Woman, 81, apparent homicide victim in Needham

Police worked at the scene where a 81-year-old woman was found dead in Needham.

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Police are looking for the victim?s red 2011 Ford Fiesta, with a license plate of 1BD-712.

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Neighbors of the woman apparently murdered in her own home struggled to understand how violent crime had arrived in their community.

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The sudden disappearance of Robert Bray opens a strange new chapter in a saga that began nearly seven years ago at the Oakley Country Club in Watertown.

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There are few in Congress who would dispute that ??the most hated man?? is Senator Ted Cruz.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Germany benefits from a kind of glitch in the global economy, allowing it to export copiously, import little, and pocket the difference.

Here?s a full list of nations the US would join by leaving Paris climate accord

President Trump plans to announce his decision on the agreement on Thursday afternoon.

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President Trump has temporarily waived a law requiring the US to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow will wait out the current political storm to forge relations with President Trump, whom he praised as having a ?fresh set of eyes.?

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Eversource is planning three major projects to improve gas and electric service, but all are facing stiff local opposition.

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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, demonstrating that a new window in astronomy has been firmly opened. As was the case with the first two detections, the waves were generated when two black holes collided to form a larger black hole.

Scientists detect gravity waves from colliding black holes

The discovery of more waves also further affirmed Albert Einstein?s century-old description of how gravity works.

NAMES

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?This isn?t a tragedy by any measure,? the actress wrote on Facebook, apparently referencing her split from Ben Affleck.

Mr. Met, in happier days, entertains the crowd between innings of a game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at New York?s Citi Field on May 25, 2017. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The Mr. Met conundrum: Can you flip someone off if you only have four fingers?

As you might?ve heard, it?s been a rough 24 hours for Mr. Met, the iconic, moon-faced mascot of the New York Mets.

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Laymen with no experience in health care, like the Tkhilaishvili brothers, can open a clinic and financially benefit from the state?s opioid epidemic.

Perspective | Magazine

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Instead of fearing it and dwelling on regrets, let?s embrace it.

June 1 marks the six-year anniversary of a powerful tornado that rampaged 38 miles through Western Massachusetts, killing three people.

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Springfield to observe solemn anniversary of deadly tornado

The tornado in 2011 killed three people and destroyed 75 buildings.

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The popular word game Words With Friends has added one of the internet?s most popular typos in recent days ? ?covfefe.?

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Turning a liability into an asset requires an unusual kind of corporate alchemy.

RED SOX 4, WHITE SOX 1

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The lefthander allowed one run in seven innings and Pablo Sandoval returned with a three-hit night to lift the Red Sox.

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Navratilova wrote an open letter criticizing Court?s comments about same-sex marriage and the LGBT community.

Commentary

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?Name something invented by a woman!? So Mayor Steve Adler did, and much more.

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Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Evan Kuras, Avelino Amado, and Destenie Nock

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Pairing education with research ensures that benefits from science reach the communities where researchers live and work.

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Former House assistant majority leader Garrett Bradley had a pattern of taking actions that advanced his business and personal interests.

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In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

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They have been pushing back hard against motorcyclists demanding the right to ride bareheaded.