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Andersen is a breaking news reporter for the Metro section. He previously worked as a freelance writer for Boston.com and a reporter for the Associated Press. A graduate of Kenyon College, he also earned a master’s in journalism from Boston University.
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Roxbury boy, 13, allegedly abducted
By Travis Andersen , Globe Staff
The boy was found safe in Cambridge about three hours after his father had allegedly kidnapped him in Roxbury.
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Two shot near Bowdoin Street in Dorchester
By Travis Andersen , Globe Staff
Two people were shot Tuesday night near Bowdoin Street in Dorchester, police said. Boston police spokesman David Estrada said that the shootings occurred at about 7:30 p.m. and that both victims were taken to Boston Medical Center.
Women in business urged to cooperate
By Travis Andersen , Globe Staff
In a breakfast forum at the Seaport Boston Hotel, US Attorney Carmen Ortiz urged female business leaders to help other women succeed in their fields.
US Attorney Carmen Ortiz rallies women business leaders
By Travis Andersen , Globe Staff
US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz on Tuesday urged female business leaders to help other women succeed in their fields, citing the continued lack of women in leadership roles at the nation’s top companies. Speaking during a breakfast forum at the Seaport Boston Hotel, Ortiz, whose office is prosecuting James “Whitey” Bulger and alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, described the gender gap in stark terms.She said just 18 percent of general counsel jobs at Fortune 500 companies are currently held by women, and last year 16.1 percent of all board members at those companies were women. In addition, Ortiz, the first woman and first Hispanic US attorney in Massachusetts, said women of color held just 3 percent of board seats in 2010 and 2011.