Mass. nannies face wage-law violations, survey shows

A survey of nannies across the Boston area found a wide disparity in their hourly wages and a majority who are not paid the legal rate for overtime.

Dublin-based Shire Plc. operates out of its US headquarters in Lexington, where it has more than 2,300 employees and 1.1 million square feet of office and lab space.

Shire finalizes deal to buy Baxalta with $32b offer

Shire, with major operations in Lexington, had pursued the newly-independent Baxalta for months.

David Bowie mugs upon receiving his honorary degree from Beklee College of Music president Lee Eliot Berk in 1999.

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In ?99 speech at Berklee, David Bowie connected with graduates

Bowie told the up-and-coming musicians that he hoped music ?embraces you with the same lusty life force that it graciously offered me.?

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Bowie was an other-worldly musician who first gained attention with ?Space Oddity? in 1969.

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Through his lawyer, Michael P. McCarthy, accused the child?s mother of carrying out the killing and the ensuing coverup.

Supreme Court declines to hear case over ads on MBTA

The high court announced its order on its website in the case of American Freedom Defense Initiative v. MBTA.

Tensha Therapeutics to be acquired by Roche

The $535 million deal for the Cambridge biotech, which develops gene-based cancer treatments, will be completed early this year.

Suspect in shooting of Boston officer claims police tried to ?assassinate? him

Grant Headley shouted out the accusation in Dorchester Municipal Court.

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The lawmakers will get a primer on life in a state that has already legalized marijuana.

Elephants belonging to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus  ate hay in their enclosure outside the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Friday.

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Ringling circus to retire its elephants in May

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early.

Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin appeared to suffer a serious knee injury Saturday, but the team announced it is an ankle injury.

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots will have to advance the hard way

The road to Super Bowl 50 appears much tougher for the Patriots, starting Saturday against Kansas City.

Ben Volin | On Football

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The Chiefs can rush the passer and have a QB who takes care of the ball ? and they have an unstoppable tight end (Travis Kelce).

Patriots notebook

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After back-to-back walkthroughs Wednesday and Thursday, Bill Belichick went a little outside-the-box with Friday?s activities.

Alex beam

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Tom Brady is on a pretty short leash when it comes to food ? no sweets for our star quarterback!

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?This is something that the Republicans have been trying to turn into political gold for a long time. And it hasn?t worked,? she said Sunday.

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Mexican officials said Sunday that they were aware that the fugitive drug lord had spoken with Sean Penn.

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Wall Street is struggling to figure out if the worst is over for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

The Golden Globe Awards

Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor in a motion picture drama for ?The Revenant.?

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Leonardo DiCaprio won best actor in a motion picture drama for ?The Revenant.?

Matt Damon won best actor in a musical or comedy for ?The Martian.?

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Matt Damon won best actor in a musical or comedy for ?The Martian.?

Few people escaped the wrath of Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais during the show.

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Few people escaped the wrath of Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais during the show.

Hyde Park native Maura Tierney (left) won best supporting actress in a series or TV movie for ?The Affair.?

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Hyde Park native Maura Tierney (left) won best supporting actress in a series or TV movie for ?The Affair.?

?The Revenant? dominates season?s first awards show

Other than that, the winners were all over the map, and once again the show was less about merit and more about the televised party.

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Referring to Matt Damon, Gervais said he?s ?the only person Ben Affleck hasn?t been unfaithful to.?

Chris Hughes spoke at Harvard University in 2013.

?The New Republic? owner puts magazine up for sale

Former Facebook executive Chris Hughes bought the publication in 2012.

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A ticket sold at Clarendon Wine Co. in the Back Bay was one number away from the $949.8 million jackpot.

Letter from the publisher

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Ground Game

ground game

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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

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Robert Galvan, who is on death row for murder, speaks to members of the media at the Adjustment Center yard during a tour of California?s Death Row at San Quentin State Prison.

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The Big Picture

On death row in San Quentin

A rare look at life on death row at San Quentin State Prison in California.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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New Balance offers smartwatch at CES and Under Armour teams with IBM.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

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In his first book as pope, Francis ponders what would have been the legacy the ?Smiling Pope,? had he lived.