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Danvers Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Teacher’s Murder

Danvers' Phillip Chism, 14, is led into his arraignment on murder charges in Salem Superior Court Wednesday. (Paul Bilodeau/The Eagle-Tribune/AP, Pool)

Philip Chism, 14, is accused of murdering his math teacher.

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Boston City Council Backs Big Police Raise

The pay hike is estimated to cost the city $87 million over six years.

Sen. Warren Vows To Serve Out 6-Year Term

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pledging to serve out her full term and not run for president in 2016.

Mass. Finance Secretary: Slight Income Tax Cut Set

Economic triggers have been met to force a reduction in the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 5.2 percent.

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Study: Mass. Population To Grow Little Over 20 Years

Massachusetts may be at risk of losing another congressional seat if population estimates hold up.

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Sandy Hook 911 Calls Reveal Panic From Inside School

Connecticut State Police walk near the scene of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown.

NSA Collecting 5B Cellphone Locations A Day, Report Says

The National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md.

Obama: Income Inequality Is The 'Challenge Of Our Time'

President Obama talks Wednesday about the economy and growing economic inequality in Washington.

European Union Fines Banks Billions For Rigging Rates

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia announces fines against eight large banks, in a scandal over rigging interest rates.

White House Says You Can Now Escape HealthCare.Gov 'Prison'

The HealthCare.gov jailbreak is on.

Military Protester Finds Skeptical Audience At Court

John Dennis Apel speaks outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, after oral arguments in his case. The justices are considering whether Apel has the right to protest at a military base.

Biden Visits Chinese Leader As Flight Zone Dispute Simmers

Vice President Joe Biden speaks after a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday. Biden met with China's president to discuss issues that include China's recent claim of an air defense zone.

Pipeline On Wheels: Trains Are Winning Big Off U.S. Oil

A train leaves the Rangeland Energy company's crude oil loading terminal near Epping, N.D. So far this year, 60 percent of all oil produced in North Dakota left the state by rail. One economist says there aren't enough oil tankers to fill the demand.

Citing Confidentiality, NTSB Bars Train Union From Crash Inquiry

A train passes by the scene of repair efforts at the site of a train derailment in the Bronx borough of New York Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board says that an inquiry into the crash will proceed without the rail employees union. (AP)

Kind World

A Minister’s Challenge: 'Use This Gift For Good'

Last holiday season, the Rev. Nathan Detering experimented with his Sherborn congregation, reversing the tradition of church offerings.

More Kind World: When the parachute failed

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Harvard Professor Gives Two Sets Of Marks To Combat Grade Inflation

Harvard University's Massachusetts Hall. (Wikimedia Commons)

Even Disconnected Computers May Face Cyber Threats

German computer scientists were able to transmit data using computers' speakers and microphones.

U.S. Military Lingo: The (Almost) Definitive Guide

U.S. soldiers look at a crane that tipped over while trying to move a CHU, or Containerized Housing Unit, at a small COP, or Combat Outpost, in southern Afghanistan. A dozen years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan has created a whole new military vocabulary.

These Days, School Lunch Hours Are More Like 15 Minutes

Students at Lowell High School in Michigan sit down for lunch. Shorter lunch breaks mean that many kids don't get enough time to eat and socialize.

Mushroom Foraging: When The Fun(gi) Hunt Gets Out Of Hand

Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook, snaps the end off a mushroom in a Washington, D.C.-area park. When broken, the inside turns blue, identifying it as an inedible species of bolete.

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Voluntourism: Doing It Right Is Not As Simple As It Sounds

Strive's Peru service project includes donating school supplies and books. (Strive)

Rockwell's 'Saying Grace' Sells For $46 Million At Auction

A photo provided by Sotheby's shows Norman Rockwell's 1951 "Saying Grace," which sold for $46 million Wednesday — a record for the artist. It was among several Rockwell works sold at auction today.

Cognoscenti

Many Fronts In The Obesity Fight

The disease isn’t just about what we eat; it’s about how we live too.

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Easy For You To Say, Randi

By Kabrina Chang

Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, says we should stop trying to separate our personal and professional lives, and share it all on social media. But she doesn't work where you work. (Mark Lennihan/AP)

Mark Zuckerberg's sister says we should stop trying to separate our personal and professional lives.

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