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LOCAL NEWS

Heart challenge has Dot church health-conscious

The Greater Love Tabernacle prides itself on spiritual salvation. But during one recent six-week stretch, the church focused on a more earthly pursuit - health care. More »

TOUCH FM to fight FCC for on-air rights

Vowing to protest a recent $17,000 fine for broadcasting without a license, the co-owner of TOUCH 106.1 FM said he plans to demonstrate in front of the Quincy offices of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prevent what he called an attempt to stifle Boston's only black-owned radio station. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

N.Y., D.C. educators see civil rights issue in bad schools

WASHINGTON - If Johnny can't read and Sally can't add, it's often because of the color of their skin and their ZIP code, educators and activists said last week. More »

WORLD NEWS

Haiti's parliament rejects presidential adviser's PM bid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Parliament last Thursday rejected the nomination of one of President Rene Preval's advisers as the next prime minister of Haiti, which has now gone two months with its No. 2 political post empty. More »


HEALTH

New weapon against TB: Free cell phone minutes

CAMBRIDGE - Researchers believe they've discovered a new weapon in the battle against tuberculosis (TB): Free mobile phone minutes. More »

Why it takes so long to trace a bad tomato

WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detectives had a hot lead, narrowing down on a grower who just might have supplied salmonella-tainted tomatoes. Then the patient changed her story: She had eaten a round tomato, not a Roma one after all. More »