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Boston police are having trouble finding volunteers to wear body cameras for a pilot program.
Baker will sign Uber, Lyft legislationGovernor Charlie Baker?s office announced that he will sign legislation regulating the ride-sharing industry.
DANTE RAMOS
Lessons from the Uber warUber?s impending victory has major implications for politics, transportation, and the new economy. Here are some of them.
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Immigrants are significantly overrepresented among drowning victims in Massachusetts ponds, lakes, and swimming pools.
Harvard Republican Club says it won?t back Donald TrumpThe Harvard Republican Club called the Republican nominee a "threat to the survival of the Republic."
Obama denies $400m payment to Iran was ransomPresident Obama vigorously denied that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was ransom to secure the release of four Americans.
In Maine, Trump takes aim at Somali refugeesCiting the Marathon bombers and Somalis in Maine, Donald Trump raised the prospect of terrorists infiltrating the country as refugees.
Shirley Leung
What does the equal pay law mean for Mass. women?Does the new law mean I can demand to be paid as much as Dan Shaughnessy? Not exactly.
Ex-AG working on lawsuit for Cambridge family in baby?s deathFormer Mass. AG Martha Coakley has joined another lawyer pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of 1-year-old.
Is this the sorriest bus stop in America?The desolate parcel sits on a traffic island in the middle of a road.
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Organizers faced daunting challenges, but a last-minute rush seems to have everything in place.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Fencer is first US Olympian to compete wearing a hijabThe Games don?t just challenge the athletes. They challenge beliefs and prejudices.
CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA
Breadth of NBC?s Olympic coverage is breathtakingViewers can find any bit of competition they want on a network, app, or website.
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Gisele?s controversial skit to be dropped from opening ceremonyThe Internet has been buzzing about the possibility the supermodel would appear in a skit in which she?s assaulted and robbed.
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?Arthur? memes are all the rage ? despite WGBH being ?disappointed?Just because WGBH is ?disappointed? by crude memes of ??Arthur?? doesn?t mean people are going to stop sharing them online.
Head out on the highway, looking for investments About 45 investors are riding through Vermont on motorcycles, stopping to get pitched by local startups.
6-foot-long alligator removed from Mass. backyardAn alligator weighing up to 200 pounds was recovered from a backyard in West Springfield, Mass., said Police Sergeant Nolan Ryan.
Four members of the Mafia were arrested in Western Mass. on charges of conspiring to extort about $17,000 from a tow truck driver.
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The department allowed the city?s biggest taxi owner to transfer 362 medallions days before he was charged with federal fraud and tax offenses.
?Big Lebowski? actor David Huddleston dies at 85David Huddleston, the character actor best known for portraying titular roles in ?The Big Lebowski? and ?Santa Claus: The Movie,? has died.
Westport animal inspectors removed after abuse case The discovery of more than 1,000 animals living in deplorable conditions on a farm in the town led to the dismissal of the two inspectors.
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The Weekender: Bowie, Buress, and the Olympic GamesEverything fun to do this weekend in Boston and beyond.
DANTE RAMOS
Lessons from the Uber warUber?s impending victory has major implications for politics, transportation, and the new economy. Here are some of them.
Private schools, painful secrets
The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliationThe Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.
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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Residents expressed mixed feelings about the cost and security of the Games, while holding out hope they will bring joy to a nation facing economic and political crises.
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Durant?s abrupt decision to sign with the Warriors left Westbrook to lead the Thunder.
Dozens of girls attended the Jump into Peace event in Roxbury, which seeks to bring resources and empowerment to at-risk girls.
The commutations are part of an ongoing effort to release federal inmates serving prison terms deemed to be unduly harsh.
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According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau?s annual ?Hot Wheels? report.
A woman in her 60s was killed in a knife attack that police believe stemmed from mental illness rather than terrorism.
The action escalates a long-running investigation into a leak of confidential government information.
Mike Birbiglia?s new movie, ?Don?t Think Twice? is about a comedy troupe, and is rated R due to ?language and some drug use.?
Trust us, the new owner won?t need a home-improvement expert like the former host of ?This Old House.?
ground game
The summer of Donald Trump?s self-inflicted woundsFor now, Democrats appear to be holding their fire as long as Trump wants to keep shooting himself in the foot.
Design New England
?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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In Maine, Trump takes aim at Somali refugees
The best thing about ?No Man?s Sky? is that it?s not here yet
Some millennials aren?t having sex, but the vast majority are
Sounds like the making of ?Suicide Squad? was awful
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