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Medical marijuana lessens MS effects, research suggests

A review found no evidence that medical marijuana was effective at reducing symptoms of some other neurological diseases.

DeLeo, Murray call on DCF chief to resign

House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray called on Olga Roche to resign as commissioner.

Grafton police ‘did their job’ in sending fax to DCF, chief says

Grafton’s police chief defended an officer’s decision to fax a report to the state’s family agency about the neglect of an infant, who later died.

Banks spent $850m in Mass. on problem loans, Coakley says

Banks spent the money to settle government lawsuits over their faulty lending practices, a report says.

Clippers owner Donald Sterling sat courtside on April 4 in Los Angeles.

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The Donald Sterling profile is not a pretty picture

Though you couldn’t tell from his hiring practices, it has become clear that this is not an exemplary human being.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and members of his staff made cold calls to employers on Monday.

In search for teen jobs, Walsh becomes telemarketer-in-chief

Martin Walsh and other officials called about 70 companies to ask them to provide summer jobs for young people.

Tom Webster, a chemical engineer at Northeastern, examined bone cancer cells at a school research center.

Nanomedicine could improve surgical implants

Nanomedicine technology offers promise in helping lower the risk of infections from surgical implants.

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What botched executions tell us about the death penalty

In American capital punishment, a grim history of technical failure.

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Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has impressed teammates with the work he’s done trying to improve defensively. Abelimages/Getty Images

Growing pains will happen for Xander Bogaerts

Red Sox veterans are invested in the progress of the phenom shortstop and will both protect him and kick him in the pants if he needs it.