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Our capability to perform certain functions, like learning new words, doesn?t peak until later in life, according to a study.
Will Boston end up with only the second snowiest winter? There are no big storms in the forecast for now.
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The Rev. Shaun Harrison, considered the dean of students at Boston English, allegedly shot a student in the back of the head.
KEVIN CULLEN
Martin Richard?s father, in all his loss, still possesses something more powerful than a bomb.
The jobless rate fell to 5.5 percent and employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February.
The woman, who lived next to Hernandez in Franklin, said he ?just looked at me and grunted? when she introduced herself.
Baker?s budget plan shifts Medicaid paymentsA big part of the governor?s proposal involves squeezing savings out of the state-federal health care program.
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JEFF JACOBY
The transit company can?t be blamed for blizzards nor for invoking the ?force majeure? clause in its contract.
PAUL SWYDAN | STATISTICALLY THINKING
How good can this Red Sox offense be?Right now, this year?s Red Sox are projected to be 17th-best in team history. Here?s a blueprint to outperform expectations.
Bruins sign Torey Krug, Reilly Smith to contract extensionsThe defenseman and forward are both among the team?s leading scorers.
CHAD FINN I SPORTS MEDIA
Twitter trolls meet their match in Schilling, Maple LeafsThis week?s separate stories involving Curt Schilling and two Maple Leafs players illustrated the downside of social media.
Shirley Leung
It?s a decision that?s up to Governor Charlie Baker, and he holds the cards.
NASA spacecraft circles Ceres in its first visit to dwarf planetThe craft traveled 3-billion miles to Ceres, where it will spend the next 16 months photographing the icy surface.
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Magazine
Today?s workers demand a big say in where they do their jobs. That can actually be good for employers.
Clinton e-mail flap reveals common practiceThe disclosures underscore just how easily politicians can set up systems that operate beyond public scrutiny.
Book review
Lehane?s new book is bursting at the seams with great stories.
Day 2: Icons of the bombing take the standThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
SCOT LEHIGH
Charlie Baker?s solid budget (with caveats)Call this Baker?s buy-some-breathing-room budget proposal.
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A look at some of the best work from Globe staff photographers last month.
Missed chances vs. the Flames cost the Bruins an opportunity to gain some ground in the race for a playoff spot.
The Massachusetts Senate is on a statewide bus tour, forcing legislators to visit unfamiliar districts. Along the way, they?re getting an earful.
Allowing jurors to reach a verdict gives them the cathartic opportunity to convict a heinous criminal, but still show compassion, specialists say.
Ford, 72, was flying a World War II-era plane on Thursday when it lost engine power after takeoff.
The switch will take effect at the opening of trading on Thursday, March 19.
Tony winner Billy Porter is directing the Huntington Theatre?s production of George C. Wolfe?s satirical ?The Colored Museum.?
Is artificial intelligence truly alive? It?s a question floated early on in ?Chappie,? the story of a robot reprogrammed to think for itself.
Will Boston?s crazy snowfalls make people leave?An endless winter has everyone threatening to flee for good. Who might really go ? and how it could shift the population.
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