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A Scottish man has been walking from Los Angeles to Boston since February to help raise awareness of men's mental health — and make it in time to watch Scotland's World Cup match against Haiti.
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The World Cup is in New England! This summer, players and fans from around the world are meeting for matches in Foxborough, Mass., with many others celebrating from home. Follow the soccer coverage from our stations and across the country here.
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People in Boston and across entire region is enjoying the World Cup fever. Here are some photos from the tournament's opening weekend: -
Haiti had made its first and only other appearance in the men's World Cup back in 1974. -
Faced with the high cost of transportation to the soccer tournament, Scotland's Tartan Army rented "every single yellow school bus" in the region to get to Foxborough to see their team play Haiti. -
After years of disputes over everything from casinos to Keno, NH lawmakers have now fully embraced gambling — and the money it brings in for the government. -
A Texas-based energy development company has signed a lease to use the former Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant property, and the company, among other options, is discussing a new untested class of small nuclear reactors for the property. -
Now that the FIFA World Cup is underway in Mexico, Canada and the U.S., the drama has shifted to the fields, where there have been several surprising results heading into the first full week. -
The Jay town manager said JGT2 Redevelopment reported that the planned data center operator had pulled out of the development. -
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.
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