In many ways, the nation?s capital on Wednesday appeared utterly normal. But underneath it all is a capital in chaos.
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Democrats redoubled demands for investigations of the administration?s ties to Russia, and Republicans found themselves on the defensive.
Intelligence officials fear the move could curtail their independence and reduce the flow of information that contradicts the president?s views.
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Kellyanne?s a liar and ?SNL? was sexistThe ?Saturday Night Live? skit featuring Kellyanne Conway as a sex- and limelight-obsessed woman was creepy.
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How to keep data leaks from getting out of hand Privacy-conscious app makers have been working the problem for years, but even the best are still far short of ideal.
MIT professor working with Uber to address racial biasAn MIT professor said the companies quickly got in touch to talk about research that found a pattern of discrimination in the industry.
2 women, 1 man arrested in N. Korean?s death in MalaysiaSouth Korea?s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, said Wednesday that North Korea had been trying for five years to kill Kim Jong Nam.
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Thirteen winters ago, Maura Murray crashed her car on a sharp turn in N.H. When a cruiser arrived shortly after, she was gone.
Mix of snow and rain to slush up Thursday morningThursday should clear out by the afternoon, but that doesn?t mean Boston will get a good look at the sun.
Lahey is one of several US hospitals that provide specialty care in Bermuda ? a venture that put it at the center of a federal lawsuit.
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Protests and a false fire alarm disrupted a Harvard event featuring divisive former drug executive Martin Shkreli Wednesday night.
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Expect to see a book and film about TB12The writers who brought us ?The Fighter? and ?The Finest Hours? are teaming up with two authors to bring the quarterback?s story to life.
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Celtics defeat 76ers at GardenMarcus Smart continued his sparkling play with a career-high eight steals to go with 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
A Russian shadow grows over the White HouseThe Trump White House is facing dueling scandals ? both related to Russia.
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Editorial: Are Senate Republicans finally waking up? The collapse of Andrew Puzder?s nomination hopefully is a sign that the Republican Senate is waking up.
A life taken, but also a life lostHow did 14-year-old Raeshawn Moody wind up becoming among the youngest to face a murder charge in Boston?
Broad Institute prevails in heated dispute over gene-editing patentsCRISPR genome editing is expected to be a multibillion-dollar annual market, and the Broad has won a key victory.
With Claude Julien running their arch-rival, the Bruins are facing new pressures.
The land and the people of the far northern reaches of Vermont were muses who stoked his creative fires through the fiercest weather.
This 9,500-square-foot Victorian home in Minneapolis, Minn., would be quite impressive even without a Hollywood connection.
??Do not allow those which destroy the earth, which destroy the environment and the ecological balance, and which end up destroying the wisdom of peoples,?? the pope said.
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A dealership general manager, an analyst, and a safety official weigh in.
The launch was high-risk because the satellites could collide with one another if ejected into the wrong path.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that Fed officials do not feel the bond holdings should be reduced until the Fed has raised its benchmark rate.
Actors? Shakespeare Project is staging a production of ?Edward II? that explores the tension between public expectations and private desires.
The first episode of the new season premieres March 12.
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.
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Communists say the schools are an extreme example of ?patriotic education,? but critics condemn as little more than brainwashing.
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The making of a so-called White House controversyHere?s one theory behind what?s going on over Senator Richard Blumenthal?s meeting with the Supreme Court nominee.
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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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A family?s heartbreaking search for Maura
After nearly four weeks of Trump presidency, chaos abounds
Kellyanne?s a liar and SNL was sexist
Republican frustrations build over crisis atmosphere at the White House
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