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Gas prices kept low as driving season starts

Gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day — the kickoff of the busy summer driving season — are well below their levels of a year ago, and analysts say they're unlikely to rise much in the coming months.

Markey's taxes show write offs, deductions

US Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate, claimed big deductions, according to his tax returns.

More local borrowers have home equity

The number of underwater borrowers — those who owe lenders more than their homes are worth — has dropped from last year, new data shows.

Pictures: Boston celebrates all things anime

Pictures: Boston celebrates all things anime
Attendees sported their most vivid costumes for this weekend's celebration of Japanese animation, the largest in the Northeast.
Visit one of these open houses this weekend

Visit one of these open houses this weekend

Watch: Sox bounce back against Indians

Watch: Sox bounce back against Indians

Which of these cars catches your eye most?

Which of these cars catches your eye most?

Memorial Day

Raw, chilly weekend, but no washout

Cool and wet is the theme for the holiday weekend.
Cape Cod train service kicks off

Cape Cod train service kicks off

The new CapeFlyer debuted Friday and will run summer weekends through Labor Day.
Next stop: Cape Cod  |  map From Boston to Hyannis

Cape Cod beach makes top 10 US list

According to Dr. Beach, Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod National Seashore ranks up there with beaches in Hawaii and Florida, and others.
Top 10 beaches
Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto mayor denies
he smokes crack cocaine

Rob Ford broke a week of silence over reports of a video purportedly showing him using the drug, but he did not say whether he has ever smoked crack.
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Service planned after man dies day after wedding

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A memorial service is planned for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (   05/25/2013 4:02 AM )

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Nation

Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. (   05/25/2013 3:12 AM )

World

Kerry makes sub-Saharan Africa visit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. (   05/25/2013 5:16 AM )

Education

16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire. (   05/25/2013 4:02 AM )

Science

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. (   05/24/2013 3:53 PM )

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Puffin census on the Farne Islands

Puffin census on the Farne Islands

The beautiful birds return to their breeding grounds on the islands, which offer excellent sources of food and good protection for nesting.

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