 top Ukraine officials investigated over crackdown; Opposition calls it a half-measure" by Maria...
View ArticlePutin's Pre-Olympic Public Relations Push
I'm tired of the pot-hollering-kettle, agenda-pushing jewspaper picking on Putin. That alone tells you a lot about the guy."Putin pulls plug on official news agency; Critics suggest state tightening...
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