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The state health department has begun a voluntary certification program intended to elevate the quality of sober homes.
Regulators are investigating whether nurses falsified records at a Wilmington nursing home where two patients died.
Uber says tipping is unfair because riders are biasedUber says some of its customers have an unconscious racial bias against some drivers.
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Senate panel wants homeowners insurance clarityThe state?s more hands-off approach to setting homeowners insurance rates has been costly to consumers, according to a Massachusetts Senate committee.
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The Federalist Society and its network of influential members has been a source of ideological support for Ted Cruz.
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Trump crushed his opponents If the race for the GOP nomination were a Little League game, the mercy rule would be imposed.
Man in highway chase wanted to be shot, officials sayMichael Leblanc of Abington was captured unharmed after a vehicle chase through several towns west of Boston.
The injuries were not life-threatening, officials said.
His death is not considered suspicious, a university official said.
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The state Senate is poised to pass the bill, which would catapult Mass. to the forefront of national efforts against underage smoking.
Trooper charged with assault is released on bailState Police have suspended Robert Sundberg, 45, indefinitely without pay.
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Prisoners in their own homesThe ugly story that unfolded in an Ayer courtroom this week shows how hard it is for victims to escape domestic abusers.
Brockton High student gets into 7 Ivy League schoolsObinna Igbokwe has narrowed his choice down to Harvard, Princeton, or Columbia.
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Seth MacFarlane looks forward to opening night with the PopsThe comic actor, writer, and director is completely serious about his love for the Great American Songbook, which he?ll demonstrate on opening night.
How Boston helped build the Blue Man Group As the irreverent theater company celebrates its 25th year, local personnel have played a key role in building the empire.
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One hundred days before Rio games, there are fresh questions about civil rights in Brazil.
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Handyman?s widow remembers the do-it-yourself life At ?Needy Manor,? their fixer-upper home, Peter Hotton never feared a little work.
The original Isaiah Thomas was a patriot, not a CelticThe Celtic guard?s namesake scored his points as a printer and a voice for freedom in colonial times.
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High-profile police killings, high-profile settlements Cities would rather pay big-money settlements than train their officers not to kill unarmed citizens
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Social issues to return to the forefront on GOP trailIt?s the first time such issues as abortion, gay marriage, and transgender rights could take center stage since March.
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Dustin Pedroia hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and Steven Wright pitched seven solid innings.
The commission?s decision comes as the Mashpee Wampanoag has begun construction on a $1 billion casino just 20 miles away on reservation land in Taunton.
Trump, fresh from a string of resounding primary victories in Eastern states, promised a foreign policy that would put ?America first.?
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A new report from Edmunds.com has troubling news for the alternative-fuel car market.
ISTANBUL ? A female suicide bomber blew herself up near a historic mosque in the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa on Wednesday, wounding at least 13 people, officials said.
A unit of Warren Buffett?s Berkshire Hathaway is scooping up the 10-year-old startup and plans to increase hiring.
Turns out, it might have something to do with our collective obsession with Greek yogurt.
Though he?s best-known for the indelible characters he created on ?SNL,? Carvey?s shortlived TV show and occasional specials gave us some great moments.
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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.
Second LifeAn architect turns his old barn in Newport, Rhode Island, into a light-filled multipurpose haven for family and guests.
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Red Sox again rout Braves
So what do the Patriots do without a first-round draft pick?
Trooper charged with assaulting girlfriend released on bail
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