City?s busing history to be taught in schoolsDecades after school desegregation roiled Boston, the city?s curriculum has been revised to include the troubled legacy.
A state bill is proposing practices to address the problem at the beginning, before a single job candidate is interviewed.
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ART
The gift, valued in the millions, is rich in European decorative arts, prints, drawings, and rare books.
Jared MacDonald was shot in the back earlier this month by a gunman armed with three rifles and a handgun.
In the 22 months since the Marathon bombings, the loyalty of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s former friends from high school has disappeared.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
He?ll rake as your third baseman, so Boston fans need to accept this guy.
Although Sunday proved mild, Monday?s highs will be in the low 20s, with a windchill of zero to 5 degrees.
The 21-year-old woman was described as a happy, bubbly person who was dedicated to her job at Market Basket.
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Lady Gaga performed songs from ?The Sound of Music.?
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Common (left) and John Legend performed ?Glory? from the film ?Selma,? which won Best Original Song.
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Meryl Streep presented the in-memoriam tribute.
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Tegan and Sara and The Lonely Island performed ?Everything Is Awesome? from ?The LEGO Movie.?
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Patricia Arquette accepted the award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski accepted the Best Foreign Language Film Award for ?Ida.?
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J.K. Simmons gave his acceptance speech after winning Best Supporting Actor.
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Host Neil Patrick Harris opened the 87th Academy Awards tonight at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Redmayne won the award for his role in ?The Theory of Everything,? which is up for Best Picture.
Lupita Nyong'o on the red carpet before the ceremony, which is currently underway.
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Starts & Stops
MBTA general manager Beverly Scott said that the T is rethinking its policy on not giving refunds for bad service.
Michael D. Goodman | Commentary
The challenges facing the Commonwealth?s transportation system are not new, but they are substantial.
DERRICK Z. JACKSON
The positive numbers about young black menA 30-second video released by the Mystic Valley Area Branch of the NAACP debunked many myths about young black men. But why stop there?
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Pre-Lenten celebrations around the globe wrapped up earlier this week before the marking of Ash Wednesday.
The Bruins ended their five-game road trip Sunday with a 6-2 clobbering of the Blackhawks.
No people or animals where injured in the partial collapse, which trapped seven horses early Sunday morning.
Asian-owned businesses are filling up storefronts and playing a major role in the city?s downtown revitalization efforts.
A Harvard senior focuses on a film?s award history and critics? scores to predict winners,
Jeh Johnson said a lack of a budget for his department could put antiterrorism and winter response efforts at risk.
Senator Edward Markey is calling on coal and oil companies to reveal whether they are funding scientific climate change studies.
Prepaid cards are increasingly popular with scammers, replacing traditional wire transfers as the go-to vehicle for bilking consumers.
Like most companies, airlines are increasingly monitoring social media to respond to questions and complaints.
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A daring plan to rebuild Syria ? no matter who wins the warWith the battle still ongoing, a huge team of Syrian planners plots the restoration of Aleppo and beyond.
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