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Another Winter Storm Moves East: More Snow, Ice Expected

Six-year-old Enari Hernandez (left) and her cousin Maritza Jimenez, 6, play in front of a damaged tree in their neighbors yard on Saturday in Plano, Texas.

The cold killed four people in California and an ice storm turned North Texas into a skating rink. More of the same is expected during a second round of storms this weekend.

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U.S. Veteran, Held By North Korea, Arrives Safely In Calif.

Newman was deported by North Korea on Friday.

Mass. Congressional Hopefuls Making Final Pitches

Voters in the 5th Congressional District are heading to the polls.

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Mass., Conn., RI Senators Want More Jobless Help

U.S. senators from Mass. are among those urging Congress to extend benefits for the unemployed.

Republican Fisher Enters Governor's Race

A Shrewsbury business owner says he is seeking the Republican nomination.

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Obama: History Tells Us Sanctions, Threats Won't Make Iran Cave

President Obama participates in a conversation with Saban Forum Chairman Haim Saban at the 10th annual Saban Forum on Saturday.

For U.S. Workers, It Was A Week Stuffed With Good News

An auto worker tightens bolts on the wheel of a Focus at a Ford plant in Wayne, Mich. Reports this week showed increases in auto sales and manufacturing jobs.

With The Help Of Smugglers, Syrian Refugees Sneak Into Europe

Refugees warm their hands at a refugee camp in Harmanli, Bulgaria, on Nov. 27. More Syrians are turning up in Europe. Many are trying to get to northern Europe, believing that is the best place to start a new life.

France Increases Its Troops In The Central African Republic

French troops patrolled the Central African Republic's tense capital on Saturday, as reinforcements crossed into the country as part of a UN-mandated effort to quell a wave of deadly sectarian violence.

Hagel Arrives In Afghanistan, No Plans To Meet With Karzai

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel during the 9th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on Saturday.

Fishery Closure Puts New England's Shrimp Season On Ice

Northern shrimp are shoveled into a holding chamber on a trawler in the Gulf of Maine in 2012. Stocks of the shrimp have been declining for several years, leading regulators to cancel the New England shrimping season.

Hoped-For AIDS Cures Fail In Boston Patients

The HIV virus has proven once again that it can evade detection in the body.

Nosy Driver In SUV? It May Be A Cop Watching You Text

An unmarked New York State Police SUV pulls over a motorist for distracted driving. Troopers are using a fleet of the tall vehicles to crack down on texting while driving.

Violence Escalates In Central African Republic

Seleka fighters pose for a photograph in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, on Nov. 25. The landlocked country has been gripped by violence since the mainly Muslim rebels seized power in the majority Christian country in March.

Shanghai's Choking Smog Registers 'Beyond Index'

A building under construction is covered with haze in Shanghai, China, on Friday. The city's pollution index is at its highest-ever, officials say.
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Nelson Mandela: The ‘Glue’ That Held South Africa Together

By Anthony Brooks
This June 24, 1995, file photo shows South African rugby captain Francios Pienaar, right, receiving the Rugby World Cup trophy from President Nelson Mandela, left, who wears a South African rugby shirt, after South Africa defeated New Zealand in the finals in Johannesburg. (Ross Setford/AP)

I saw Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1995. Here's what I recall about that trip, and about the impact that one man had on an entire nation.

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Will They Ever Leave? What It Takes To Nudge Millennials Out Of The Nest

How do young adults who successfully move out overcome adversities? According to a new study, it all boils down to peer support. (ibm4381/Flickr)

Duke's Standout Football Season Has Fans Cheering

Duke coach David Cutcliffe hugs David Helton (47) following Duke's 27-25 win over North Carolina on Nov. 30.

Gene Therapy Keeps 'Bubble Boy' Disease At Bay In 8 Children

David Vetter was born without a functioning immune system and spent his life in a bubble that protected him from germs. He died at age 12 in 1984. Scientists are using gene therapy to treat the disorder so that children can live normally.
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What We're Like When We ‘Like’ Something We Really Don't Like

Julie Wittes Schlack: Most of us use social media not to converse so much as to seek and give validation in a well-intentioned but startlingly automatic way. In this photo, the Facebook "like" symbol is illuminated on a sign outside the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Why Nelson Mandela Came To Boston In 1990

Nelson Mandela, center, waves after his after his arrival at Logan Airport on June 23, 1990. Mandela is flanked by Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis, left, and Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, far right. (David Longstreath/AP)

23andMe Bows To FDA's Demands, Drops Health Claims

23andMe will still perform genetic tests, but it won't be making health-related interpretations of the results.

What Separates A Healthy And Unhealthy Diet? $1.50 Per Day

A Safeway customer browses in the fruit and vegetable section at Safeway in Livermore, Calif.

Paneer Pizza: Domino's Sees India Becoming Second-Largest Market

An employee rides a motorcycle to deliver Domino's pizzas in New Delhi this past May. Domino's Pizza CEO J. Patrick Doyle says India is poised to become the chain's largest market outside the U.S., on the strength of a menu tailored to Indians' tastes.

Meat And Booze With A Side Of Still Life: U.S. Painters On Food

In Peter Blume's Vegetable Dinner, 1927, two women, one peeling potatoes, one smoking a cigarette, whisper at the crossroads between domestic and bohemian life, says Sarah Kelly Oehler of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art © The Educational Alliance, Inc./Estate of Peter Blume/Licensed by VAGA New York, NY)
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White House Invites All To 'Gather Around' A Holiday Tradition

Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, almost 100 volunteer decorators show up at the White House. They spend the next five days stringing garlands and hanging ornaments, making the White House sparkle for the holidays.

Every year, almost 100 volunteer decorators show up at the White House.

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Portraits Of Boston: The Mud And The Lotus

"For a few years I was self-medicating with drugs and alcohol."

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