Topic: Ros Krasny

Some Cape Cod beaches closed after shark sightings

BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Miles of popular Cape Cod beaches were closed to swimmers on Friday after spotter planes saw several great white sharks close to shore.In a notice, the harbormaster in Chatham, Massachusetts, announced indefinite closure of about five miles of ...

Orlando finds some magic to beat Boston in OT

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 96-92 in an overtime thriller on Monday to stay alive in the Eastern Conference playoff series.Facing elimination, the Magic got better leadership from center Dwight Howard, who top scored with 32 points ...

MIT lab looks to build on history of innovation

BOSTON (Reuters Life!The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab has moved into its new home -- a six-story, 163,000-square foot glass building designed by Pritzker prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki."This really delivered on the vision of a unique way of ...

Workers accounted for at Connecticut blast

BOSTON (Reuters) - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday."All persons who were assigned to the ...

Bernanke presses for reforms, eyes bank capital

CHATHAM, Massachusetts (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday laid out his most detailed description yet of the central bank's post-crisis approach to regulation and said requiring big banks to hold more capital was under consideration.Speaking at ...