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Oscars a ready platform for outrageThe last time the country was in this much of a mess when Oscar night rolled around was 49 years ago.
What do they think about ?Manchester by the Sea? in Manchester-by-the-Sea?The locals will be rooting for Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, and director Kenneth Lonergan to win on Sunday.
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Even when fans rationally grasp the risk to individual competitors, we can?t help but feel that hard hits enrich the spectacle.
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Red Sox are a global brand. But it didn?t happen without Yaz.Carl Yastrzemski and the Impossible Dream season of 1967 changed everything for the Red Sox.
?What?s most important to underscore is that our commitment to a non-discriminatory experience is unwavering,? Rakesh Khurana said.
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A study from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council showed that there may be too much parking in several cities close to Boston.
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Nerd Nation calculates that it has arrivedMore than 3,300 nerds came to Boston to celebrate their eccentricities.
Kennedy tells NAACP of hope in ?dark and difficult times?The congressman spoke about safeguarding minority rights under the Trump administration.
When Trump, Cabinet diverge on foreign policyWorld leaders are trying to unlock the puzzle of when to take Trump at his word and when to believe his surrogates.
Perez, the first Latino chair of the committee, defeated Representative Keith Ellison in a contentious race.
28 hurt when car plows into New Orleans parade crowdA suspect is being investigated for DWI, according to the city?s police chief.
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Striking a blow for privacy at the airportImagine an airport customs agent scrolling through your cellphone?s camera roll. It shouldn?t happen.
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Doctors admonish us to leave earwax alone. Why won?t anyone listen?Few pieces of medical advice have been so consistent for so long, and so ignored.
BYU?s Eric Mika scored 29 points as the Zags dropped their first game of the season.
The findings came after Register of Probate Felix D. Arroyo was suspended from his elected post.
Organizers are seeking ways to tell a complicated story, and plans have a multicultural and international outreach.
The quaint, quiet coastal town of Manchester-by-the-Sea is a well-kept secret no more, thanks to the recent Hollywood film that takes its name from the place.
A senior GOP lawmaker agreed that a special prosecutor should investigate claims of interference with the 2016 election.
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A $150k Maserati is missing after police in Florida say a man conned a salesman during a test drive
Officials estimate dozens of fighters and sympathizers remain in hiding in ?liberated? eastern Mosul.
The store at Dedham?s Legacy Place, which officially opens Tuesday, was filled Saturday,
An app designed to enhance the audience experience will be featured at a performance of David Bowie?s ?Blackstar.?
Some may seem extreme, not for the activities they promise, but for their very, very short durations.
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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At Donald Trump?s press conference, an airing of grievancesThe president turned a press conference into a festivus holiday ? an airing of grievances.
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