The Governor?s Council formally certified the results of Question 4 Wednesday afternoon.
As pot becomes legal, head shops can drop the smoke screenOf course it was for marijuana. All of it. And at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday in Massachusetts, these stores can finally end their long public wink.
What happens if you?re stopped by police and you?ve got marijuana?
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They sold enough lemonade to give Globe Santa $128 A series of notes, comments, and appointments from along the Globe Santa campaign trail.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has landed a high-profile perch on one of the US Senate?s most powerful committees.
Yvonne Abraham
From Senator Warren, a regret?I think I took it too far,? Warren said in an interview about her ?heated? Facebook post blasting the hedge fund manager.
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A Brandeis professor has traced the image of the blue Star of David framed by two horizontal stripes to late 19th-century North End.
State rules aim to prevent drownings at municipal day campsNot until this year did the public health department start developing regulations to specify exactly how camps should meet state law requirements.
On health care, Mass. looks to Minn. for some new ideasBay State officials head to Minneapolis to study a health care system that by some measures is the nation?s best.
Dave Epstein
We are in store for a round of wild weather swingsNew England weather is rarely dull in the winter, but even by our standards the next several days will be a roller coaster.
Some of the real-life Bostonians whose stories are featured in the Boston Marathon movie attended the premiere at the Wang Theater.
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Tech Lab
The president-elect certainly has given Twitter relevance. But can Twitter profit from Donald Trump the way he?s profited from Twitter?
Trump tries for positive tone at meeting with tech execsDonald Trump called the tech executives gathered at Trump Tower ?a truly amazing group of people.?
Trump adviser shared secrets without permissionMichael Flynn, Donald Trump?s pick for national security adviser, ?inappropriately shared? classified material, though he was never reprimanded.
TV CRitic?s Corner
Presidents and their reality showsWhat if, like Donald Trump, the last eight presidents had executive producer credits on real reality shows?
A fly infestation at Chelsea High School has forced the cancellation of classes for the remainder of the week.
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Opinion | Nicholas G. Evans
The alt-right must be the only people in the galaxy shocked at the parallels between the Nazi Party and the villains in Star Wars.
Yahoo says hackers stole data from 1 billion accountsThe company says it?s a different breach from the one it disclosed in September, when 500 million accounts were exposed.
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SPURS 108, CELTICS 101
The Spurs played from ahead most of the night, taking advantage of Boston?s defensive mistakes.
special report
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.
EDITORIAL
Mass. should compensate those wrongfully convictedThe process for receiving compensation is lengthy and confrontational, and not everyone is eligible, like those who pleaded guilty because of bad legal advice.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7
The San Antonio solutionHow one Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model.
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.
Pittsburgh?s Bryan Rust scored with 3:36 left in overtime after David Pastrnak forced the extra session.
During his tenure as welfare commissioner, Mr. Gallant battled the Legislature over initial welfare reform plans that he considered plagued by loopholes.
As a newlywed in the 1950s, Estelle Bond Guralnick traveled to Paris with her husband, Eugene Guralnick, then a surgeon with Boston?s Floating Hospital.
Mindful of the clock ticking down to a Trump presidency, the Obama administration issued a final rule on Wednesday.
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The self-driving car project that Google started seven years ago has grown into a company called Waymo, signaling its confidence that it will be able to bring robot-controlled vehicles to the masses within the next few years
President Rodrigo Duterte is overseeing a contentious and bloody crackdown on drug dealers and users.
Boston-based Berkshire Group recently became Leggat McCall?s first outside investor, buying a 50-percent stake in the company for an unspecified amount.
For this early-music ensemble, period-instrument polyglotism seems to be the rule.
Dorie Greenspan?s recipes certainly take holiday baking to the next level.
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After weeks of heavy fighting, regime forces pushed to take the last of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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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