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The deaths occurred as the migrants tried to travel by boat from Libya to Italy, the UN relief agency said.
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A developer?s plans to shoehorn a 300-foot tower onto a postage-stamp site in Downtown Crossing faces opposition.
Weld faces second round of contentious voting in vice presidential bidWilliam Weld, former Republican governor of Massachusetts, could become the Libertarian candidate for vice president.
Trump on Weld: ?I don?t talk about his alcoholism?Donald Trump took a shot at the former Mass. governor after Weld compared Trump?s immigration plan to Kristallnacht.
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It?s an example of how the scourge of opioid abuse in Massachusetts has brought unforeseen challenges to unexpected places.
The 17-year-old victim who drowned in a pond in Georgetown Saturday was identified as Dewel Ortiz.
Ornaments are pulled up in SomervilleSomerville?s mayor had said the ornaments could stay on a traffic island near Union Square, but someone seems to have disagreed.
Man killed in early-morning Lynnfield shootingThe victim in the shooting was a 33-year-old man, officials said.
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Parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini church have maintained a vigil for 4,233 days to prevent it from being closed.
Music review
Second day of Boston Calling provides riveting performancesCourtney Barnett, Odesza, and Lizzo grabbed the crowd?s attention, but headliner Robyn left something to be desired.
Julian Edelman was at Boston Calling with something to say about Tom BradyThe Patriots receiver was on stage at the music festival, and he sounded off about his favorite quarterback.
RED SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 3 (11 INN.)
Red Sox win in 11, avoid sweep in TorontoDustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts (22-game hit streak) drove in runs in extra innings.
Yvonne Abraham
Criticizing police behavior doesn?t mean you?re anti-copSometimes, calling out bad policing is the most pro-cop thing you can do.
STEVEN A. ROSENBERG
The wounds of Vietnam that never healSometimes in his dreams, Marty Robichaud is back holding a gun on Highway 19, staring out at the bush.
Rarebrick
An Amesbury-based hotel group has been swooping in on tony New England destinations and overhauling iconic buildings. Will it work?
Eight key elements in every Disney Channel Original MovieFrom ?High School Musical? to ?Zenon? to ?The Color of Friendship,? here?s a stroll down memory lane.
THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
Rookie Alexander Rossi wins Indy 500Rossi had just enough fuel to make it to the finish and claim the 100th edition of the fabled race.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT
Kevin Stevens still has many rooting for himThe Pembroke native, who has been addicted to painkillers since the 1990s, now faces federal drug charges.
Frank Harris, 59, is among five finalists for a national award that honors everyday heroes in the classroom.
DANTE RAMOS
Employers want noncompetes, but what?s it worth to them?Time and freedom are worth something, and compensation is in order when they?re restricted.
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ground game
Why the State Dept. e-mail investigation really mattersThe report could affect Hillary Clinton?s ability to pivot her campaign heading into the general election.
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President Obama became the first sitting US president to visit the Japanese city, where he paid tribute to the 140,000 lives lost in the 1945 atomic bombing.
You know the absurdity hasn?t receded when comedian Jim Breuer becomes directly involved.
The temperature in Boston reached 92 degrees Saturday, tying the record high set in 1931.
Questions are surfacing worldwide about a revival of fascism, and Donald Trump?s words are drawn in.
People manage to get themselves stuck in the oddest of places, more Trump signs go missing, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
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In addition to road trips, reunions and barbeques, Memorial Day weekend is also a popular time to get a new car.
Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy.
Glincher, chief executive of law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, manages about 650 lawyers worldwide.
The museum?s decision not to extend its satellite operation in Nagoya brings an end to an ill-fated experiment.
Icelandair introduces a first-of-its-kind program where travelers are paired with an employee of the airline to get a different perspective of the country.
Private schools, painful secretsMore than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.
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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Donald Trump?s airline went from opulence in the air to crash landing
Calling out bad behavior by police doesn?t mean you?re anti-cop
Kevin Stevens still has many rooting for him
Cape Cod Hospital copes with influx of drug-dependent newborns
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