The dispute over illegal gambling has threatened to stifle the multibillion-dollar fantasy sports industry.
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The AG insists she is about the facts and the law ? not the powers behind Boston?s own fantasy sports company.
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One Fund scammer was ?stupid,? not a criminal, attorney saysJoanna Leigh, 41, admitted that she was not near the Marathon bombings and didn?t deserve the $8,000 she collected.
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A new report found the trend could turn the Boston area into a land mainly of luxury and low-income housing.
The family of the slain journalist said it was focused on James Foley?s ?life and all the good that he did in the world.?
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Workers and customers are struggling to process the decline of a place that once required a three-month reservation.
Beta Boston
Outside researchers to probe environmental impact of Uber, LyftThe ride-hailing companies? impact on auto emissions have long been a subject of controversy.
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The GOP presidential candidate questioned Ben Carson?s religious awakening and berated voters who support him.
With Trump and Carson still leading, time for GOP panic?There is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of both candidates.
Danish wind farm firm could change game in N.E.The company brings deep pockets and a long track record to its bid to build a massive wind farm off Martha?s Vineyard.
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How does your workplace compare with these employers?Being considered for our annual Top Places to Work list is fairly straightforward. But making the cut is no small feat.
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Should museums offer free admission to everyone?The fees contribute a minuscule amount to many museums? bottom lines and can deter would-be visitors.
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The Patriots should fear the Giants? More like the other way around with TB12 in Terminator mode.
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Why the FBI and Pentagon are afraid of a new genetic technologyThe agencies are concerned about the potential of ?gene drives? to alter evolution in ways scientists can?t imagine.
Democracy in Myanmar? Perhaps not yetAung San Suu Kyi?s party won big in recent elections, but its path to governing is still uncertain.
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Chris Christie?s smart start: IowaIt?s been clear for some time that the GOP presidential candidate?s savvy start to his campaign is really in Iowa.
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Patriotic ceremonies and parades were prevalent nationwide on Veterans Day.
Draper, MIT, NASA test tech for better astronaut jetpacksA new kind of jetpack that researchers are building will combine ?control momentum gyroscopes? with thrusters.
Vatican puts 2 reporters under investigation in leaks probeThe leaked documents revealed waste, greed, and mismanagement at the highest levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy.
Two of Colorado?s goals came off misfired attempts to break the puck out of the defensive zone.
Wynn Resorts hopes for MBTA foot traffic to its site in Everett from a pedestrian bridge over the Mystic River.
Incumbents surveying the political landscape have cause for some indigestion.
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The party of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma?s longtime opposition leader, won an historic majority Friday.
A California police officer made a traffic stop, but wrote no ticket. There was no driver to give it to.
?Warhol & Mapplethorpe: Guise & Dolls? at the Wadsworth Atheneum explores sexual identity and gender.
Among the author?s favorites: ?All in the Family? and ?The Great British Baking Show.?
John Crowley?s shimmering and softened film adaptation of Colm Toíbín?s 2009 novel is a beautiful film to experience, if a little less merciless than the book.
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Boston area housing costs hitting extreme levels
DraftKings, FanDuel file suit to halt N.Y. shutdown
?How stupid are the people of Iowa?? Trump asks, while blasting Carson
Time for GOP panic? Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win
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