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BOSTON — It takes a lot to earn the trust of Joe Mazzulla for a young player. Yet, 19-year-old rookie Hugo Gonzalez has found himself in the Celtics rotation from the start of the year. While Gonzalez ...

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If you’re like me, you’ve accumulated a lot of USB flash drives over the years, to the point where most of them are sitting unused and in storage. But recently I’ve come to realize that an old flash ...

Pretty much everybody in New Jersey knows the blue jay. Its Latin name is Cyanocitta cristata, said to mean “noisy blue bird with a crest.” That describes it pretty well, except that the breast and ...

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A Fox News producer was ushered out of James Comey’s book signing after confronting the former FBI director about a social media post that President Donald Trump claimed called for his “assasination.” ...

In a sea of smartphone gaming controllers with chunky grips, obtrusive analog sticks and rigid backplates, the MCON by Ohsnap stands out. It’s a gamepad that essentially turns any phone into a ...