A series of e-mails between Rabbi Barry Starr and a Milton man suspected of blackmailing him shows the hardball tactics the alleged extortionist used.
Somerville’s mayor will sign an order barring city police from holding people so that federal agents can pick them up on immigration charges.
The scientist has been studying the deadly virus for two years and recently discovered a way to combat it.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated millionaire businessman Matt Bevin in an expensive and bruising primary election.
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“We were hopeful for something better,” Danny Ainge said after the team was selected to pick sixth in the upcoming draft.
blue jays 7, red sox 4
Felix Doubront lasted only four innings as the Red Sox lost their fifth straight.
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Stephen Drew move a good sign for Red SoxThe decision shows that the Sox are willing to admit a mistake and go for a division title that seems up for grabs.
Paula Marcoux’s ‘Cooking With Fire’ spans historyThe Plimoth Plantation veteran experimented with ways to cook with fire that span cultures, ingredients, and primitive setups.
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Old plans won’t work in Boston’s emerging downtownA plan from 2006 to revitalize Winthrop Square isn’t suited for Boston’s new development reality.
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Rare beauties on display at Boston AthenaeumThe best of the rare books in the Boston Athenaeum’s new exhibit are beautiful and smart.
Tuesday’s signing of shortstop Stephen Drew could be an opportunity for Bogaerts.
The US Coast Guard has resumed a search for four British men whose sailboat capsized 1,000 miles off the coast.
It was not clear who or what was backing the PAC, which can raise unlimited amounts of money from people, labor unions, and corporations.
If the decision stands, Pennsylvania would become the 19th state, including the entire Northeast, to allow gay marriage.
The Boston startup that connects athletes with pro coaches has added the 76ers player to its athlete advisory council.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band closed out their tour with a blowout at Mohegan Sun Arena Sunday.
Transforming the Clark Art Institute, a new day at Newport Jazz Festival, plus 90 critics’ picks.
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Bosnia’s segregated schoolsTwo decades after the war, can a nation that learns separately ever be united?
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