Gay vets can march in Boston St. Patrick’s parade
By MARK PRATT For the first time in its history, the sponsors of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will allow a group representing the gay community to participate, drawing cheers…
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Retail group: Black Friday weekend loses allure
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Black Friday fatigue is setting in.Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, according to a survey of shoppers…
PARADES, MARCHES AND SERVICE PROJECTS HONOR MLK
By PHILLIP LUCAS Dr. Anthony Brooks ends his keynote speech celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Henderson County Black History Committee’s program at…
TARGET: DATA BREACH CAUGHT UP TO 70M CUSTOMERS
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AND MICHELLE CHAPMAN FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2013, file photo, a passer-by walks near an entrance to a Target retail store in Watertown, Mass. Target…
LEGAL RECREATIONAL POT INDUSTRY OPENS IN COLORADO
By KRISTEN WYATT Partygoers smoke marijuana, left, and cigarettes during a Prohibition-era themed New Year’s Eve party celebrating the start of retail pot sales, at a bar in Denver, late…
DE BLASIO VOWS SWEEPING CHANGE AS NYC’S NEXT MAYOR
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio stands with his wife, Chirlane McCray as they talk with school children at MS 51 after he announced Carmen Farina as the next…
UTAH ASKS SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK SAME-SEX UNIONS
FILE – In this Dec. 20, 2013, file photo, same-sex couples Natalie Dicou, left, and Nichole Christensen, middle left, and James Goodman, middle right, and Jeffrey Gomez, right, wait in…
ONLINE SHOPPING GROWS, WITH SOME GROWING PAINS
By MAE ANDERSON and SCOTT MAYEROWITZ FILE – In this Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, file photo, an Amazon.com employee stocks a shelf at an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center on “Cyber Monday”.…