The Desperate and the Dead
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Often ignored by the public, in some quarters, chronically homeless people loom like giants, challenging and sometimes overwhelming those charged with sorting out their problems.
Business leaders are anxious to avoid an angry call from the president-elect?Right now, you just want to stay out of the line of fire,? said one former chief executive.
Donald Trump remains producer on ?The New Celebrity Apprentice?Donald Trump is gone from the boardroom of NBC?s reboot of ??Celebrity Apprentice,?? but he?s kept a business connection to the reality show.
8 charts that show the effect of climate change on Boston A city report released this week proposed nine locations in Boston for flood-protection interventions.
Biogen trial data boosts hopes for its Alzheimer?s drugThe Cambridge biotech said more than 100 patients who kept taking the drug in an ongoing study showed continued improvement.
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Inside TSA, the agency we love to hate With a history of dysfunction and new calls to privatize, can the agency?s big plans to make airport security less miserable get off the ground?
Marriage takes work, or so they say. But 75 couples who gathered Thursday at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel make it look easy.
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Harbaugh-Belichick relationship? It?s trickyThe Ravens coach stands by his criticism of the Patriots? trick play in a 2015 playoff game, but insisted he has a lot of respect for the New England coach.
The power of will | Chapter 5
Out of options, a father sees one way forward: start a drug companyMeryl Witmer and Pat Lacey needed to start a drug company to continue giving a promising drug to children with a rare cancer. It could easily take years. They had 106 days before their supply ran out.
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$15 minimum wage could squeeze workers on public assistanceFor some families, the boost in pay could mean the end of hundreds of dollars a month in government benefits.
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John Herschel Glenn Jr. ? twice an astronaut, four times elected to the Senate, once a presidential candidate ? died Thursday in Ohio.
Local sleep specialist recalls wiring John Glenn for space flightAs he prepared for his historic return to space at age 77, Glenn surprised researchers who analyzed recordings of the iconic astronaut?s body at rest.
Adrian Walker
Baker wants to prove he?s tough on spending, but at what cost?A culinary school in the South End braces for the impact of losing $300,000 in state aid.
PVRIS, Cousin Stizz, Meghan Trainor win big at Boston Music AwardsThe winners of the 2016 Boston Music Awards were announced on Thursday night.
The US Senate approved a broad defense bill that includes language compelling the Pentagon to buy American-made athletic shoes for military recruits.
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Boston officials are hoping to replicate parking successes in Los Angeles and Seattle.
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Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.
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Who will stand up to Donald Trump?He?s the most dangerous man in America and no one is challenging him. Why?
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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.?
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.
David Pastrnak scored twice for Boston.
The fox didn?t react like a wild animal would when caged, approaching handlers for food and curling up for a nap.
This three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom, 2,428-square-foot custom-built log cabin in Stoughton is set beside a pond, on 2.5 acres of land.
For the time being, the Golden State remains the nation?s political odd-ball.
Edgar Welch expressed some regrets but refused to completely dismiss the false online claims involving a child sex ring that brought him to a D.C. pizzeria.
When the deal was announced, days before the presidential election, leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee issued strong cautionary statements about it.
Dutch pianist Reinier Van Houdt?s performance of Michael Pisaro?s ?Green Hour, Gray Future? invited the listener into an untethered state of hyper-sensitive listening.
How to tell a relative that you can no longer fund fancy dinners.
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Thousands gathered in Hawaii Wednesday, 75 years after the attack that drew the United States into World War II.
Ground Game
Convenient truths about Al Gore?s meeting with Donald TrumpThree things are absolutely incredible about this meeting.
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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