The Patriots QB can suit up for his team?s season opener after a judge erased his Deflategate suspension.
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Patriots QB Tom Brady left federal court after a hearing with the NFL in New York on Monday.
Read the Tom Brady Deflategate rulingUS District Judge Richard Berman ruled against the NFL Thursday.
The judge did not examine the scientific conclusions of the Wells Report, but instead focused on Tom Brady?s legal rights.
Yvonne Abraham
From inside, ex-advocate sees how much MBTA is a messFor years, while Stephanie Pollack had been calling for more funding, the T was leaving hundreds of millions on the table.
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At Venice Film Festival, ?Spotlight? premieres to sustained applauseThe film is about The Globe?s award-winning series exposing the Catholic church sex abuse scandal.
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Trump to sign GOP pledge, commit to back party?s nomineeThe decision would effectively rule out a third-party or independent run.
Mother of toddler found dead in Auburn diesAn apparent drug overdose took the life of Jessica Conway, the grieving mother of a foster child who died last month.
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What happened to the American labor movement?Labor unions once represented about 1 of every 3 American workers. Today, it?s 1 in 9 ? and falling.
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The thousands of pages of Hillary Clinton?s e-mails as secretary of state offer a textbook on how official Washington communicates.
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In Mo. town, transgender teen?s use of girls? locker room causes furor The issue has roiled the small town of Hillsboro, thrusting a quaint community of about 3,000 into the national spotlight.
Five Boston bars, beer distributor accused in ?pay-to-play? schemeThe case is the first brought by a state commission that is enforcing rules dating from the end of Prohibition.
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Chinese company promises to deliver MBTA railcars on timeThe assurance comes amid the turmoil rocking China?s economy and the recent merger of that country?s two biggest railmakers.
The two brothers from South Boston allegedly beat and urinated on the sleeping victim because he was Hispanic.
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A gunman shot at a local police cruiser Wednesday afternoon, causing the vehicle to crash and catch fire.
Labor Day weekend could be one of summer?s nicestAfter one more day of sweltering weather, Mass. residents can prepare for several days in the 70s and 80s.
Pilgrim nuclear plant safety rating downgradedThe Plymouth plant is now one of just three nuclear power reactors nationwide ranked in the next-to-lowest performance category.
Warren likely to endorse a candidate in 2016 primaryAmid speculation that she may be a VP candidate, Elizabeth Warren refused to say whether she will serve out her full Senate term.
Ted Cruz sells himself as antiestablishment candidateThe US senator from Texas stopped in N.H. on Monday to open his campaign office in Manchester.
David Balto
Net neutrality win could be short-livedThe new FCC rules are almost certain to be overturned in court.
A look at some of the best images taken by Boston Globe photographers in August.
Friendly?s visionary inspires at TechstarsThe 100-year-old did not let a 17-foot fall or swarm of bees keep him from the tech showcase.
Where Pope Francis stands on gays, divorce, abortionPope Francis is expected to raise a range of issues when he visits Cuba and the United States Sept. 19-27.
New York won the rubber game of a three-game set at Fenway Park.
The ban will bring an end to ballplayers holding wads of chewing tobacco in their cheeks, including at Fenway Park.
Campaigning for president in New Hampshire, Kasich said his tenure as Ohio governor has deepened his faith and given him perspective.
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?NPR-loving New England enjoys their Volvos,? Popular Mechanics concluded.
Hungary?s leader railed Thursday at EU leaders for lacking urgency in dealing with Europe?s migrant crisis as chaos reigned back home.
World stocks rose Thursday as a holiday in China gave investors a break from its torrid markets.
A roster of mostly indie-rock and Americana artists will take over City Hall Plaza from Sept. 25-27.
?The Open Mind? premieres on WGBH World Sunday morning under Alex Heffner, a Phillips Academy and Harvard grad.
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