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Under Receiver’s Rule, Lawrence Schools Show Early Gains

Lawrence's Arlington Middle School students walk through the main hallway on their way to class. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

More than two years after being placed under state control, Lawrence's test scores and graduation rates are improving.

Lawrence institutes new dress code

Missing Jet Was Way Off Course, Malaysian Air Force Gen. Says

Radar shows the jet appeared to turn and fly hundreds of miles in a wrong direction, a defense official now says.

Mechanical Problems Ruled Out In Green Line Derailment

The investigation is now focused on the operator of the train.

Earlier: Green Line train derails near Kenmore Station

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Mass. Bill Would Soften Flood Insurance Rules

It would tie the level of insurance that must be purchased to the outstanding mortgage balance, rather than the home's replacement value.

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Reports: GM Facing Criminal Inquiry Over Delayed Recall

The Chevrolet Cobalt is one of the GM models being recalled for faulty ignition switches.

Detainee Lawyer Calls Force Feeding In Guantanamo 'Water Cure' Torture

Clouds cover the sky over Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

CIA Tampered With Senate Panel's Work, Feinstein Says

Sen. Dianne Feinstein speaks to reporters after speaking about her oversight committee's problematic relationship with the CIA Tuesday. CIA Director John Brennan says his agency isn't trying to delay the panel's report on the U.S. interrogation program.

C-SPAN: Watch Sen. Feinstein's full Senate floor speech

Health Care Enrollments Up, But Still Well Short Of Goal

Young people lag behind in enrollment

Crimean Parliament Passes 'Declaration Of Independence'

A masked man, believed to be a Russian soldier, holds a Crimean flag as members of a pro-Russian self-defense unit stand in formation Monday in the regional capital of Simferopol.

Deborah Hersman Stepping Down As Head Of NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman briefing reporters about the July 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco.

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St. Patrick's Day Parade: Let's Forget About Marching — Instead, Let's Talk

By Robert C. Bordone and Shane A. Hunt

Members of the Catamount Pipe Band performing in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood, March 17, 2013. (Steven Senne/AP)

The controversy over gay rights groups marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade strikes at the core of our identities -- who we are and what we stand for.

Obesity Linked To Lower Grades Among Teen Girls

In a British study of nearly 6,000 students, obesity — or perhaps dealing with the stigma associated with obesity — seemed to reduce academic performance.

Obama Goes Between The Ferns To Talk With Zach Galifianakis

President Obama sits for an interview with comedian Zach Galifianakis for the online show Between Two Ferns.

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John Kuntz And A ‘Whale’ Of A Performance At SpeakEasy

John Kuntz in "The Whale" at SpeakEasy Stage Company. (Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo)

Radio Boston: 'Whale' centers on connection

NASA Offers $35,000 For Help In Tracking Asteroids

For helping to find asteroids, NASA has set up a contest with cash awards. In 2012, the agency said that "more potentially hazardous asteroids, or PHAs, are closely aligned with the plane of our solar system than previous models suggested."

For A Faster-Aged Bourbon, Use The Motion Of The Ocean

Jefferson's Ocean bourbon is aged on the high seas, a technique that takes advantage of basic physical chemistry. The bottles sell for $200 a piece.

Norway Takes Lead In Electric Cars (With Generous Subsidies)

Jonette Øyen with her Nissan Leaf outside the National Archives in Norway, where she works. Next month Norway is expected to become the first country where one in every 100 cars is purely electric.

Boston Marathon

‘Why I Run’: Share Your 2014 Marathon Motivation

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Will Government Regulation Vaporize E-Cigarettes?

By John Carroll

In this photo, Actor Thomas Bo Larsen smokes an electronic cigarette during a press conference for The Hunt at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, France, Sunday, May 20, 2012. (Francois Mori/AP)

The Artery

Robert Pinsky and Vijay Iyer Get In Rhythm Together

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