Highway protesters had previous brushes with law

The protesters who shut down the largest highway into the city are well-versed in political activism.

New England Baptist Hospital has been in Mission Hill for more than a century. The hospital has won acclaim for its orthopedic care.

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New England Baptist Hospital plans to move

The renowned hospital has been at its perch Mission Hill, on a sprawling site overlooking Boston, for 119 years.

One dead, two injured in Brockton crash

A 23-year-old man was killed and two men were injured in a car crash in Brockton early this morning, police said.

A lawsuit filed by a group of taxi owners accuses Boston of allowing services like Uber and Lyft to unfairly and illegally operate in the city.

Boston taxi owners sue city over Uber, Lyft

The suit accuses the city of destroying the value of taxi medallions, and asks to implement the same rules that taxis face.

Shirley Leung

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A proposed pilot would allow all drivers to use the trucks-only road to help relieve congestion in the Seaport District.

Privacy concerns raised on medical marijuana e-mails

Patient advocates expressed dismay and data security experts said they were surprised at the state?s handling of patient information.

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In a speech Friday night, Romney outlined what could be the three pillars of his 2016 campaign.

High court to rule on same-sex marriage across US

The Supreme Court will hear the case in April, and a decision is expected by late June.

President Lyndon B. Johnson discusses the Voting Rights Act with Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.

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opinion | Michael A. Cohen

Bursting the myths about LBJ

In his desperation to move forward with his legislative agenda, Johnson made several dubious decisions.

Jim Gilford (left), 57, of Topsfield, and Roger Martell, 43, of Beverly prefer to run the wooded trails of Bradley Palmer State Park in Hamilton.

When it comes to exercise, long and slow or hot and fast?

For those with busy schedules, what?s the best and most effective way to get fit?

Boston?s bid for the 2024 Olympics

?It?s a very different city,? said former governor Michael Dukakis. ?It?s a more confident city. People love Boston. They take enormous pride in it.? Stephan Savoia/AP/File Oct. 2014

Bid has Boston asking: ?Huh? What inferiority complex??

Beyond the animating debate over the merits of the Olympics, the news has stoked questions of how we, and others, see our city.

Treating pain with pulses, not drugs

A Waltham company will soon start selling an FDA-approved device that uses electrical pulses to treat back, joint, and limb pain.

An 1872 woodcut of a whale trying to repulse a boat.

travel

Explore historic downtown New Bedford

The downtown has undergone something of an artistic renaissance in recent years, cultivating a historic-yet-hip port-town vibe.

NFL playoffs

Patriots center Bryan Stork.

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Patriots center Bryan Stork to miss AFC title game

Stork missed his third straight day of practice because of a knee injury suffered against Baltimore.

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With nothing less than a Super Bowl berth on the line, here is how the combatants match up.

Opinion

Colin Nickerson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/04559813.jpg Can the US-Iran rift be healed?

Leaders could make a breakthrough on nuclear talks if hard-liners on both sides don?t block progress.

The Big Picture

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The Naga tribes of Myanmar

Around 120,000 people live in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where they survive mainly by subsistence farming and hunting.

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