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President Obama issued an emotional defense of his vision to Americans facing a moment of anxiety and a dramatic change in leadership.
Trump briefed on claims Russia has compromising infoPresident Obama and President-elect Trump were made aware that Russia had collected salacious personal information about Trump, officials said.
Donald Trump, who has promised to throw out the Affordable Care Act, did not bring up his plans to ditch the law, Dr. David Torchiana said.
Sessions vows to stay independent from the White HouseDonald Trump?s nominee for attorney general, Senator Jeff Sessions, sought to dispel Democrats? portrayal of him as a conservative zealot Tuesday.
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Mayor Alex Morse believes the recreational marijuana industry could be the cure for the city?s woes.
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Is Bob Kraft?s hoped-for soccer stadium in Dorchester dead?After more than a year of discussions, the effort to build a home for the Revolution has gone nowhere.
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After the charter defeat, what?s next for urban education?Can Massachusetts find a politically plausible way to foster urban-education improvement?
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In Trump?s middle America, a sense of optimism?I?m feeling good about America,? a small-business owner in Bellevue, Ohio, said.
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The parents of severely ill children are hoping Beacon Hill will raise reimbursement rates for nurses who care for kids in their homes.
Makeshift knives and shivs, metal bars: Inmates were armed during revoltForty-seven inmates inside a unit at the state?s maximum-security prison wrecked the area during a three-hour siege.
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The rusty-patched bumblebee once thrived from Maine to the Midwest. Now, the furry insect is on the verge of extinction.
Historic parish records shed light on region?s pastA collaboration is putting more than a century?s worth of the Catholic Church?s records online.
Close encounters of the asteroid kindA previously undetected asteroid that could rival the size of a mid-sized Boston office building passed by Earth within half the distance of the moon.
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A day after abruptly shutting down its ?adult? advertisement sections, a US Senate committee accused the site of electronically editing ads to cover up illegal sexual activity.
So, what?s up with David Ortiz?The retired Red Sox star is not playing in the World Baseball Classic, according to reports.
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Aly Raisman to appear in SI?s Swimsuit issueThe Needham native and her Olympic teammate Simone Biles posed for the magazine, on newsstands next month.
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She loved him, and he died in the Holocaust. Now her son is bringing his music back to life.A tale of young love drove a son on an eye-opening journey. And in the process, a musical legacy that was all but lost has been found, and a life revealed.
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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.
Some patterns emerge in examining the history of teams that have upset No. 1 seeds in the playoffs since 2000.
About 8,300 of the tumblers were sold between September and November, Dunkin? said.
This Marshfield 13-acre compound with river views and 9,733 square feet of living space is more like a private retreat than a house.
Hearings for Betsy DeVos, Andrew Puzder, and Representative Mike Pompeo have all been pushed back.
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More than 100 million vehicles involving 17 automakers have been recalled worldwide.
Roof stood impassively at the defense table as the verdict was announced, fiddling with papers at his fingertips.
January is the busiest month of the year for job searches and hiring at many employment sites and staffing firms.
Monmouth University will house written works, photographs, and other memorabilia from the rocker?s career.
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Tthe newly proclaimed 1.9 million-acre National Monument will preserve a photographer?s checklist of high-desert drama.
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History shows how the Sununus earned their political dynastyAs voters rejected the political dynasties of Clinton and Bush, N.H. put back in power one of the most successful last names in state history.
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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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