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It is evidence of growing demand for the specialized training that can help students find their way into well-paying careers in health care and manufacturing.
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The Standing Rock Sioux tribe chairman said Friday that authorities plan to close the area where people have been camping.
Letter from Washington
Warren in the mix for Judiciary Committee seat The Massachusetts senator is seeking to reach beyond being Washington?s chief Wall Street critic.
Election recount will take place in Wisconsin An election recount will take place soon in Wisconsin, after Jill Stein filed a petition Friday with the state?s Elections Commission.
Mass. lawmakers decry loud JetBlue landings at LoganThe politicians are pushing for the airline to retrofit its planes with noise-reducing equipment.
Donald Trump reveals 2 more appointments Trump tapped Fox News analyst Kathleen ??KT?? McFarland to serve as deputy national security adviser, and campaign attorney Donald McGahn as White House counsel.
Russian propaganda effort spread fake news, report saysA report suggests a Russian propaganda campaign helped flood social media with fake news stories leading up to the election.
Should the electoral college go rogue? One Harvard professor thinks soA professor is arguing electors should buck tradition and tap Hillary Clinton as our nation?s next president.
Disappearing deliveries have become such an annoyance that retailers, the Post Office, and other carriers are deploying an array of countermeasures.
Boston police set to monitor social media postsThe department plans to spend up to $1.4 million on a program that will scan the Internet for criminal activity and threats to public safety.
Developer concedes ground in Seaport waterfront battleIt?s the latest move in an ongoing chess match between Jon Cronin and environmental groups.
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The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?
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Flames fight off Bruins The Bruins were coming off a 3-1 loss in Ottawa on Thanksgiving night.
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Taylor Swift takes ?mannequin challenge? on ThanksgivingThe pop star is the latest celebrity to join the social media craze.
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Joe Biden spends Thanksgiving on NantucketThe vice president continued his family?s longstanding tradition.
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They call it the ?Trump Bump.?? Remote and rugged Cape Breton is flooded with US inquiries after a website offering it as a refuge takes off.
The shopping rush on Black Friday paused briefly as hundreds gathered for the annual tree lighting.
Mourning the loss of ?America?s Mom??You know, in all my years of show business, I?ve learned one thing: It?s easy to be nice,? said Florence Henderson. ?It takes hard work to be mean.?
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A mom with her own struggles needs a little help to bring joy to her sonThe mother, who suffers from congestive heart failure, is praying that her son will share in the magic of Christmas morning.
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No place in Mass. for prisoners of povertyFor the definition of a vicious cycle, look no further than the criminal justice system?s practice of assessing ?fine time.?
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
With no function in her legs, she?s still hiking the Appalachian TrailStacey Kozel has hiked more than two-thirds of the trail, trekking solo with a major disadvantage: She cannot walk on her own.
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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A look at how artists around the world are transforming shared spaces. Photographers captured recent exhibitions and permanent works on display in various locations for all to experience.
Here?s a look at the results from around Eastern Mass.
Mr. Ferriss, who was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2002, was a pitching phenom until shoulder injuries cut short his career.
A hot summer for home sales has morphed into a sizzling fall, with the number of homes put under contract up by double-digit percentage points in Massachusetts as we head into the holiday season, new real estate stats show.
Wilbur Ross became known as the ?king of bankruptcy? for buying, restructuring, and selling off steelmakers and other fading industrial companies.
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According to a study from iSeeCars, there should be plenty of deals on these models.
While the Cambridge company is set to report new clinical data on its experimental Alzheimer?s drug, a European rival is claiming patent infringement.
Many of the victims were pilgrims on their way home to Iran from a holy site in southern Iraq.
These 125 organizations get stellar reviews from their employees. Here are sortable lists, and how we compiled them.
Just 16 and 18, the sisters are bringing their own brand of soul-infused cool to Boston with Andra Day this week.
Not many movie stars merit their own documentary, but Toshiro Mifune is no ordinary movie star.
I am a realist who understands that most of us cannot comfortably afford automobiles marketed as luxury or high-performance machines.
ground game
Where do the Democrats go from here?Perhaps the bigger problem for Democrats moving forward is the fact they don?t even know how to think about the future of the party.
Design New England
A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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Harvard professor calls for Electoral College to vote for Clinton
His brother?s keeper, Robert F. Kennedy saw conspiracy in JFK?s assassination
Spotlight: Mental health and prisons, the new asylums
Standing Rock chairman says Army Corps to close camp access
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