Mass. state senator pleads guilty in hit-and-run crash that injured 2
Mass. state senator pleads guilty in hit-and-run Forrester Research buys Monitor Group’s Strategic Oxygen marketing division; terms undisclosed
Forrester acquires Monitor’s Strategic Oxygen unit Pelosi: Amendment in House’s health care overhaul bill would further limit access to abortionFormer NY Gov. Spitzer lectures on institutional integrity at Harvard ethics forum
Spitzer speaks on corporate integrity at Harvard Former NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard about government participation in the market
Former NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, driven from office by a prostitution scandal, says it is up to government to enforce integrity and transparency in the financial markets. Former NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard ethics forum about government participation in market
Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard ethics forum Plastics and chemicals company Metabolix prices stock offering at $9 per share
Metabolix prices stock offering at $9 per share Maryland Gov. O’Malley says he’ll create commission on small business
Md. gov to create commission on small business Alkermes reports loss, and expects lower Risperdal Consta and Vivitrol revenue in fiscal 2010
Alkermes takes 2Q loss, cuts full-year estimates Harvard University announced 15-year agreement to buy power from planned Maine wind farm
Harvard Univ. to buy power from Maine wind farm Harvard: Researchers who became sick in August drank coffee tainted with lab chemical
Harvard: Lab workers poisoned by tainted coffee Obama says opponents trying to sink energy bill with ‘cynical claims’ disputing global warmingCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Barack Obama said Friday that opponents of his energy bill are disputing the evidence of global warming in a cynical ploy to undermine efforts to curb pollution and steer the nation to greener energy sources. Obama says passage of comprehensive energy legislation is key to America’s future successCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Barack Obama says passage of comprehensive energy legislation is key to America’s future success and that those opposing it are using “cynical claims” to stop it. Obama’s talk on energy Friday at MIT also fuels visits to fundraisers for political alliesCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Barack Obama did more Friday than promote climate legislation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He pumped his own energy into the campaigns of Democratic allies facing tough re-election bids. Genzyme’s 3rd-quarter profit plunges on costs for facility shutdown, production woesCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Production problems at Genzyme Corp.’s Boston facility sheared the biotechnology company’s third-quarter profit while also prompting another cut in financial guidance. Harvard says it lost $1.8 billion in cash investments, on top of endowment lossCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University said Friday it lost $1.8 billion in operating cash in the last fiscal year as a result of investing it alongside the university’s endowment. Outrage over 4,256 rapists, paedophiles being allowed to go free in BritainCAMBRIDGE - In a shocking decision 4,256 offenders in Britain, including rapists and paedophiles, have been allowed to go free by Cambridgeshire Police with a caution, reprimand or final warning the last one year. 12 panelists picked to review Cambridge, Mass., police arrest of black Harvard scholar GatesCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Twelve people from across the country have been chosen to serve on an independent panel to review the arrest of a black Harvard scholar at his home by a white police officer, Cambridge officials said Thursday. Amid recession, Harvard University’s endowment falls to $26 billion, down more than 27 percentBOSTON — The total value of Harvard’s endowment plunged nearly 30 percent in the last fiscal year as the Ivy League institution’s portfolio was battered by the worldwide recession, the university’s management company said. Mass. construction workers find ancient skeleton with gun under woman’s shed; ‘Wow,’ she saysCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Construction workers installing support for a new deck at a home outside Boston dug up the concrete floor of a shed and found a skeleton buried there with a gun that appears to be about 100 years old. Records show Mass. police officer in black scholar arrest cleared in previous bias complaintsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A white police sergeant whose arrest of a black Harvard professor ignited a national furor over race relations was twice before accused of racial bias, but cleared in both cases, according to internal affairs files released Wednesday. Firm overseeing Harvard endowment _ battered by recession _ names 2 senior managersCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Two senior investment managers have been hired by the company overseeing Harvard University’s endowment, which has absorbed a steep drop in value during the recession. Obama’s ‘Beer Summit’ has Harvard professor and cop acting like ‘best buds’CAMBRIDGE - President Barack Obama’s initiative to host a ‘Beer Summit’ for a black Harvard professor and a Cambridge, Massachusetts, cop has led to the latter two acting like best buds these days, sharing light moments with each other, and making plans to enjoy time and to go to a Red Sox game together. 3rd NY man arrested in shooting death of 21-year-old at Harvard University dormCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A third man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 21-year-old Massachusetts man inside a Harvard University dormitory in May. Black officer at Gates’ home during arrest says he’s become ‘Uncle Tom’ for supporting officerCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A black sergeant who was at the home of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. when he was arrested says he’s been maligned as an “Uncle Tom” for supporting the actions of the white arresting officer. Akamai reports 2nd-quarter profit grew 5 percent but falls short of Wall Street forecastsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Akamai Technologies Inc. says its second-quarter net income rose 5 percent as demand for its Internet caching services grew despite the recession, but results missed expectations and shares tumbled 11 percent after-hours. 911 caller in Harvard scholar case says she chose her words carefully; hurt by racist labelCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who dialed 911 to report a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Wednesday she was wrongly labeled a racist based on assumptions about her and words she never said and hoped the recently released recording of the call would put the controversy to rest. 911 caller in Harvard scholar case says she chose her words carefully when she called policeCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The woman who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says she tried to be careful and honest with her words, never thinking they would be analyzed by an entire nation. Gates 911 caller did not mention race to police, acknowledged he might not be breaking inCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The 911 caller who reported two men possibly breaking into the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not describe their race, acknowledged they might just be having a hard time with the door and said she saw two suitcases on the porch. Cambridge, Mass., police heard telling dispatcher Gates was uncooperative, ‘keep cars coming’CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Cambridge police sergeant who responded to a 911 call about a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. told dispatchers that Gates was being uncooperative and to “keep the cars coming.” |