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Report of gunman at MIT was a hoax

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 11:30

An unfounded report of a gunman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that briefly caused a campus-wide lockdown stemmed from an electronic message sent to police, authorities said.

Ben Affleck may not run for US senate

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 19:21

Ben Affleck, whose name cropped up as a possible contender to fill the seat to be vacated by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry’s appointment as secretary of state, may not be running for office after all.