Morning Updates: Remembering 9/11; Biden gets emotional on Colbert
Happy Friday morning, Boston. A somber remembrance for those lost on 9/11, Joe Biden speaks from a raw heart on late night, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
The Patriots return to form: “Brady to Gronk. Once. Twice. Thrice. Just like that, all the innuendo and accusations that preceded the season-opener seemed ultimately juvenile. It was totally awesome. Right?’’ (Boston.com)
14 years ago, today:
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Joe Biden gets surprisingly emotional: “Stephen Colbert’s new comedy show was effectively preempted on Thursday, its third day on the air, in favor of a wrenching, intimate conversation about love, loss, and running for president between the comedian and Vice President Joe Biden, who said he still has moments when he breaks down over the recent death of his son Beau, ‘and you can’t do that’ during a presidential campaign.’’ (Bloomberg)
So how do they do it? “[Xavier University] has some 3,000 students and consistently produces more black students who apply to and then graduate from medical school than any other institution in the country. More than big state schools like Michigan or Florida. More than elite Ivies like Harvard and Yale. … Xavier has accomplished this without expansive, high-tech facilities — its entire science program is housed in a single complex.’’ (The New York Times Magazine)
Stahp the instahs in Hahvahd Yahd: “With some students saying they feel as if they’re in a zoo, university officials have posted sandwich board signs reminding the hundreds of thousands of tourists each year from across the world that some kinds of sightseeing just go too far. The signs include several rules, including one explicitly stating that holding cameras up to dorm windows and taking photos of the budding scholars inside is prohibited.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Mark Sept. 15 in your calendar as Mindy Kaling Day: “The conjunction of The Mindy Project‘s comeback and [Kaling’s second book] Why Not Me?’s debut is already quite a joyous occasion in and of itself, but it’s made even better for local fans with the fact that Kaling herself will be in town on that special day.’’ (Boston Magazine)
The Goodbye: Photos from the Patriots win last night.
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