Cities and towns cannot broadly restrict where sex offenders can live, the state?s highest court ruled.
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TV journalists killed by ex-colleague were shot in headThe medical examiner?s office did not specify how many times Alison Parker and Adam Ward were shot during the attack.
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Behind the New Age marketing and rapid expansion, the jewelry retailer has struggled with some decidedly negative vibes.
Baker wouldn?t say if he would endorse a Trump nomination, but he also took a pass on denouncing the GOP front-runner?s rhetoric.
Stocks fell heavily at the beginning of the week on concerns about China?s economy, but had rebounded in the past two days.
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Ashley Madison chief steps down in wake of hackingThe departure comes in the wake of a massive breach of the company?s computer systems and outing of millions of its members.
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While we?re steeped in news about the dangerousness of boys, we?re surrounded by a culture that celebrates their conquests.
As it stands, Boston?s long-range forecast shows Tropical Storm Erika avoiding the region.
A Brookline woman who was struck by a foul ball at Fenway Park in June 2014 is suing the team?s principal owner.
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Ten events that help you connect to our agriculture roots ? and have a lot of fun while doing it.
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Stephen Colbert rehearsing his new persona in full viewAs the new host of ?The Late Show? takes off his mask, the face we finally see may be a lot more familiar than we expect.
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Baker will find a way to get Green Line extension doneGovernor Baker is getting the chance to nip cost overruns in the bud ? something he never got to do with the Big Dig.
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NESN owes us an explanation on Don Orsillo terminationFans and media continue to be perplexed, but so far the reaction from the station has been silence.
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Schilling, who was suspended by ESPN for a tweet comparing Muslims with Nazis, has a supporter in Palin.
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Some couples play tennis. Interior designer Melissa Miranda and her husband, builder Ulises Serret, renovate.
Harvard?s glass pavilion plan for plaza meets resistanceCritics say the glass enclosure would intrude on the freewheeling culture of Forbes Plaza at Harvard Square.
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Is the tech party coming to an end? Investors have had a rollicking time putting money into tech and biotech startups. Are they getting ready to split?
Walpole to block Confederate flag over high school fieldHowever, the school board stopped short of renaming its athletic teams ? the Rebels ? voting to instead ?rebrand? the name.
Why Joe Biden could skip N.H. if he runs for presidentThe rationale for Biden to skip Iowa and New Hampshire is this: He would enter in the race too late to compete in those states.
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Curt Schilling and the etiquette of ?delete?The Schilling tweet episode highlighted an emerging dilemma of the social-media era.
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President Obama visited New Orleans to mark progress the city has made before the anniversary of the hurricane.
Fitbit outsells smartwatches, report saysApple is in second place behind market leader Fitbit, which shipped 4.4 million units in the second quarter.
Ex-envoy, charged with sexual abuse, has died, Vatican saysJozef Wesolowski, 67, was found dead early Friday in the Vatican room where he has been held on house arrest.
New criteria will likely create a younger, savvier electorate more likely to consider advanced statistics.
A common dedication to public service and belief in their ability to make change led to romance between the mayor and the councilor.
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Yves Dambreville, who long served as a liaison to the city?s Haitian community, died in Port-au-Prince.
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Consumer Reports declared the 2015 Tesla P85D, a performance version of the Model S, to be the top-rated car the magazine?s critics have ever tested.
The National Zoo?s panda parents, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, have another son.
The federal government released two very different estimates of the US economy?s growth in the second quarter, and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
High-mindedness absorbingly clashes with baser impulse and reason grapples with faith in a three-character apocalyptic tale.
With her pointed debut, Halsey is a refreshing new voice in pop music, with songs written from the perspective of a young artist in charge.
Critics say the glass enclosure would intrude on the freewheeling culture of Forbes Plaza at Harvard Square.
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