Cover girl BOSTON — "You only live once," she said this week. "I'm not getting any younger. Anything to try and help the sport grow. I think it's all been very positive."
The 31-year-old soccer star, who moonlights as a sideline reporter and model, has been the face of the Boston Breakers this season. Mitts, a two-time Olympic Gold medalist who was forced to miss the World Cup in 2003 and 2007 due to injuries, has been featured in photo spreads in Boston Magazine and the Improper Bostonian.
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European markets take breather with US on holiday LONDON (AP) — European stock markets steadied Friday after big losses the previous day, when weak U.S. jobs data reinforced concerns that recovery in the world's biggest economy will be a long, hard slog. Wall Street will be closed for business for the Independence Day holidays....continued
Letter: Government makes raw milk hard to find To the editor:
I would like to have the option of purchasing raw milk. It is becoming harder and harder to find places where you can buy healthy food.
I would like to purchase raw milk for better health. There are so few farms around where you can buy this because the government has made it so hard to be in that business....continued
Rumors swirl over who will fill Jackson's O2 dates LONDON (AP) — An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion?
The death of the King of Pop has left 50 empty nights at London's 23,000-seat O2 Arena — and a heady mixture of business hope, hype and wishful thinking is already filling the gap. One week after his demise, however, there is still no firm plan for how to fill one of London's biggest and most important music venues....continued