Foundation sends posses of Hub students to college

For 60 Boston students, the road to college just got a little easier. Chosen by the Posse Foundation, these urban public school students are set to receive a full four-year scholarship, as well as a support system freshmen rarely get. "I almost literally...

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Mercury Records co-founder Steinberg dies at 94

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A co-founder of Mercury Records and an innovator in the digital music industry has died. Irwin Steinberg was 94. Publicist Scott Gorenstein says Steinberg died Dec. 29 at his home in Brattleboro, Vermont. A Chicago native, Steinberg...

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ESPN no. 1 in cable ratings for 2014

ESPN was last year's top dog in cable ratings, sweeping the key demo categories while also winning in total viewers -- leap-frogging the likes of USA and Disney Channel, which traditionally battle for the top spot but slumped in 2014. The sports network,...

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NASA explores inflatable spacecraft technology

NORFOLK, Va. — Devising a way to one day land astronauts on Mars is a complex problem and NASA scientists think something as simple as a child's toy design may help solve the problem. Safely landing a large spacecraft on the Red planet is just one of...

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'Godzilla,' Warner Bros. lead the year's top TV ad spend for movies

In this special year-end edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, we are ranking the top 10 movies by advertising spend on TV for 2014. All told, 66 film distributors aired more than 577,000 national TV ads, at the estimated...

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Divers try to reach suspected AirAsia wreck site

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Divers were grappling with light rain and rolling waves Sunday as they tried to reach what is believed to be the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501, resting on the ocean floor near three other large objects. So far, only 30 bodies...

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Federal tax filers must show health insurance status for first time

Tax season is here, and the federal Affordable Care Act mandating minimum health insurance coverage nationwide brings with it what's labeled as the biggest group of changes to the U.S. tax code in 20 years. Massachusetts filers used to dealing with...

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U.S. home growth slows for 11th consecutive month

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose in October at a slightly slower pace, as real estate sales have fallen and affordability has increasingly become a challenge for potential buyers. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased...

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8 missing after cargo ship capsizes off Scotland

LONDON — British rescue teams searched Sunday for eight missing crew members from a cargo ship that capsized north of Scotland. Searchers on two helicopters and four lifeboats were looking for survivors from the bulk carrier Cemfjord, which was carrying...

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Incoming Senate chairman: Gas tax increase on table

WASHINGTON — The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee says raising the federal fuel taxes is among the options under consideration to replenish the dwindling Highway Trust Fund. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota...

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