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The embattled commissioner acknowledged problems with his handling of the Ray Rice incident and pledged to take immediate corrective measures.
THE WORD
The words for hitting children are often indirect, gentler than the words for hitting adults.
Rehoboth man charged with sexually assaulting 15-year-oldThe man allegedly raped a teen he lured into the woods on Wednesday night, police said.
brainiac
New study: Smarter finance grads do make more The research raises the possibility that the smartest move a smart banker ever made was choosing finance in the first place.
A Boston City Council committee has scheduled a hearing for next week on increasing councilors? salaries by $25,000.
Top law enforcement officials don?t think they should be less aggressive when handling large disturbances.
Mass. education officials designated six more schools as ?underperforming? on Friday.
2014 MCAS score resultsCheck results by district for a summary of its overall performance.
H.D.S. Greenway
Scotland could have been Denmark, but instead staysA ?yes? vote would have been a little like jumping off the diving board without knowing how much water is in the pool.
Movie Review
?Last Days in Vietnam? revisits the fall of SaigonThe story Rory Kennedy tells in the documentary is at once riveting and heartbreaking.
The critics are out (again), but Pedroia has always been driven by those who underestimate him.
The Globe poll suggests a race that could tilt in either direction based on the campaigns? maneuvers in the coming weeks.
Anyone who has signed on to a campaign e-mail list from a candidate in either party has seen pleas from politicians.
?This is a historic moment,? said Headmaster Lindsa McIntyre, as she addressed the students at the Dorchester school.
The slain children ranged in age from 3 months to 10 years old, authorities said.
The demand for shares sent the market value of the company soaring well beyond that of Amazon, eBay, and Facebook.
With texturally rich paintings and allusive sculptures at the Rose Art Museum, Bradford recasts contemporary issues in mythic dimensions.
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Boston?s mounted police unitBoston?s Mounted Police Unit began officially in 1870 and patrolled the city for more than 135 years.
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