Russia?s foreign minister had previously said Moscow was weighing the move in response to sanctions leveled by President Obama.
US gives detailed look at Russia?s election hacking A 13-page joint analysis by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI officially tied intrusions into the DNC to Russian hackers.
Wind advisory issued for Greater Boston Wind gusts may reach 57 miles an hour between noon and 5 p.m., the National Weather Service said.
How much snow fell in your town? The Boston area was mostly spared while accumulation was the highest in Central Mass.
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State House rally planned to protest delay on marijuana stores On Wednesday, the half-dozen legislators still present on Beacon Hill passed a measure delaying the opening of recreational marijuana stores by six months.
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Fix the pot law, but not in a smoke-filled roomBeacon Hill lawmakers should ensure that any changes follow normal procedures.
Charlie Baker says he?ll attend Donald Trump?s inauguration?As governor of the Commonwealth, with an invitation like that I plan to honor it,? Baker said.
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Owen Higgins, 17, died in a Falmouth car crash Dec. 22 with his best friend, James Lavin.
Kennedy grandson arrested in Aspen bar fightPolice say John Conor Kennedy, 22, was arrested after a bar fight in the tony resort town of Aspen.
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In local sports, the hot-takers are winning We may complain about the antagonists, but we?re the ones subsidizing them with our unrelenting attention.
Beyond pills and shots, what options do pain patients have? Team-based pain care that empowers aching patients is effective, inexpensive ? and hard to get.
Michigan just banned plastic bag bans The new law will prohibit local governments from banning, regulating or imposing fees on the use of plastic bags and other containers.
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The Weekender: A happy new year, a list of resolutions, and a bit of Cumberbatch The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your New Year?s weekend.
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The top 10 most popular stories from arts this yearThere were a couple of themes in the top stories: ?Hamilton,? ?Harry Potter,? the Afflecks, and ?Spotlight.?
The past year?s wild, weird and wacky Boston business storiesFrom dinosaurs to doughnuts, here are just a few local business stories that caused us to raise our eyebrows.
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The Top 10 most popular Love Letters of 2016Which of the love problems addressed by Meredith Goldstein was the most popular of the year?
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Trump and climate change ? a vicious circleIt?ll be highly ironic if, instead of curbing the flow of immigrants, Donald Trump?s climate policy ends up accelerating it.
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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 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.
Boston nearly erased a 20-point deficit in the second half, but a slow start couldn?t be overcome.
Federal prosecutors say the 191 mitigating factors proposed to spare Sampson?s life have unfairly tilted the deliberation process in the defense?s favor.
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 2,744-square-foot home in Belmont is within walking distance of the town center and minutes from the Alewife MBTA station.
With a Republican in the White House, lawmakers will have the opportunity to pull off something they?ve wanted to do for years.
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Gunfire was the common factor in nearly half of all police deaths this year.
A large steel fixture caps a quixotic five-year campaign for the last name to be made whole again on the old brewery?s smokestack.
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With Carrier, Trump exposes rift between unions and leadersSomehow Donald Trump, who claims a net worth of $10 billion, was standing up for the little guy, against their own union boss.
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