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President Obama said he signed an order requiring federal contractors to offer workers up to seven paid sick days a year.
Obama stops for chowder at Union Oyster HousePresident Obama made a quick stop for lunch Monday at the country?s oldest restaurant, the Union Oyster House.
Kentucky clerk appeals jailing over marriage licenses Attorneys for Kim Davis said Monday they have filed an emergency motion with a federal court that they hope will result in her freedom.
72-year-old James Conlon was visiting family in Chelmsford. He struck crossing a road at about 3 p.m. Saturday.
A passerby found the man?s body near the water Monday morning.
Pittsburgh union crowd cheers on Biden at paradeHearing chants of ?run Joe, run,? Vice President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh?s annual Labor Day parade on Monday.
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Many families that make a decent living are getting edged out of the city as housing prices and rents skyrocket.
Boston hit 93 degrees on Monday, which could be the beginning of a short heat wave.
Genevieve Kelley pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of custodial interference for taking her then-8-year-old daughter out of the country in 2004.
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Hungary?s inability to control the flow of people across its southern border with Serbia was on graphic display Monday.
RED SOX 11, BLUE JAYS 4
Red Sox cool off Blue Jays at FenwayJackie Bradley Jr. had four of Boston?s 17 hits in an 11-4 victory over Toronto.
Bryan Stork misses Patriots practice againThe center?s availability for Thursday night?s opener may be in question.
It can be difficult simply to understand all the complexities of the do?s and don?ts of the course.
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DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
At the turn in the final round at TPC Boston, Stenson was 15 under, two up on Rickie Fowler.
Stage Review
Ellis lights up Lyric Stage?s ?My Fair Lady?The actress delivers a beguilingly multifaceted Eliza Doolittle in Scott Edmiston?s vibrant Lyric Stage production.
New Apple TV expected to take spotlight at Wednesday eventThe upgrade, the first in three years, will expand Apple TV?s uses in gaming, including a redesigned remote control, sources said.
Tamed/Untamed
Once, we better understood our fellow animalsHunter gatherers knew what we no longer do; that the animals around them were not unlike themselves, with abilities that required serious attention.
Mom?s fears grow after son is shot to deathMelissa Guerrero says she?s received intimidating calls and text messages since the killing of Angel Oller, 20, last month.
Great white shark dies after washing up on Cape beachAfter the 14-foot shark stranded itself on a Wellfleet beach, beachgoers frantically worked in an attempt to save the shark.
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Conversations with the 2016 presidential candidatesThe Globe?s James Pindell sits down with presidential candidates and hopefuls to discuss the race.
farah stockman | boston after busing
What a small Boston police unit can teach us about changing cultureIn the aftermath of the city?s busing crisis, the Community Disorders Unit was established to stem the tide of racially motivated crimes.
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A record number of migrants, most of them refugees fleeing war and crisis in the Mideast and Africa, are seeking asylum in Europe.
HubSpot memoir incident prompts federal probeAn assistant US attorney in Boston and an FBI cybercrimes agent are working on the case, sources said.
John L. Allen Jr.
Christian martyrs must not be forgottenWhy don?t Christians tell the stories of their faith?s victimization so the world takes notice?
McQuaid qualifies as one of the Bruins? veterans on defense and will look to take more of a leadership role.
Officers saw Jamie Rodriguez, 46, pointing a long-barreled BB rifle at the street from his balcony.
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2015 was a good year for Volkswagens and Subarus.
Predawn violence left one man dead and an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in critical condition.
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The so-called ?tele-town hall? is replacing the traditional forum, where voters gathered to grill officials face to face.
Projects sprouting along the Mass. Pike and Route 3 are visible, striking examples of an industry that?s grown rapidly.
?Under the Savage Sky,? the new album from Boston's Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, is proof that some bands get better with age.
All moms and dads grapple with whether to follow or reject our own parents? parenting style. How do you decide what applies now ? and what doesn?t?
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14-foot great white washes up on Cape Cod beach
Dorchester woman fears for her family since her son was fatally shot in Roxbury last month
Middle-income population falling in Boston
Obama stops for chowder at Union Oyster House
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