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BenQ GV50 Review: Highly Portable, but With Quality Trade-Offs

This affordable, portable projector doesn’t try to be a cinematic marvel, but it’s fun to use.

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Cougars Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer

A new study shows how the big cats cause deer to move away from roads and deeper into the forest, where they pose less of a hazard to motorists.

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Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

A startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.

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No One Can Afford to Make ‘Myst’ Games Anymore

“Myst” sold over 6 million copies in the ’90s. Its latest sequel couldn’t shore up any funding, pointing to an existential crisis among double-A games.

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2 hospital operators in talks to take over Norwood Hospital, says Lynch

Norwood Hospital has sat vacant for six years, even as multiple hospital operators expressed interest in reopening it for a community that suddenly lost access to critical medical care. 

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Civil rights group sues Boston police for footage of fatal shooting of Dorchester man

Police body camera and dashboard camera footage allegedly show now-suspended Officer Nicholas O’Malley's lethal exchange with Stephenson King Jr., who was suspected of a late-night carjacking at the time.

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Could 'predistribution' solve America's wealth gap?

Redistributing wealth through things like taxpayer-funded welfare programs gets a lot of pushback in the U.S. But what if income inequality could be fixed, not after the fact, but before it happened?

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Summer Camp: The Bird of a Different Feather

Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors.

Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this African tale explains how the guinea fowl got its distinctively speckled feathers.

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Remembering talented and temperamental Lyres frontman Jeff Conolly

The garage rock singer and bandleader died at the age of 69 on July 31 after a bout with bladder cancer. "He was one of Boston's true eccentrics and iconoclasts."

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Markey and Moulton traded fiery accusations during Monday's debate. Here are the facts

There was no love lost between the two men vying to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate, as they traded charges and counter-charges, using words like "reprehensible," "sexist" and "character assassination."

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'We are not Superman': How Boston is pushing to improve men's health

To reach more male patients, the Whittier Street Health Center in Boston runs a men’s health clinic and hosts an annual summit to focus attention on men’s health issues. In June, Boston health leaders announced plans to invest $1 million a year to help close the gap in Black men’s life expectancy. 

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Senate set to pass Russia sanctions bill amid criticism of tariff powers it would give Trump

The Senate may soon pass a bill intended to cripple Russia’s economy and punish countries who buy its oil and natural gas.

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How one woman is helping her family evacuate amid wildfires in Spokane

The fires are not contained at all yet.

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New data reveals how U.S. troops were injured in Iran war

Most of the injuries were due to head trauma. 

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One-woman show portrays JFK, painter James Wyeth in exploration of art, power and vulnerability

In 1967, at the age of 20, artist James Wyeth unveiled his controversial posthumous portrait of former President John F. Kennedy.

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Yen-tervention: Why the U.S. bought Japan's currency

It's an attempt to bolster the currency of Japan for the first time in more than a decade.

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What a split Democratic party can learn from history  

With the midterms coming up and primary season underway, many Democrats are wondering which way the Democratic Party will go: moderate or progressive? But history says that's the wrong question to ask.

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A tourist town in Colorado is helping craftspeople sustain themselves all year

The town is dedicating a building to craftspeople and including affordable housing.

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U.S. men's national team coach will stay through 2030 World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino led the team to a record three wins and helped ignite enthusiasm.

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Quebec town becomes first in Canada to declare trees living beings with rights

Though 70% of the town is covered by tree canopy, one resident says there's room for improvement, including planting more trees in strategic areas to mitigate soil erosion, clean the water table, and provide needed shade.