During his visit to Boston, the speaker of the Iraqi Parliament said the Islamic State has seen its territory in Iraq shrink by a third.
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The State Department published its latest batch of e-mails from her time as secretary of state Friday evening.
An alarming ladder of recruitment into the violent MS-13 gang was revealed Friday in a 64-page indictment.
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Alleged victims of gang include mother, 3 teens Five murders ? two in Chelsea and three in East Boston ? are included in the list of racketeering charges against alleged MS-13 members.
Suffolk president says she will not resign?I am committed to Suffolk University,? Margaret McKenna wrote in a letter e-mailed to faculty.
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Former Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo, who lost his bid for a second term by 108 votes, will run for the seat formerly held by Anthony Petruccelli.
Mass. economy follows pace of USThe Massachusetts economy is feeling the impact of global slowdown affecting both emerging economies and developed nations.
Brockton to offer Portuguese immersionThe district is part of a small cadre of public school systems in the state with immersion programs.
The second suspect in a stabbing and shooting in a Brookline apartment on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to five felony charges.
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When cabin fever hits home this winter, these destinations in the woods just might be the cure.
Belmont woman finishes 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 daysBecca Pizzi, a 35-year-old mother and day-care provider, is the first American woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge.
With huge goals, Trump builds his ground game in N.H.Donald Trump aims to not only win New Hampshire, but also to claim a victory with the kind of margin ? 20 percentage points ? that he enjoys in current polls.
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Samuel?s chef gives New England fare at the Andover Inn its flareSamuel?s at the Andover Inn offers delicious ?New Englandy? fare, without being stuffy.
Hindu temple rises in Groton to meet growing communityFollowers of the guru Shri Sai Baba will move to a 40,000-square-foot building on Route 119 by the end of this year.
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Flint evokes the public health racism of years pastJust as Tuskegee is America?s most horrific case of medical racism, Flint now epitomizes the worst kind of environmental racism.
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Sometimes we lie to spare ourselves. Sometimes we lie to spare others. I like the sparing others lie.
Thomas Farragher
Young Guatemalan burn victim hopes for treatment in Boston At Shriners Hospitals for Children, nearly 40 percent of admissions are international patients who receive care regardless of ability to pay.
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They have to wait for marriage because of their kidsThe problem is that they live over an hour away from each other. His ex has primary custody, so he can?t move his children, and for various reasons she can?t move my child.
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Job training as a way to attack unemploymentGovernor Charlie Baker is directing attention to the predicament of residents who have been shut out of the state?s recovery.
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Trump says he ?wanted to do? debate on Fox?I took a chance and I don?t even know the end result,? Donald Trump told a crowd of more than 1,000 in Nashua.
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The virus has spread rapidly, transforming from a little-known ailment to an international public health concern.
Here is a roundup of the funnier prop bets on the sports books so far.
The two demonstrators were among 11 people arrested for blocking Interstate 93 in Milton last January.
The Texas senator is working to address fears that the bill could set loose dangerous offenders.
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Facebook is banning private sales of guns on its flagship social network and on its Instagram photo-sharing service.
John Martin, who oversaw development of a blockbuster drug, will remain as executive chairman.
O winter! You scourge of tidy hair! There?s absolutely nothing poetic about what happens to our locks in cold, dry weather.
?Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? retells Jane Austen?s 1813 tale by setting it in an era beset by the undead.
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Boston changes app for parking tickets Drivers in Boston are getting a new way to settle their parking tickets with a smartphone.
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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Pope Francis meets Iranian leader to discuss Middle EastThe meeting marked the first time ranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited the West since a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran last year.
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