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The National Weather Service says a storm headed for the East Coast could hit hardest in the mid-Atlantic states.
Dow somewhat recovers after diveAfter a plunge that cleared 500 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 250 as of closing.
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How far can the stock market fall?It?s been a bad year for US stocks, and we?re only midway through January.
Take a look at the five-page agreement that city and state officials used to encourage General Electric Co. to move its headquarters to Boston.
8 graphics that illustrate the US opioid crisisThe terrible cost of the opioid crisis is reflected in alarming trend lines on the charts.
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Boston police say the loaded weapon was found hanging around the teenager?s neck.
It?s a common practice, says a spokeswoman for the fast-paced racing event.
State Senator Brian Joyce will pay nearly $5,000 for tapping campaign funds to pay for his son?s 2014 high school graduation party.
The report wants the admissions process to send the message that concern for others is important, not just individual achievements.
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Can Ted Cruz make voters forget the disconnect between his current immigration stance and the facts about his family?s journey to America?
The Patriots receiver said any quarterback complaining after a late or low hit is just protecting himself.
The Patriots linebacker said he cut his leg when kicking out the window of a car near Gillette Stadium last Thursday.
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Wahlberg spent time with the officer he?ll play in ?Patriots Day? while Gyllenhaal met with survivor Jeff Bauman.
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Celebs stepping up for presidential candidates With the New Hampshire primary fast approaching, candidates?s celebrity surrogates have begun showing up.
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Fidelity?s Abigail Johnson is richest person in Boston areaWith a fortune of $11.6 billion, the Fidelity Investments chief executive topped a new Forbes ranking of the richest people in America?s 50 largest cities.
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While many scientists revile and fear PETA, the group worldwide has spent $4 million on scientific research since 1998.
A number of artists and groups said they had cut ties with the company Heathcliff Berru founded, including local band Speedy Ortiz.
Wright, who published over a dozen collections of poetry and taught at Brown University since 1983, died in her sleep Jan. 12.
Planet 9, as the two California Institute of Technology researchers call it, hasn?t been spotted yet.
For some Red Sox, spring has already sprungCatcher Christian Vazquez, infielder Yoan Moncada, and pitcher Matt Barnes were all in Fort Myers last weekend.
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Guaranteed pre-K gives kids a strong start BPS data show that children who go to pre-kindergarten outperform their peers in subsequent years ? regardless of race or poverty.
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A year from today, ?ask what your country can do for you?What should be clear at this point is what the next president, in this age of populist politics, will say.
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.
A solid rushing attack raises a team?s chance of winning in the playoffs, but the Patriots and others have proven it isn?t required.
The blaze broke out in a building at 86 Condor St. shortly after 9 a.m.
As it turns 100, the national media and big campaign money are muscling in on the action.
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The auction starts at $1. But they?re not in great shape.
The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group?s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites.
The Framingham-based retailer has delayed its planned merger as federal regulators continue their effort to block the deal.
The #HuntingtonOnHuntington campaign aims to help keep the theatre company in its Huntington Ave. home.
Michael Schlow?s upscale Greek restaurant offers diners plenty of highs and lows.
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The 13-stage Dakar Rally is traveling through Argentina and Bolivia via motorcycle, quad bike, car, or truck over extreme terrain.
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.
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Good Start Genetics, Helix partner for affordable genetic testing The Cambridge diagnostics company has partnered with Helix, a startup in California, to bring its genetic tests to a bigger market.
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As pope visits synagogue, some issues still unsettledThese visits are always special, given that arguably no Jewish community has felt the sting of Catholic opprobrium more than the one in Rome.
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Home Sweets HomeInterior designer Holly Joe cooks up the love in her sophisticated yet cozy family house in Westwood.
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Patriots? Darius Fleming saved woman after car crash
Big weekend storm may be big letdown; heaviest snow may miss Mass.
Bernie Sanders doesn?t get how politics works
US colleges seek to combat fraudulent applications
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