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Cuban President Raul Castro announced the death of his brother Fidel Castro at age 90.
In a statement, Donald Trump said Fidel Castro was ?a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades.?
Many Cubans and Cuban-Americans in Boston stayed awake all night, texting with friends and calling family members.
Cubans in Miami: Revelry and reflection after Castro?s deathFollowing the death of Cuban revoluationary Fidel Castro, Cuban ex-pats and supporters flooded the streets of Little Havana in Miami.
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Did a mistake save the world?John F. Kennedy relied on a history book to guide him in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ? and we now know that book was wrong.
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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.?
Wait lists soar at vocational schoolsMore than 3,000 students were on wait lists for vocational education programs in Massachusetts last year.
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.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
?We?re in our own little world up here,? one resident said.
The Framingham company ferries residents to airports, beauty salons, shopping centers, movies and doctor?s appointments.
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.
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.
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A mother asks for gifts for her four ?awesome kiddos? A family of six , survivors of a fire that destroyed their home and belongings, asks Globe Santa for help.
NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
What are the sticking points in baseball?s CBA talks?It?s all about the money. You can see why discussions on these issues can get heated when both sides dig into their positions.
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The Standing Rock Sioux tribe chairman said Friday that authorities plan to close the area where protesters have been camping.
Family raising money to exhume body of slain Bellingham woman Theresa Corley was murdered in 1978. Now her family wants to know if perhaps some bit of DNA evidence that could point to the killer was buried with her.
What will a General Electric museum look like?GE officials envision a museum space that will both showcase the company?s history and display the kind of technology it expects to drive its future.
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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.
EDITORIAL
Editorial: Helping the police help othersA new state Senate bill to establish a center for a center in ?Excellence in Community Policing and Behavioral Health? deserves passage.
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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.
San Antonio?s fourth-quarter performance was a lesson in slick, efficient play.
Police found a trove of guns, twenty bags of marijuana, a large knife, and money in their car.
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.
A report suggests a Russian propaganda campaign helped flood social media with fake news stories leading up to the election.
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According to a study from iSeeCars, there should be plenty of deals on these models.
Bettina Hastie and her Bernina sewing machine solve problems on the set and backstage.
Fidel Castro?s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution ? including his own.
These 125 organizations get stellar reviews from their employees. Here are sortable lists, and how we compiled them.
Taniya Nayak will return as co-host of the holiday decorating show.
A.R.T. stages ?Fingersmith,? SoWa holds its Winter Festival, the Pilgrim Festival Chorus presents ?Christmas Around the World,? and more.
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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As holidays approach, firms fight back against porch piracy
Warren in the mix for Judiciary Committee seat
Cuban Missile Crisis: In 1962, did a mistake save the world?
His brother?s keeper, Robert F. Kennedy saw conspiracy in JFK?s assassination
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