The agency credited Transit Police?s plan that has more officers in the system during peak travel times and cracked down on minor offenses.
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Massachusetts is in limbo after the Trump administration signaled that a recreational marijuana crackdown may be coming.
Ex-Obama spokesman: The media allows itself to be played by Trump?We?ve seen President Trump cynically use the tendency of the press to defend itself. . . to try to distract from the tough questions,? Josh Earnest said at Harvard.
James Comey has been asked to testify before the intelligence committee for its first public hearing on Russia?s interference in the 2016 election.
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Kenneth Guscott was more than a developer. He was a pioneer. Guscott was constructing a metaphorical bridge between Roxbury?s past and its future.
Gay veterans group says it was denied spot in South Boston paradeOUTVETS marched in the parade in 2015 and 2016.
Lawrence and State Police are investigating, according to the Essex DA?s office.
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The proposal means less money for insurance subsidies and MassHealth, affecting low-income residents.
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You might get another savings account to worry about with GOP health planHouse Republicans are proposing a bigger role for health savings accounts in their plan to replace Obamacare.
?Taxi king? Ed Tutunjian to abdicate his throneDeveloper Jay Doherty will buy the erstwhile tycoon?s Fenway properties, medallions, and Boston Cab business for $145 million.
Women are being encouraged to skip work and ditch domestic duties today. Will they do so?
A Day Without a Woman? Restaurants would be paralyzedIf Boston?s female chefs took part in Wednesday?s general strike, the city?s food scene would be hard hit.
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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Hightower is the heart and soul of the defense, the same way another No. 54 was before him.
Lights out at Statue of LibertyThe statue?s darkness immediately drew Internet interest, with its timing leading many to wonder if act was a political statement.
Address: The week in real estateOur weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.
JEFF JACOBY
Immigrant heroes save American livesRsearch confirms that immigrants to the US are significantly less likely than native-born citizens to commit serious crimes or be in prison.
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Two sisters, one house, and a mysteryOver the years Sheryl Waldman faded from view until she vanished, and no one seemed to notice ? until one cold evening last December.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know aboutIf you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
How a biotech billionaire used a donation to boost his businessThe contract for Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong?s gift ensured that $10 million came back to his company.
We tagged along with the Red Sox lefthander on his drive to work at JetBlue Park on a recent morning.
The Boston Teachers Union accused the city of not taking contract talks seriously because it is made up mostly of women.
Reader's hemlock has a white lining along the stem underneath its needles.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in a plaza at Harvard University Tuesday to voice opposition to President Trump?s revised travel ban.
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China also urged South Korea to suspend deployment of a US anti-missile system.
ShaveLogic says it was unfairly targeted by the Boston-based shaving giant in a 2015 lawsuit.
For fans of the 1980s flick, this is a dream come true.
Chefs Jeremy Kean and Philip Kruta started something with their popular Whisk pop-ups.
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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Climbers come to the High Tatras Mountains along the border of northern Slovakia to learn essential climbing skills and practices during winter.
Ground Game
With health care proposal, GOP feels history repeating It wasn?t that long ago that Republicans mocked Democrats about the bumbling way they drafted the Affordable Care Act.
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