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Abington Genealogy 101: The Dyer Memorial Library will present a beginner's course in genealogy research on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. The class is free and open to the public. 781-878-8480. Easton Walk for animals: The Neponset Valley Humane Society will host the Walk for Animals fund-raiser at Borderland State Park on Sunday. Registration is 9:30 to 11 a.m. All vaccinated dogs are welcome to join owners for the 3-mile walk. 781-769-1990. Marion Radio show: The Marion Art Center Players present an old-fashioned radio show, "Rick Lowell- Private...

WASHINGTON -- Al Qaeda terrorists looking for a US military target might try to attack a Veterans Affairs hospital rather than a base or other high-security installation, the FBI and Homeland Security Department said in a new nationwide terrorism bulletin. Although US authorities say no credible intelligence exists about a specific threat against such hospitals, the bulletin said there have been persistent reports of suspicious activity at medical facilities throughout the United States.

Some of a city's ever-changing aesthetic details are the overlapping shingles of fliers that coat its telephone poles and coffee shop bulletin boards. The names, colors, and dates change, but they're always there, serving as old-fashioned advertisements or cheap avenues for artistic experimentation. When he was putting on all-ages rock shows at MassArt, John Boilard noticed that several posters he designed were disappearing almost as fast as he put them up around campus. People were snatching up his hand-printed posters as collectibles.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, in response to criticism it was sanctioning a celebration of Gay Pride month, announced yesterday that it had ordered a South End church to cancel a Mass scheduled for next weekend that was themed, “All are Welcome.’’ The decision outraged members of the lesbian and gay community. “I think that’s horrible, just horrible, that they would cancel,’’ said Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of DignityUSA, an organization that advocates for participation of gays in the Catholic Church.

Iraq President Jalal Talabani has completed medical care in Minnesota. Mayo Clinic spokesman Bryan Anderson says Talabani had "routine medical appointments" at the clinic in Rochester this week. It's not Talabani's first visit to the Mayo Clinic. The Post-Bulletin ( http://bit.ly/w1SAyY) says Talabani was last in Rochester for a checkup in May 2011. He also had heart surgery at the clinic in August 2008. Mayo spokeswoman Kelley Luckstein (LUK'-styn) says Talabani left the clinic Wednesday.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The FBI has told law enforcement agencies across the country that radical environmentalists may stage protests, possibly violent ones, this weekend in support of a jailed arsonist. The FBI bulletin said that the Earth Liberation Front reportedly was planning a "day of action and solidarity" that could include acts of ecoterrorism, according to Tor Bjornstad, a police commander in Olympia, one of 10 cities named as possible targets. The others were Worcester, Mass.; Portland, Maine; Eugene, Ore.; San Francisco; Modesto, Calif.; Morgantown, W.Va.; Lake Worth, Fla.; and Lawrence,...

NEW YORK -- A stream of tourists boarded sightseeing helicopters for tours of the New York area yesterday despite reports that Al Qaeda has considered using helicopters in terrorist attacks. The FBI sent two bulletins late last week to police and other government officials nationwide. "Al Qaeda has apparently considered the use of helicopters as an alternative to recruiting operatives for fixed-wing aircraft," said the bulletin, sent Friday night to police and other government officials nationwide.

Some of a city's ever-changing aesthetic details are the overlapping shingles of fliers that coat its telephone poles and coffee shop bulletin boards. The names, colors, and dates change, but they're always there, serving as old-fashioned advertisements or cheap avenues for artistic experimentation. When he was putting on all-ages rock shows at MassArt, John Boilard noticed that several posters he designed were disappearing almost as fast as he put them up around campus. People were snatching up his hand-printed posters as collectibles.

SAN FRANCISCO - The computer hackers, chat room users, and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective known as Anonymous have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI and other federal investigators. What was once a small group of pranksters has become a potential national security threat, federal officials say. The FBI has carried out more than 75 raids and arrested 16 people this year in connection with illegal hacking jobs claimed by Anonymous.

Iraq President Jalal Talabani has completed medical care in Minnesota. Mayo Clinic spokesman Bryan Anderson says Talabani had "routine medical appointments" at the clinic in Rochester this week. It's not Talabani's first visit to the Mayo Clinic. The Post-Bulletin ( http://bit.ly/w1SAyY) says Talabani was last in Rochester for a checkup in May 2011. He also had heart surgery at the clinic in August 2008. Mayo spokeswoman Kelley Luckstein (LUK'-styn) says Talabani left the clinic Wednesday.

ATWATER, Minn. -- While charges of US-sanctioned torture and riots in Paris led newspapers around the country during the second week of November, folks in Atwater were reading about a $450 school levy hike and a friendly reminder about winter street parking regulations. Small potatoes, maybe -- but a refreshing change after a decade with no local newspaper. At a time when the newspaper industry is struggling for relevance in a digital age, a group of Atwater residents went in a different direction -- launching a nonprofit newspaper staffed mostly with volunteers.

FOXBOROUGH - Tom Brady wasn't born when Jets quarterback Joe Namath uttered the only sports guarantee that ever mattered. "I've seen the pictures," Brady said with a smile while standing in front of his locker yesterday. "Wasn't he laying on a lawn chair? He's got the Larry Bird shorts on. That was something. Now, everybody makes guarantees. It's just the thing to do. " Namath, of course, guaranteed his New York Jets would win the Super Bowl in 1969. Everybody laughed. A few days later, the Jets rocked the sports world with a 16-7 upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The legend...