Massachusetts remains first in the nation in student performance, while Boston ranks among the highest-scoring large cities.
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House Speaker Robert DeLeo made sworn statements that were contradicted by lawmakers and officials, a transcript shows.
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The treatment, developed in part in Mass., is a version of the herpes virus that sparks the immune system into action against tumors.
A rate increase seemed likely a few months ago, but developments have led policy makers to hesitate.
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The agreement is notable for its two-year length after a recent pattern of partisan gridlock.
N.H. boy collapses, dies while bringing cookies to a friendA 9-year-old boy from Sandown, N.H. died on Friday night after he collapsed on a neighborhood sidewalk while walking with his father.
Mass. had the second-highest number of police seizures of the synthetic opioid last year, and officials are investigating its link to fatal overdoses.
The bill allows the government and companies to share information, although critics said its provisions are outdated.
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Ben Carson remembers ?a pretty horrible environment? when he lived in Dorchester as a child, but residents from that era disagree.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
Hollywood can try to tell true stories, but real life is more nuanced and non-linear than movie-making can bring to it.
The screening was organized after victims complained they would not have a chance to see the film ahead of its official release.
Richard Lakin, who spent three decades living in Israel, was on a bus Oct. 13 when Palestinian men shot and stabbed passengers.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
No sport is more tied to its history, and Oct. 27 is one date worth circling for both World Series participants.
The company says no, but some drivers say they would appreciate the extra money.
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Gardner Museum names Peggy Fogelman as its new directorFogelman is a seasoned museum professional with New England roots, who is in many ways inheriting a museum in its prime.
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How we made gluten into a monsterA pioneering celiac doctor explains the misguided origins of ?the most popular diet that you can imagine.?
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Lee considered flying to Oakland for the ring ceremony Tuesday, but he realized that would not be fair to his new team.
Two ragged, star-spangled cloaks with masks attached were found underground at the Government Center Station during repairs.
Ed Krapels and Stan Blazewicz
The future of energyThe Pilgrim nuclear power plant?s closure can serve as a kick-start to the modernization of our electric grid.
Joe Scarborough talks about N.H. voters, Hillary ClintonAfter holding a ?Morning Joe? town hall meeting on Friday, Scarborough sat down with Ground Game.
Before bleak scenes and colder temperatures arrive, foliage and glowing sunsets enliven landscapes across the globe.
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City Hall unveils homepage for startupsStartHub is designed to serve as a homepage for technology entrepreneurs in Boston.
After synod, can Catholics put Humpty Dumpty together again?Did the synod marathon leave the church more energized or simply more fractured?
Five Bruins players scored as the team won its first home game of the season.
Boston eluded at least three scenarios that could have made the winter much more brutal.
Senator Warren?s report found that the practice of using non-cash incentives has allowed companies to circumvent regulations.
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A video showed a sheriff?s deputy flipping a high school girl backward in her desk and tossing her across the classroom floor.
The $45.5 million, 91,000-square-foot project marks the developer?s bid to create a biotech hub in the suburbs.
With two new albums this year, the English raconteur has no plans to stop making her infectious brand of down-and-dirty roots music.
The Internet Cat Video Festival, which originated as a whimsical gag, visits Berklee Performance Center on Thursday.
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