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Lawyers say the intensive program often subjects asylum seekers to stricter scrutiny than dangerous criminals.
Driven by retiring baby boomers, the decline could make it tougher to find workers, potentially slowing economic growth.
Chemist?s drug thefts may have large-scale effectsLawyers say Sonja Farak?s confessions in therapy prove that her evidence tampering was far worse than previously disclosed.
The girl whose body was found last week was wrapped in a zebra-striped fleece blanket and wore polka dot leggings, officials said.
The Extended Stay Hotel called police at 12:20 a.m. after guests reported the scream, as well as ?what sounded like a gunshot.?
Jailyn Gladney, a BU senior, wrote a column in The Guardian highlighting the racism she says pervades her campus.
Andrew Costello, former editor of the Boston Herald, was dragged underwater by a shark Wednesday in North Carolina.
Amid health, gay marriage votes, no one invokes DiMasiThe two causes that Sal DiMasi went to the wall for passed from controversial wayposts to the virtually unshakable law of the land.
Julep Bar?s license suspended indefinitely after third bustThe bar?s ownership group includes an attorney who made headlines in May after his yacht?s propeller severed a woman?s arm.
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Ten holes-in-one were recorded at Nashawtuc Country Club over two months, going to golfers from 11 to 79 years old.
RED SOX 12, BLUE JAYS 6
Boston?s first eight batters reached base and the Sox led, 7-0, before the first out was recorded.
Traffic was backed up for miles heading to the Cape Thursday as travelers packed highways ahead of the holiday weekend.
Keith Lockhart will celebrate his 20th year as conductor of the Pops at the 42d Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on July 4.
Scott Brown?s role as a distributor for AdvoCare ? and his curious online endorsement ? was met with guffaws by Facebook followers.
FDA approves Vertex treatment for cystic fibrosisThe therapy will cost $259,000 per patient per year, and is expected to generate billions annually for the Boston-based company.
Plainridge Park Casino makes $6.1m in first weekIt was enough for the casino?s owners to declare themselves ?pleased? and for one industry specialist to call it ?a great start.?
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RecycleHealth, started by a Tufts professor, hopes to collect the gadgets and donate them to people who can?t afford one.
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Needham?s Aly Raisman bares (almost) all in ESPN The MagazineThe captain of the gold medal-winning US women?s gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics exposes quite a bit in the Body Issue.
Bernie Sanders will use proximity to N.H. to his favorSanders, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate, finds himself on the doorstep of the nation?s first primary.
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Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
The veteran catcher went over video with the struggling Porcello and says he can help the righthander regain his form.
The state has some of the most complicated and sporadically enforced campaign finance laws in any jurisdiction, according to a new report.
Scott Kelly treated the city to a view of itself from hundreds of miles above Earth Thursday morning.
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Some dealerships may offer deals, but the holiday weekend can attract lots of customers, so be prepared.
Investigators interviewed the woman who reported that she may have heard gunshots at the Washington Navy Yard.
Athens and its creditors halted talks on resolving the country?s deepening financial crisis until a referendum this weekend.
Amanda Collins excels as a young woman who ventures out of her apartment after seven years in Gloucester Stage Company?s newest production.
The modest phone call or simple, heartfelt request has become passe in the world of weddings.
EVENT | JULY 16
Mission: Turtle RescueThe lecture at the New England Aquarium will highlight turtle rescues and the medical management of sea turtles.
The ?great and cursed work? that was the EncyclopédieDiderot?s encyclopedia nearly broke him ? and France?s Ancien Regime.
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