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Falmouth resident and Harvard professor Dr. John Holdren was awarded the Karl Taylor Compton Medal for his leadership in science and public policy. CAI's Gilda Geist spoke with Dr. Holdren to learn ...

The body of the suspected shooter in the Brown University attack and the death of an MIT professor was found Thursday night.

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DEDHAM, Mass. — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP/Boston 25) — Authorities are investigating a connection between last weekend’s mass ...