Jared Remy pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder.

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Jared Remy pleaded guilty today to first-degree murder.

Jared Remy appeared for a hearing in Middlesex County Superior Court last week.

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Remy appeared for a hearing in Middlesex County Superior Court last week.

Jared Remy stood during an arraignment last October.

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Remy stood during an arraignment last October.

Jennifer Martel had been making plans to leave Remy when she was murdered.

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Jennifer Martel had been making plans to leave Remy when she was murdered.

Defense attorney Peter Bella (left) conferred with Remy last August.

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Defense attorney Peter Bella (left) conferred with Remy last August.

Remy was accused of murdering Jennifer Martel in their Waltham home last August.

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Remy was accused of murdering Jennifer Martel in their Waltham home last August.

Jared Remy pleads guilty to first-degree murder

Remy pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for savagely killing his girlfriend in their Waltham home last August.

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Obama wants to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan

The two-year plan is contingent on the Afghan government signing a bilateral security agreement with the US.

Pope Francis talked to journalists during a press conference he held aboard the papal flight on his way back to Rome at the end of a three day trip to the Middle East on Monday.

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Olin College spent nearly $100 million more than it took in from 2008 to 2011, records show.

Losses soar at acclaimed Olin College

The school in Needham spent nearly $100 million more than it took in from 2008 to 2011.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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The blame pie is large for the worst-to-first-to-worst Red Sox who snapped a 10-game losing streak with a win over the Braves.

BetaBoston

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One of the Boston area’s fastest growing software companies just collected a heap of cash to continue fueling its expansion.

Opinion

Suzanne Gordon

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Turning veterans over to private sector insurers and for-profit hospitals is not the solution.

Ideas

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Can a few thinkers convince their party that a winning GOP issue is actually a costly, ineffective, anti-life government boondoggle?