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New England Sinai Suspending New Admissions

Published March 20, 2010

BOSTON — State health officials have announced that New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton has voluntarily suspended admission of new patients after state officials cited the hospital for “serious concerns.”

Sox Prospect out of Intensive Care

Published March 20, 2010

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox minor league prospect Ryan Westmoreland has been out of the intensive care unit and into the neuro rehabilitation unit at the St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix on Friday.

Pierce, Allen Lead Celtics Past Rockets

Published March 20, 2010

HOUSTON — Paul Pierce scored 26 points, Ray Allen hit five 3-pointers and had 19 points, and the Boston Celtics snapped Houston’s four-game winning streak with a 94-87 victory over the Rockets on Friday night.

Pope Blasts Irish Bishops, Orders Vatican Probe

Published March 20, 2010

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has rebuked Irish bishops for “grave errors of judgment” in handling clerical sex abuse and ordered a Vatican investigation into the Irish church to wipe out the scourge.

Obama Making Final Health Care Pitch To House Dems

Published March 20, 2010

WASHINGTON — Claiming unstoppable momentum but still short of the goal line, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to rally House Democrats for a final push on landmark health care legislation.

Diplomats Urge Israel, Palestinians To Resume Talks

Published March 19, 2010

Top international diplomats on Friday called on Israel and the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with a goal of reaching a final settlement that would create an independent Palestinian state within 24 months. They reiterated their condemnation of Israel’s latest move to add Jewish housing in disputed east Jerusalem but did not escalate criticism of the Jewish state.

Obama, Democrats Push Hard Ahead Of Health Vote

Published March 19, 2010

WASHINGTON — President Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensely for historic health care legislation Friday, gaining momentum and another precious “yes” 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote.

Bruins Retaliate Against Cooke, Lose To Penguins

Published March 19, 2010
Boston Bruins' Shawn Thornton (22) fights with Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke (24) early in the the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday in Boston. (AP)

BOSTON — The revenge-minded Boston Bruins got in some early shots. The Pittsburgh Penguins connected on the ones that counted.

House Dems On Track For Vote On $940B Health Bill

Published March 18, 2010
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. (AP)

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Obama’s promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party’s fiscal conservatives.

Pierce Scores 29 Points, Celtics Beat Knicks

Published March 18, 2010
Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce drives to the basket ahead of New York Knicks' Danilo Gallinari during the second half of the game on Wednesday. (Mary Schwalm/AP)

BOSTON — Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett played their best game together in more than a month. Pierce scored 29 points, Garnett had 22 and Boston cruised to its third straight lopsided victory at home, 109-97 over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

Senate OKs Jobs Bill For Obama’s Signature

Published March 17, 2010

WASHINGTON — Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that won final congressional approval Wednesday by a bipartisan 68-29 Senate vote.

Obama’s Health Care Plan Picks Up Support

Published March 17, 2010

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich became the first to switch his opposition, and Catholic nuns publicly broke with the bishops to declare their support.

Bruins Score 3 In 3rd To Beat Hurricanes 5-2

Published March 17, 2010
*     *       Carolina Hurricanes' Sergei Samsonov (14) has his shot blocked by Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask (40) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, March 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

RALEIGH, N.C. — Five players scored goals Tuesday night for the Bruins, who got 30 saves from Tuukka Rask to hold on to eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Ex-Harvard Student Indicted In Dorm Shooting Death

Published March 16, 2010

BOSTON — A former Harvard University student was indicted Tuesday on accessory and firearms charges in a 2009 shooting death inside a dormitory.

Woods To Return To Golf At The Masters

Published March 16, 2010

Tiger Woods said Tuesday he will return to golf next month at the Masters, ending a four-month hiatus brought on by a sex scandal that shattered his image as the gold standard in sports.

GOP Assails Dems On Approach To Health Bill

Published March 16, 2010

WASHINGTON — Days away from critical decisions on President Obama’s health care overhaul, Republicans assailed Democratic plans to push the massive legislation through the House without a direct vote.

FCC Unveils Sweeping National Broadband Plan

Published March 16, 2010

WASHINGTON — More corners of the country would have high-speed Internet access and existing connections would become much faster under a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy that is being unveiled Tuesday.

Celtics Coast To 119-93 Victory Over Pistons

Published March 16, 2010
Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce (34) drives past Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Monday. (AP)

BOSTON — “It’s coming around,” Doc Rivers said Monday night after Paul Pierce scored 12 points in the first quarter to set up a 119-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons. “It’s still not there, but that was great to see. He looked explosive. I think he’s getting closer, and our team’s getting closer.”

Clarkson’s 2 Points Lift Devils Over Bruins 3-2

Published March 16, 2010
New Jersey Devils' Bryce Salvador, right, checks Boston Bruins' Blake Wheeler, left, in front of Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, March 15, 2010, in Newark, N.J. The Devils beat the Bruins 3-2. (AP Photo)

NEWARK, N.J. — Now that the New Jersey Devils are making a push back to the top of the Atlantic Division they can stop peeking at the standings.

Cartel Hit Men Blamed For Latest Juarez Slayings

Published March 15, 2010
Soldiers stand at a crime scene where the crashed car of a U.S. Consulate employee sits in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on Sunday. The employee and her husband were shot to death Saturday in the car, with their baby unharmed in the back seat, near the Santa Fe International bridge linking Ciudad Juarez with El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo)

Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. Three young children survived, although two suffered wounds.

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