World News
Roman Emperor Nero’s rotating dining room found

ROME — It had always been thought that Nero’s famous dining room, which actually revolved day and night, simulating the earth’s movement, coincided with the octagonal room situated on the Colle Oppio. However, in the course of reinforcing work carried out on the Palatine, the real coenatio rotunda emerged.
Excavations in the Vigna Barberini area resulted [...]


Here's what's happening in the world: Blast's Terra Blog | Link
National News
Candidate trying to reclaim Holocaust victims’ property

After an attempt on Adolf Hitler’s life, Glenn Berwin’s family and their property was seized along with many other Jews in Munich.
Berwin’s uncle owned two restaurants and a shop there. They were seized along with his World War I veteran’s pension.
“It seemed hopeless,” Berwin said in a statement Monday. “I thought the [...]


Recent national headlines:
Boston
Let’s Step Out

This year marks the 22nd year of one of Boston’s most exciting musical festivities, Steppin’ Out, a fundraising and gala event.
Based on Boston’s rich musical history (Boston boasts one of the oldest choral companies in the United States, and one of the most acoustically exact concert halls in the world), Steppin’ Out focuses [...]


The latest out of the Metro area
More news topics
Politics

Former Lt. Governor Kerry Healey, who was thought to be considering a Senate run early on, announced she was endorsing fellow Republican Scott Brown.
“Scott Brown knows that you dont create jobs by making government bigger, letting spending get out of control and increasing taxes, said Healey, in a statement. Scott has been a leader in [...]

Business

$19 million deal promises to keep most of 12 local stores

Law

Nine years ago Sunday, a federal judge made a decision that changed everything

People in the news

But his legacy will live on forever.

About the Section

Blast covers news. Tune here for global, national, and even local news that matters to you, our 18- to 30-year-old reader! Editor: John Guilfoil