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Richard Nixon?s attorneys tried to answer that same question more than four decades ago.
Trump tweets that he has ?complete power to pardon? True to form, Donald Trump called the Washington Post?s story about presidential pardons ?fake news.?
With the departure of communications officials, including Sean Spicer, and a legal adviser, President Trump may be looking for a reset.
Trump?s new communications director has Boston-area ties As of Friday, you can find him in the West Wing, but Anthony Scaramucci spent his formative years in the Boston area.
Kushner omitted dozens of financial holdings from disclosure, new form shows Jared Kushner failed to disclose dozens of financial holdings that he was required to declare when he joined the White House.
Nick Cyr
New Hampshire State Trooper Nick Cyr reeled in a 646-pound bluefin tuna while fishing on Tuesday afternoon in waters off Rye Harbor.
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West Virginia man indicted on fraud charges tied to stolen Gardner paintings Todd ?Mordokwan? Desper was indicted on four counts of wire fraud and attempted wire fraud.
Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after quake Residents and tourists were too afraid to return to their homes and hotels, camping out instead in parks and olive groves.
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
The governing principle at Camp Moosilauke, one of the oldest summer camps in the United States, is simple and astonishingly successful: Let boys be boys.
Red Sox 6, Angels 2
On cruise control, the Sox beat the Angels, 6-2. Games rarely are that easy.
Ari Schultz, 5-year-old heart transplant recipient, dies Ari?s story went viral in March when his parents posted a YouTube video, telling him he would be receiving a new heart.
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The ?loser?s curse? might be more myth than reality now.
MBTA readies new system for verifying passengers? payment The MBTA will soon require passengers to show tickets before boarding commuter rail trains at North Station.
Harvard women?s groups frustrated by efforts to ban them The university?s effort to crack down on all-male final clubs could have a disproportionate impact on women.
48 people rescued in one day at Hampton Beach At Hampton Beach in New Hampshire, 48 people were rescued from rip currents on Wednesday.
After a 26-month long restoration project, the USS Constitution will launch back into the Boston Harbor on Sunday.
A Patriots lineman got an interesting response from Elon Musk about a hyperloop Guard Joe Thuney wanted to know if the proposed hyperloop might someday include stops in Boston or Providence.
UK palace releases Prince George?s 4th birthday portrait The son of Prince William and his wife Kate celebrates his birthday Saturday.
What?s the secret to living to 110? Ulla Lund, who resides in Waltham, is about to join the ranks of supercentenarians.
Ty Burr
Movies worth finding on Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes Since it?s a slow week, and a hot one, here?s Ty Burr?s latest rundown of what he?s been finding interesting on the various streaming menus lately.
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For Mission Hill, a senseless loss to gun violence Andres ?Cholo? Cruz?s death speaks to the harsh and often random nature of gun violence, made all the easier because of ready access to illegal weapons.
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.
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On cruise control, the Sox beat the Angels, 6-2. Games rarely are that easy.
The state bar has been asked to investigate two former state prosecutors who worked on the Amherst drug lab case.
We bought our first house in 1970. It was listed as a "handyman special," and the ad was not deceiving.
Kennedy offered encouragement to John McCain, who has been diagnosed with the same cancer that claimed the life of her husband.
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Janee Harteau resigned amid calls for new leadership following last week?s shooting death of an unarmed Australian woman.
Lyft riders in Boston will be able to hail a self-driving car by the end of the year.
Isabella d?Este and Josquin des Prez were on the program for Thursday night?s concert.
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