Scottish soccer fans aim to skirt World Cup train costs by hiring fleet of school buses
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The new Mass. voc-tech lottery was supposed to solve problems. But some families are frustrated.
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Invasive insects, disease now kill more trees in the Northeast than logging, study finds
New research out of the University of Vermont finds that insects and disease are growing causes of tree mortality in the Northeast, offering a window into Vermont's future with a changing climate.
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