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Federal regulators Friday approved a Biogen Inc. drug as the first treatment for spinal muscular atrophy.
Carrie Fisher remains in intensive care unit, brother saysCarrie Fisher?s brother says the actress is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after suffering a medical emergency.
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The 30-member Black Alumni Advisory Council is just starting to go public with its outreach efforts to current students and the larger school community.
Trump calls Putin election remarks 'so true!'Donald Trump reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin?s comment that Democrats are ??humiliating themselves.??
Rockettes won?t be forced to dance at the inaugurationThe Radio City Rockettes were plunged into a maelstrom of social media outrage Friday.
Punter?s Pub could become a Northeastern dormThe college says it doesn?t yet have plans for the site of a popular campus bar it bought Wednesday.
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It?s not just a movie. It?s personalThere are some who think ?Patriots Day? was produced too soon and others who think it should not have been made at all.
Owen Higgins, 17 of East Falmouth, died from his injuries at Hasbro Children?s Hospital in Rhode Island.
Writing ?About the House,? forced the 34-year-old actress-comedian Jenny Slate to take inventory of her life.
Dudley reaches deal on proposed Muslim cemeteryAfter months of acrimony, negotiations have produced a deal that will permit an initial small cemetery with the right to expand later.
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The Tree of Christmas: When a child is rememberedThe tree of Christmas has the symmetry of an arrow leading the eye to the heavens and the spirit to a star ? the Star of Bethlehem.
Boston Pops help make a musical wish come trueThe Boston Pops brought a special guest on stage at Symphony Hall Friday evening, granting the musical wish of a 15-year-old tuba player from Texas who has cystic fibrosis.
The story behind the first ?Matzo Ball?An estimated 100 marriages have emerged from the Matzo Balls, including the founder, Andy Rudnick who met his wife on Christmas Eve in 1997.
TV Critic?s Corner
On cable, Fox News wins the yearIt was the most-watched basic cable network in primetime during 2016.
Boston Beer is on track to report its first annual revenue decline since 2003, when the brewer was one-fourth its current size.
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Patriots? keys to victory over the JetsAn improved Patriots pass rush could make life miserable for inexperienced Jets QB Bryce Petty.
Love Letters
Only one of them is in the wedding partyI don?t want to interfere with his friendship with the groom, but I am having trouble accepting him playing a major role in their wedding after the way I was treated.
Small retailers shift plans as online sales growJAM Paper now gets so much of its revenue from online sales that the company has scaled back from five stores to one.
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Overdue justice (sort of) for Nile RodgersNile Rodgers will finally, sort of, get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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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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The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7
The San Antonio solutionOne Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?
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.
The Thunder guard had 20 points to Thomas?s 18 in a dizzying final frame.
The ?friendly apricot-hued rooster? was found on the side of the road by a bystander and taken to an MSPCA farm in Methuen.
Hey there, home buyers looking for $350,000 houses: Yes, there definitely are some options in the area (though, yes, they can be somewhat hard to come by).
When Michelle Obama considered the daunting prospect of becoming first lady, she purposely avoided turning to books by her predecessors for guidance.
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A few years back, motorists leaving Rte. 95 and driving down Rte. 1 South in Westwood could look to the right and see a group of businesses: a daycare center, menswear store, pool and patio company, and some warehouses. David Rosenberg, president of Prime Motor Group, who drove by daily, instead saw that large parcel [?]
The 93-second clip features US Embassy employees and consular officials across Japan mimicking dance moves from a popular Japanese television series.
Of particular concern are leftover narcotic painkillers such as Oxycontin, Percocet, and Vicodin.
There?s a good turnout to support kids with disabilities.
There are plenty of excuses to avoid a workout ? feeling self-conscious is right up there. Enter Aurum, a fitness line from Weston native Alissa Pool.
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A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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