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Lawmakers voted to repeal a state law requiring a driver?s license suspension for those convicted of drug crimes that have nothing to do with driving.
World stocks slide as China trading halted after plungeThe benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 7.3 percent to 3,115.89 before ??circuit breakers?? suspended trading for the day.
Decision expected from GE this monthOfficials worked throughout the holiday period and into this week to nail down details about a potential move that could bring hundreds of high-paying jobs.
Matthew Hoffman
?Unlike the memorials, today?s public art is really about the individual experience of the viewer, but it?s also a collective experience.?
Johnny Pesky?s No. 6 defaced outside Fenway Park It was not clear when the vandal or vandals defaced the number. Boston police said they could not locate any reports about the incident.
Iraq offers to mediate between Saudi Arabia, IranThe standoff has seen the Saudis sever diplomatic ties with their longtime regional rival.
Is it a Walmart? Development feud lingersThe battle centers on whether a big box store should be built in Greenfield.
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A large number of independents have contributed to the victories of insurgents in New Hampshire.
A commission found the department imposed ?harsher discipline? on minority recruits than white ones.
Bella Bond?s mother pleads not guiltyNew, grim details in the case emerged Wednesday as Rachelle Bond appeared in court for the first time since being indicted.
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Advocates who once considered President Obama an ally grasped for answers about the deportation of parents and children.
Dates set for Cosby attorneys to depose accusers in Springfield suit Lawyers have set dates for deposing seven of the entertainer?s alleged assault victims, though the actual dates were not specified.
Yvonne Abraham
It?s hard to believe Mayor Marty Walsh?s claim that fast-rising lawyer Sean O?Donovan isn?t getting special treatment.
STAT
C4?s launch takes aim at troublesome proteinsC4 Therapeutics thinks it has a way to assassinate disease-causing proteins that drugs cannot reach or that grow resistant to treatments.
BetaBoston
Appliances getting smart enough to keep the household hummingAfter seeing the latest offerings at CES, it?s almost time to start taking computer-controlled appliances seriously.
Apple stock slumps amid iPhone sales worriesApple fans keep buying iPhones, but Wall Street keeps worrying the company won?t be able to match last year?s blistering sales pace.
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What?s the science behind these injuries? How serious are they?
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
Jabaal Sheard getting a taste of playoffsThe 26-year-old defensive end will get his first taste of playoff football a week from Saturday.
CELTICS NOTES
Bradley hopes to return SundayCeltics guard Avery Bradley missed his second consecutive game on Wednesday because of a bruised hip.
Stage Review
History as an open wound in New Rep?s ?Via Dolorosa?David Bryan Jackson excels in the solo play at New Repertory Theatre about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
STAT | Kendall Squared
It may not have fit everyone?s definition of an exciting way to kick back after a day on the job, but the event has become a social ritual for local scientists.
dining decor
In the glow of Avery Bar?s dramatic chandelierThis dramatic Murano crystal and hand-blown glass chandelier ? 6 feet long, made with 139 pieces of curved glass ? was crafted in Venice.
Remembering restaurateur Ken KellyThe restaurateur behind The Independent, Foundry on Elm, River Bar, and more passed away Dec. 23.
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Immigrants deliver the dayThe Globe?s delivery crisis provides a glimpse into the underground Boston immigrant economy.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
ground game
Will anger trump electability in the primaries?With about a month to go before the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, there is an emerging political dynamic in both sides.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Late in the first period, she stepped on a stick and went headfirst into the boards at Gillette Stadium.
Proposed legislation would require sideguards on trucks statewide to prevent bicyclists from being killed or injured.
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday said state probate judges remain under a court order to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples.
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The vehicles from the recent ?Transformers? films and other iconic Hollywood cars could be yours.
The standoff has seen the Saudis sever diplomatic ties with their longtime regional rival.
Penn Station, in Manhattan, handles more than 650,000 passengers daily on Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and New Jersey Transit lines.
Last year, Robert Gentile offered to sell the paintings to an undercover FBI agent posing as a drug dealer for $500,000 apiece.
More than one-third of women ages 18-34 now live with their families ? the highest percentage since 1940.
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The Big picture
A selection of some of the best animal images from photographers around the world.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
betaboston | tech lab
Dear FCC: Don?t fight Internet freebiesThe FCC is casting a suspicious gaze on some US telecom firms that are handing out free Internet bandwidth to their customers.
crux
Woman at heart of Vatileaks 2.0 sees herself as martyr for reformFrancesca Chaouqui believes she?s been a target since being named to a reform panel independent of the Vatican bureaucracy.
Design New England
The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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