The bill would give advocates the chance to open more charter schools in Boston and other low-performing districts.
Gay business group rescinds Charlie Baker?s honorThe National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce objected to Baker?s plan to speak at a conservative conference.
GOP can use federal funds to aid Baker, regulators sayCritics say the ruling challenges the state?s ability to control political campaign funding.
Plan for 49-story high-rise above South Station is on againA new investor and an impending deadline are combining to kick-start a long-stalled tower proposed for above South Station.
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Decades of Lexington students remember their beloved ?Mrs. P.?Sandi Peaslee was a force of nature who taught music at Lexington High School for 30 years.
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Gay Talese?s controversial words: An annotated transcriptIf anything, the Gay Talese contretemps shows how men are from Mars and women are from Venus.
Josh Titus, well-known basketball inspiration from Maine, dies at 25Titus, an autistic man who inspired people nationwide with his performance in a high school basketball game seven years ago, has died.
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The founder of Wynn Resorts, who plans to build a $2 billion resort casino in Everett, may have just put his foot in his mouth.
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How the Republicans painted themselves into this cornerRepublicans have spent years nurturing the extremism for which Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are merely the next logical step.
Wrestling program helps vulnerable Boston schoolchildrenThe privately funded initiative gives students a way to channel aggression and learn the values of teamwork.
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The forum followed a spate of anti-Semitic and racist incidents in the city?s schools in recent months.
Donald Trump broke all the political rules. Is he paying for it now?From his announcement speech last summer until now, there are two things Trump has done with consistency: insult and win.
Trump looks to N.Y. to get his campaign back on trackThe real estate mogul turned GOP presidential hopeful looks to re-boot his campaign in his home state.
In Cambridge, man shoots his former boss, DA saysThe gunman, who shot himself to death and wounded his former boss, has been identified as Kermit Hooks Jr. of Framingham.
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?I think that would have been the easiest way to get it,? Dan Lyons said. ?I don?t why all the cloak and dagger.?
?Idol? plumbs history, crowns final winnerIf you watched the last episode of ?American Idol? on Thursday night, you got a refresher course in 15 seasons of contestants.
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Rape survivors have fewer rights than you?d think. Amanda Nguyen is trying to change that.How one millennial has assembled a volunteer team to fix what?s wrong in Massachusetts and all across the US.
Bruins still need help to make the playoffsThey don?t win a tiebreaker against the Red Wings, and if the Flyers win their final two games, the Bruins are out.
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Panama Papers and false flagsShipping is as opaque as banking because states with the power to reform it are making money.
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This week, the Democratic primary got personalThe battle between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton has grown especially heated.
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The Qingming Festival was marked by people visiting cemeteries to clean tombs, lay flowers, and make offerings to the deceased.
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With a 5-2 thumping of the Red Wings on Thursday at TD Garden, the Bruins vaulted over the Flyers into the final wild-card spot.
A lawyer for Michelle Carter argued that the teen should not have been charged because her actions did not directly cause the death.
Investigators are looking into why a development company hired Joyce?s law firm when the company already had attorneys.
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Toyota and Honda were the most popular car brands based on new registrations last year.
In what could be an important moment, Pope Francis is scheduled to issue a major document Friday regarding family issues.
The rules will legally require companies and financial advisers to act in their customers? best financial interest, potentially saving them money in fees.
Do you dabble in concocting gourmet recipes at home, but long for more? Aspiring chefs may be in luck.
Gina Gionfriddo?s comic parable for our age of economic insecurity doesn?t quite add up.
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Key reports from Globe?s Spotlight team on clergy sex abuseThe Boston Globe?s 2001-2002 investigation into sexual abuses by clergy in the Catholic Church resulted in more than 600 stories.
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.
Circular SensationIn the latest issue of Design New England, a one-of-a-kind design combines aesthetics and functionality for harmonious living.
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