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More Big Dig charges brought

The US Attorney's office in Boston yesterday brought a raft of criminal charges against the Big Dig's largest contractor, saying it knew that bolts were coming loose in the ceiling of the Interstate 90 tunnel but glossed over the problem until panels came crashing down in 2006, killing motorist Milena Del Valle. (By Sean P. Murphy and Jonathan Saltzman, Boston Globe)
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Fiery Dorchester pastor undeterred
by controversy

One recent morning, his coffee and newspaper in hand, the Rev. Eugene F. Rivers III stood in the stairwell of a bullet-riddled Dorchester apartment building, calling out for an answer. (By Keith O'Brien, Boston Globe)

On tape, Entwistle gives chilling account

"No. No. I couldn't do that. Why would I do that?" With those words, spoken in a thick British accent in 2006, Neil Entwistle told State Police in an interview that he had nothing to do with the grisly shooting deaths of his wife and baby daughter. (By Franci R. Ellement, Boston Globe)

Old Masters, new buzz

At lunch hour on a warm summery day, Andrew Morgan, a 22-year-old with a Ramones button pinned to his messenger bag, stands at Downtown Crossing with a stack of postcards he and a colleague are paid to hand out. (By Geoff Edgers, Boston Globe)

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