Provides the latest RSS feeds for Boston News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Boston News.Net http://www.bostonnews.net/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:37 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:42:37 -0400 30 Over 10 million Americans are taking pain killers and more than four million are taking them regularly in a given week, according to Boston University study. http://www.bostonnews.net/story/399963 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:10 -0400 Boston News.Net http://www.bostonnews.net/story/399963 UMass Lowell has been awarded more than $1 million in matching state grants to fund research and new life sciences faculty. The grants, announced Wednesday, come from the http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287166&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:52 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287166&cat=141778e5a055112e Inc. experienced significantly wider net losses during its fiscal 2008 second quarter. Talbots, which includes Talbots and J. Jill stores, said it lost $25 million during the quarter ending Aug. 2, c... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287171&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:39 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287171&cat=141778e5a055112e effective Dec. 31, under a succession plan announced Wednesday. He succeeds Donald A. Williams, who will continue as chairman of the board of both the holding company and bank. Hagan has served as p... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285521&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:42 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285521&cat=141778e5a055112e I f he needed reassurance about his career choice, Armand Van Helden got a glimpse of the benefits of being a superstar DJ when he played a recent show in Montenegro with rock idol Lenny Kravitz. &ld... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287178&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:56 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287178&cat=141778e5a055112e . The funding will be used to advance product development and expand sales, marketing and support functions for its data integration software, Burlington-based expressor software officials said. Exp... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287169&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:35 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287169&cat=141778e5a055112e because of a potential loss on a syndicated loan to an energy trading company. Sovereign, which is run from Boston and based outside of Philadelphia, has watched its stock slide 17 percent over the l... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287168&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:44 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287168&cat=141778e5a055112e has relocated and expanded its Providence, R.I. office. The national environmental and geotechnical consulting firm based in Norwood, Mass. now has 15,00 square feet at 530 Broadway St. in Providence... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287165&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:54 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287165&cat=141778e5a055112e A cheeky promotion to raise awareness about excessive product packaging turned out to be a bummer yesterday for the Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics store at Natick Collection. Two male employees planne... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285397&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:47 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285397&cat=141778e5a055112e , saw ad revenue fall 24.5 percent in July, the publisher said in a press release. The company cited declines in a number of categories, including travel, home improvement, banking and national automo... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285828&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:47 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285828&cat=141778e5a055112e P OTTSTOWN, Pa. - A candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is bringing up his arrest for domestic assault — in his own campaign materials. Democrat Jim Prendergast says telling... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287182&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:45 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287182&cat=141778e5a055112e executive Stephen Zabele to lead the contract research firm’s commercialization efforts. In his role as vice president of technology applications, Zabele will help Cambridge, Mass.-based BBN Te... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287167&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:49 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287167&cat=141778e5a055112e N EW YORK - With gas prices high and consumers stretching shopping dollars, competition is heating up online for deals — and a discount retail site hopes to fan the flames by shipping orders for... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285514&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:51 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285514&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - What Kanye West regretted when Barack Obama became the Democratic party’s presidential candidate: That his mother, Donda, hadn’t lived to experience it. "It’s an incredibl... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287183&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:44 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287183&cat=141778e5a055112e N EW ORLEANS - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly wat... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287184&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:43 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287184&cat=141778e5a055112e In the face of ongoing economic woes, here’s some good news: most American workers are happy at the office. That’s according to findings from the second annual SnagAJob.com Labor Happines... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285608&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:57 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285608&cat=141778e5a055112e B EIJING - Chinese government auditors have uncovered the misuse of millions of dollars in disaster assistance as part of an embezzlement probe spanning 10 central government departments, state media ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17286557&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:50 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17286557&cat=141778e5a055112e NASHUA, N.H. (WBZ) ― As college students start moving back to school, hundreds of UMass Lowell students will be making their new home at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, N.H. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285285&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:44 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285285&cat=141778e5a055112e The Cape Cod Times said the bird was fist spotted last week snacking at the Murphy's hummingbird feeder. Ron and Marji tell the paper they have seen the rare hummingbird infrequently over the past few... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287172&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:45 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287172&cat=141778e5a055112e LEOMINSTER (AP) ― A judge has dismissed charges against a Holden couple accused of nearly starving their toddler to death, but the case is not over. A lawyer for Joshua and Kellie Theriault ask... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287173&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:44:46 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287173&cat=141778e5a055112e K UALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim rejoined Malaysia’s Parliament today, resurrecting his mission to become prime minister a decade after he was charged with sodomy and hi... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17286218&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:37 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17286218&cat=141778e5a055112e J amil H. Balaghi is making a last stand at his Memorial Drive Sunoco in Cambridge. The 42-year-old Sunoco franchise owner and his manager have camped out in his gas station and garage since Aug. 18,... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287181&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:52 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287181&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - A Massachusetts man in Denver this week during the Democratic National Convention is facing charges of attempting to use a feces-filled bottle as a weapon. A Denver County Court complaint i... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287179&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:55 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287179&cat=141778e5a055112e E NSENADA, Mexico - President Felipe Calderon was opening bidding today for construction of a huge new seaport that could eventually rival the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the largest por... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285552&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:48 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17285552&cat=141778e5a055112e C ENTENNIAL, Colo. - The case against a Colorado man accused of making racist threats against Barack Obama has been transferred to federal court, but the reason hasn’t been explained. According... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17286322&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:58 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17286322&cat=141778e5a055112e United Business Media Ltd. has purchased Pyramid Research Inc. for $8 million, the company said on Wednesday. United Business Media bought the Cambridge, Mass.-based research firm to access its TechW... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287170&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:46:37 -0400 Boston Business Journal http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287170&cat=141778e5a055112e S EATTLE - Boeing Co. plans to present its machinists with a final 3-year contract offer today, a day after after receiving a counterproposal from the union, a company spokesman said. The airplane ma... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17284975&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:30:57 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17284975&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Lab results on blood found at the father of a missing Lynn 5-year-old boy have been completed, according to the Lynn Daily Item.Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said that off... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287175&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:21:24 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287175&cat=141778e5a055112e DENVER -- A Massachusetts man in Denver this week during the Democratic National Convention is facing charges of attempting to use a feces-filled bottle as a weapon. A Denver County Court complaint in... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287176&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:21:22 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287176&cat=141778e5a055112e The New England Patriots wrap up the 2008 preseason against the New York Giants and get ready for Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs in today's News Blitz. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287177&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:56:01 -0400 New England Patriots http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17287177&cat=141778e5a055112e M ANCHESTER, N.H. - Officials at the Hillsborough County Jail in Manchester, N.H., are investigating the death of an inmate. Correctional Superintendent James O’Mara says 24-year-old Kevin McEv... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282390&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:54 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282390&cat=141778e5a055112e Deval Patrick may be one of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s top allies, but the major TV media snubbed him the other night when he took center stage at the Democratic National Convention. Patrick bega... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282401&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:41 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282401&cat=141778e5a055112e WASHINGTON (AP) ― A government safety group is warning parents not to use a Pennsylvania company's baby bassinets after two babies were trapped and strangled in the product. The "close-sleeper... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282372&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:29:33 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282372&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - When Barack Obama feeds rhetorical fishes and loaves to the multitudes in the stadium tonight, he should deliver a message of sufficient particularity that it seems particularly suited to Am... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282399&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:44 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282399&cat=141778e5a055112e SAN MARINO, Calif. (AP) ― Linda Sohus was a towering blonde fantasy buff who liked to paint unicorns. Her husband, Jonathan, was a diminutive computer programmer working at a NASA lab who share... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282373&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:29:32 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282373&cat=141778e5a055112e The Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum BOSTON -- The JFK Library's newest exhibit, "The Making of a President," was unveiled Wednesday. The special exhibit chronicles the early life of Camelot's... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282383&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:09:27 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282383&cat=141778e5a055112e LAWRENCE, Mass -- A young man was killed when the car he was driving crashed into a building early Wednesday as he was being pursued by state police. Joel Abreu, 18, was traveling on 114 West with no... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282385&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:09:22 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282385&cat=141778e5a055112e Deval Patrick and nominee Barack Obama. Spend a few hours on C-SPAN and it becomes painfully clear that most of the speakers here have nothing new to say, and they say it again and again. I first pic... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282397&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:46 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282397&cat=141778e5a055112e KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hundreds of colleges across the nation have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any "impr... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282374&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:07:08 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282374&cat=141778e5a055112e F ormer Gov. Paul Cellucci yesterday pressed Republican buddy and Harvard Pilgrim CEO Charlie Baker to run for governor in 2010 - just a day after Gov. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282391&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:50 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282391&cat=141778e5a055112e “No way. No how. No McCain.” And no doubt that Hillary Clinton delivered the speech that Barack Obama’s people were hoping for - showing herself as firmly in Obama’s camp and ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17281475&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:43 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17281475&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - Sen. John F. Kerry took on both President Bush and Sen. John McCain last night, saying both have “misled the country,” in a signal that the Bay State senator will be a biting att... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17280953&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:57 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17280953&cat=141778e5a055112e I’ve read it all in regards to some of the crackpot ideas that these “experts” come up with to try to convince the general public they don’t need to diet (eat all the foods you... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17280165&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:56 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17280165&cat=141778e5a055112e P ROVINCETOWN - A Cape Cod man has won a two-year legal battle to get back a DNA sample he voluntarily gave to authorities investigating a murder. Keith Amato of Provincetown submitted the DNA sample... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282392&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:53 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282392&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - Sen. Barack Obama has portrayed himself as a Washington outsider and sworn off special interest money - but his new political sidekick, Sen. Joe Biden, has hauled in thousands from lobbyists... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282396&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:49 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282396&cat=141778e5a055112e H UDSON, N.H. - A Hudson, N.H., printing equipment company has agreed to pay a $32,000 federal fine and develop a $70,000 school curriculum in Massachusetts after a chemical spill at a plant i... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282387&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:15:04 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282387&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Boston police have turned to law enforcement experts from Northern Ireland for advice on how to better control large crowds. Police Commissioner Edward Davis said he wanted to learn from the... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282375&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:07:04 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282375&cat=141778e5a055112e Deval Patrick bogged down in the confines of the Corner Office, wrestling with mundane issues like balancing the budget, now that he has seen the world from the podium of the Democratic National Conve... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282398&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:14:45 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282398&cat=141778e5a055112e WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- Police have identified the victim of Monday's fatal hit-and-run. Susan Harmon, 44, of Melrose, was struck by a car while walking along Greenwood Street near the Melrose line at ab... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282384&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:09:23 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282384&cat=141778e5a055112e LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- A judge has dismissed charges against a Holden couple accused of nearly starving their toddler to death, but the case is not over. A lawyer for Joshua and Kellie Theriault asked a... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282382&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:07:00 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282382&cat=141778e5a055112e BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A judge has rejected R.J. Reynolds' request that he dismiss a state suit challenging the tobacco giant's claim that its Eclipse cigarette is healthier than the average cigarette. Ch... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282381&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:06:59 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282381&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- Prosecutors say four people have been indicted on attempted murder and other charges stemming from an extortion attempt that nearly killed a Boston man. District Attorney Dan Conley said Jos... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282379&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:06:58 -0400 Boston Channel http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17282379&cat=141778e5a055112e K ANSAS CITY, Mo. — Getting there is getting easier. A new line of personal navigators that add free traffic information and clearer directions was unveiled Wednesday by Garmin International. ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277559&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:42 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277559&cat=141778e5a055112e A California woman is crying gender discrimination after she claims she was forced to strip off her bra and walk through airport security without support after being busted when the underwires in her ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276057&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:45 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276057&cat=141778e5a055112e will face each other in what will essentially be the Stunt Double Bowl. On the heels of losing defensive end Osi Umenyiora for the season in their previous preseason game, the Giants are sure to be e... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277557&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:40 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277557&cat=141778e5a055112e R ENTON, Wash. — Was Mike Holmgren relieved to hear that linebacker Lofa Tatupu’s knee was just bruised, not broken? "Yeah," Holmgren said. "How about you?" Anyone with a rooting interes... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277561&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:37 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277561&cat=141778e5a055112e S T. LOUIS - The coach who led Brazil’s women’s national team to a silver medal in the Olympics was hired to lead the St. Louis team in the new Women’s Professional Soccer league. C... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276093&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:35 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276093&cat=141778e5a055112e M ONTREAL — The Montreal Impact got the victory, but their CONCACAF Champion League series with Real Esteli FC is far from over. Joey Gjertsen scored in the 42nd minute as the Montreal Impact d... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276587&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:33 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276587&cat=141778e5a055112e N EW YORK — While visions of Wimbledon dance in their heads, tennis fans looking for an early Christmas present at the U.S. Open are rooting hard for Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to meet again... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277565&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:32 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277565&cat=141778e5a055112e R ounding up the NFL rights-holders after an offseason of roster tumult: NBC What’s on: Sunday night games, plus the Thursday night opener (Giants-Washington on Sept. 4). NBC also has Super Bo... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277553&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:43 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277553&cat=141778e5a055112e L IVERPOOL, England - Dirk Kuyt scored in the 28th minute of overtime, and Liverpool squeaked into the European Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Belgium’s Standard Liege on Wednesday nig... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277562&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:34 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277562&cat=141778e5a055112e B OSTON - Boston police have turned to law enforcement experts from Northern Ireland for advice on how to better control large crowds. Police Commissioner Edward Davis says he wanted to learn from th... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276058&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:45 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17276058&cat=141778e5a055112e Starters returning: 9 offense, 9 defense. Top players: QB Todd Boeckman, RB Beanie Wells, T Alex Boone, LB Jim Laurinaitis, CB Malcolm Jenkins. Void to fill: DE Vernon Gholston. Gholston’s sch... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277554&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:43 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277554&cat=141778e5a055112e R iley Skinner obsesses over the order of things. Books are stacked tallest to shortest. Crumbs are vacuumed. Clothes are laid out the night before. Wake Forest’s starting quarterback keeps one... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277556&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:39 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277556&cat=141778e5a055112e N EW YORK — Lindsay Davenport hasn’t been that active since April, aside from spending time chasing around her 14-month-old son Jagger. It’s fun, and good for your heart in many way... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277564&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:31 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277564&cat=141778e5a055112e S EATTLE — Hydrox cookies, those cream-filled chocolate sandwiches that look like the popular Oreo’s fraternal twin, will show up again on grocery shelves by the end of the month. Kellogg... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277555&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:44 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277555&cat=141778e5a055112e P HILADELPHIA — Kellen Clemens started eight games for the Jets in 2007, and he is expected to start again Thursday night. But he realizes he might not be in that position again for a long time... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277563&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:36 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277563&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER — Barack Obama got where he’ll be Thursday, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination in a football stadium filled with 75,000 people, thanks in part to his acclaimed speech... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277560&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:38 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277560&cat=141778e5a055112e N EW YORK — Andy Roddick was putting the finishing touches on his opening-round blitzing of Fabrice Santoro when a serve got away from him and led to the Frenchman not contesting the final point... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277566&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:39:30 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17277566&cat=141778e5a055112e T hat Mayor Menino’s wife, Angela, is hobbling around Denver with a cane this week because she is recovering from hip-replacement surgery. That Boston City Councilor Michael Ross’ Blackbe... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273514&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:50 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273514&cat=141778e5a055112e N ORTON - Brett Quigley now knows how Phil Mickelson felt in 1999 when he played the U.S. Open at Pinehurst while half expecting his pager to beep with the news that his wife Amy had gone into labor. ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273510&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:53 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273510&cat=141778e5a055112e Beckett, too, has that October nastiness about him. He had four postseason starts last year. Won all of them. Had 35 strikeouts. Issued just two walks. Filthy. So when Francona was doing his pregame ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273516&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:48 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273516&cat=141778e5a055112e F OXBORO - Terrence Wheatley knew the transition from college to pro ball wasn’t going to be easy. But even he undersold the degree of difficulty. While the rookie cornerback has impressed with... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273509&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:52 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273509&cat=141778e5a055112e N ortheastern head coach Rocky Hager is well aware the Huskies are stepping into a hornets’ nest tonight as they kick off their season at fellow Football Bowl Subdivision foe Ball State in Munci... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273520&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:43 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273520&cat=141778e5a055112e M att Garza and two relievers combined on a six-hitter and Carlos Pena homered to lead the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays past the Toronto Blue Jays, 1-0, last night in St. Petersburg, Fla. Garza (11... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273046&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:54 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273046&cat=141778e5a055112e N EW YORK - Mark Kotsay has been described as everything from a gamer to a grinder, a testament to his competitiveness and work ethic. Now, he is getting a chance at the only other thing that really m... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273519&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:46 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273519&cat=141778e5a055112e , who hasn’t seen a snap in any of the games this preseason due to a right foot injury, isn’t expected to be playing. If he does, it will be a complete shock. He did practice Monday, but ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273511&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:52 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273511&cat=141778e5a055112e owner was a millionaire many times over when he bought the Florida Marlins in 1999. Kotsay was a young outfielder coming into his own in his third season. They learned the ropes together and develope... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273515&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:48 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273515&cat=141778e5a055112e N ORTON - Padraig Harrington was late for his pre-tournament interview for the Deutsche Bank Championship yesterday at TPC of Boston, and when he arrived he looked tired. He had a good reason. &ldqu... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273512&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:51 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273512&cat=141778e5a055112e Watch the Red Sox on MLB.TV NEW YORK -- Through countless visits to Yankee Stadium, players wearing a Boston jersey have endured the ear-shattering screams and boos of New York fans. http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273508&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:54:15 -0400 Boston Red Sox http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273508&cat=141778e5a055112e Dustin Pedroia hit a grand slam and Boston routed the listless Yankees 11-3 on Wednesday night, putting an emphatic dent in New York's dwindling playoff chances. "I never write the Yankees off until... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273507&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:02:29 -0400 USA Today http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273507&cat=141778e5a055112e W ORCESTER - Bouyed by a veteran lineup headlined by second-team preseason All-America quarterback Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross appears ready and able to make the jump to the penthouse in the competit... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273522&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:42 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273522&cat=141778e5a055112e Theo Epstein , who continues to pull strings with Belichickian precision. “I’ll give you two specific examples, actually: Paul Byrd and Mark Kotsay,” Bay said last night when asked ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273513&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:49 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273513&cat=141778e5a055112e B rian and Heidi Blongastainer’s memories of their life-altering encounter with a drunken driver are too excrutiating to hear and all the sadder, they say, because no matter who has been in thos... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273526&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:39 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273526&cat=141778e5a055112e second baseman turned to rookie Jed Lowrie and said, “That error you made Tuesday night . . . was that the first of your big league career?” “Yes,” said Lowrie, who committed ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273517&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:47 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273517&cat=141778e5a055112e D aniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado’s second solo homer tied the game in the eighth and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia, 6-3, to reclaim first place in the NL East l... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17272951&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:44 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17272951&cat=141778e5a055112e H ow did Joe Biden get 9,000 votes in the Democratic primaries? Poor Hillary Clinton. It’s one thing to lose out to Barack Obama, but to have your runner-up dreams dashed by Dash? It had to hur... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273524&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:49:40 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17273524&cat=141778e5a055112e DORCESTER (WBZ) ― A 20-year-old man succumbed to his injuries Wednesday night after he was stabbed in Dorchester earlier in the evening. Boston police officials said the unidentified man was st... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270526&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:19:36 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270526&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON (WBZ) ― It's back to school for a lot of local kids this week, and some will be in class as many hours as a working adult. More and more Massachusetts schools are opting for the state's ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270525&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:19:35 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270525&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - Former President Clinton has pledged to cheering Democratic National Convention delegates to strongly support Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House. Clinton told the convention ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270433&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:03:15 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270433&cat=141778e5a055112e NATICK, Mass. -- The employees at Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics were hoping to be asked just one question by shoppers at the Natick Collection store Wednesday. "Why were they naked?" Their hopes wer... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270530&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:58:24 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270530&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday night that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House and called Barack Obama a wise l... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270537&cat=141778e5a055112e Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:03:15 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270537&cat=141778e5a055112e HOLLIS, N.H. -- Police in Hollis, N.H., are searching for a driver who crashed a stolen car into a house and knocked it off its foundation. Police say it happened just before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday on Bro... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270532&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:58:17 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270532&cat=141778e5a055112e LYNN, Mass. -- Police said a man attempted to abduct a 16-year-old girl near Kiley Park shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The girl was walking down Burrill Avenue when a black male, with medium dark ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270531&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:58:16 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270531&cat=141778e5a055112e BOSTON -- The getaway driver for the man calling himself Clark Rockefeller may face charges. 7NEWS has learned that Daryl Hopkins, the man behind the wheel for Rockefeller's alleged kidnapping scheme... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270533&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:58:14 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270533&cat=141778e5a055112e HOLLISTON, Mass. -- When Rev. Gerard Furlan went to collect the money from the donation box at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, he was approached by a man who wanted to talk. Instead of sitting down for a ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270534&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:58:12 -0400 7 News http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17270534&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - Barack Obama, standing where no black has ever stood before, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination today as thousands of national convention delegates cheered his improbable triump... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17267109&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:22:53 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17267109&cat=141778e5a055112e SEABROOK, N.H. (WBZ) ― A 34-year-old man is accused of drugging and raping women he met through online dating services, police in New Hampshire say. Prosecutors call it a disturbing and brazen... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17265871&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:39:24 -0400 WBZ http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17265871&cat=141778e5a055112e Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said he has seen “a sea change in the cultural acceptance of drunken driving, or lack thereof. The city of Boston is home to thousands and thousands of co... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17267269&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:22:49 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17267269&cat=141778e5a055112e D ENVER - Amid a host of Kennedys at a fundraiser for the RFK Action Corps, one of the star attractions was Stephen Bradbury, a community organizer from New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. With yet ... http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17267268&cat=141778e5a055112e Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:22:48 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.bostonnews.net/?rid=17267268&cat=141778e5a055112e