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Harvard alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates -- including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
Students from every state have been competing with their knowledge of the world's geography in the National Geographic Bee in Washington, and 10 finalists have emerged for the final rounds.
Federal officials overseeing a fast-growing $10 billion children’s disability program have failed to follow up on the progress of 400,000 beneficiaries with behavioral, learning, and mental disorders, allowing their families to receive monthly cash benefits for years even if their conditions have improved, according to a draft government report obtained by the Boston Globe. The report estimated the Social Security Administration might save $9 for every $1 it spends on disability reviews by determining that some children no longer qualify.
A new poll shows the race between incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and chief Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren is a virtual dead heat.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told Harvard Law graduates he's not offended that he was the school's fourth choice for Class Day speaker, behind comedians Tina Fey and Jon Stewart, because the school wasn't his first choice either.
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Wednesday that layoffs at Curt Schilling's video game company are another "terrible" indicator of 38 Studios' troubled finances.
Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates -- including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
