Community tips helped lead police to Gammada Musa, who was arrested in the death of Desmond Joseph, officials said.
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Powerful support from the sports-media industrial complex means DraftKings has the momentum to keep growing.
A bomb is suspected in the downing of a Russian jetliner in which 224 people were killed.
Louisiana police arrest 2 officers in boy?s shooting deathThe two officers are being booked on charges of second-degree murder in the shooting in the town of Marksville.
As competition wanes, prices for generics skyrocketsPrescription drugs represent the fastest-growing component of health care costs.
A former Boston police officer said that to check whether there?s an outstanding restraining order is taught in ?police 101.?
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One likely reason: The jobs environment is strong by many accounts.
China, Taiwan presidents meet for 1st time ever, shake handsIt was the first top-level contact between the formerly bitter Cold War foes since they split amid civil war 66 years ago.
The move comes after Brian Hyde allegedly barged into a student?s home to check if she lived there.
Gary Washburn
Not only has Gary Washburn revisted a concept introduced at the league?s golden anniversary, he?s ranked his picks 1-50.
Globe columnist Shirley Leung fought ice dams last winter and lost. She shares the crash course she took on insulation.
Is your car winter-ready?What?s the best way to winterize your car?
Starts & Stops
Delay on commuter rail: New schedules are pushed back MBTA officials had said they wanted to provide new commuter rail schedules by the beginning of November.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
The Mass. Department of Revenue went after one businessman?s son because it couldn?t figure out a simple mistake had been made.
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A ?Now Hiring? sign in the window of the Dedham store is quickly dated as the 26-store chain liquidates.
National Grid seeks $9 monthly bill increaseThe utility said it needs an additional $143 million a year to offset rising prices for expenses such as wooden poles, transformers, and employee salaries.
Obama cites global warming in Keystone XL pipeline rejectionThe president?s decision enraged Republicans, who hope to reverse the decision if they retake the White House next year.
Latest WHO report on meat consumption may lack long-term bite Last week?s report labeled processed meats as carcinogens, but bacon is already making a comeback.
Everett beats Peabody, Reading tops Westford, Duxbury defeats North Attleboro, and more.
REMEMBERING THE WAR
War stories from one Mass. family that answered the WWII callThey thought, just how bad could military service be when for the first time in your life you had three meals a day?
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?Two-Stroked: A Love Story,? a film by Jacqui CarriereA moped brings joy. And sometimes, pain.
Ground Game
How a big field changes the presidential primary seasonThe field has upended long-planned strategies and made this the most unpredictable GOP nomination fight in a generation.
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Thousands of Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns gathered for the annual event in remote China to mark Buddha?s descent from the heavens.
Casting a worldwide web for Internet deletionsWordPress, Reddit, Google, Twitter, and Yahoo are among the big Internet companies that regularly forward takedown requests to Lumen?s database.
Amid leaks scandal, new Vatican book exposes greed and waste?Merchants in the Temple? paints a picture of a bureaucracy entrenched in a culture of mismanagement, waste, and secrecy.
BU put it away in the third on strikes by sophomore defenseman Brandon Hickey and senior left wing Ahti Oksanen.
Clive M. Francis Sr., 49, who was allegedly murdered last month by his niece, was buried Friday.
A defiant Ben Carson rejected the idea his past descriptions of receiving a scholarship offer to attend West Point were inaccurate.
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Automatic braking technology started to emerge in the early 2000s as a means of boosting a driver?s braking efforts and tightening seat belts.
The fourth-grader was on his way to his grandmother?s house when someone lured him into an alley on Chicago?s South Side.
The president of Toyota Motor said on Friday that his company would drop Takata as a supplier of airbag inflaters.
Sara Bareilles is now a quadruple threat. Or maybe even a quintuple one.
They?ve been getting along great and there are no huge/new issues. Except for the porn.
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GOP hopefuls quiet on plans for job creation in mixed economy
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