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Sunday?s blaze came after a new apartment building burned in a major fire in Dorchester ? and both projects were built using wood frames.
Spencer police officer shoots, kills man The suspect pointed a pellet gun at the officer, police said.
Taliban takes credit for Kabul blast that killed 24 The attack took place in a neighborhood where several prominent Afghan politicians reside.
Trump adviser Jared Kushner to talk with congressional panels Kushner, President Trump?s son-in-law, will talk to staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee today.
Trump says Republicans ?do very little to protect their President? The president also again referred to the Russia investigation as a ?witch hunt.?
Press secretary?s appearance noted by her new boss Anthony Scaramucci implied that Sarah Huckabee Sanders?s physical appearance is related to how well she does at her highly public job.
USS Constitution floats out of dry dock The historic ship, which has undergone a 26-month restoration, began moving toward the harbor at 11 p.m. Sunday.
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The 87 experimental therapies that could help John McCain ?We?ve learned a tremendous amount about the biology of [glioblastoma],? said Dr. David Reardon, Dana-Farber?s director of neuro-oncology.
He offered her a lift. She allegedly tried to take his child The suspect tried to unbuckle the 1-year-old while the car was moving, police said.
Flesh-eating bacteria nearly kills man who went hiking in N.H. Wayne Atkins thought little of the blisters he had gotten while hiking the 4,500-foot-high Mount Garfield in New Hampshire.
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Few patients are taking advantage of a law that requires emergency rooms to offer substance-abuse evaluations to those who overdose.
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What went down between David Price and Dennis Eckersley Details emerged about the harsh words the pitcher had for the broadcaster during a Red Sox charter flight.
NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
After scouring the trade market for weeks, Dave Dombrowski instead decided to bring the 20-year-old up from Triple A.
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For ?Game of Thrones? abstainers, the show?s return means confusing references, absentee friends, and the admonishments of the ?Thrones?-loving masses.
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Maria Menounos reflects on brain tumor surgery In an interview with NBC?s Megyn Kelly, the TV host and Medford native said her initial reaction to the diagnosis was not what she expected.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Folk festival returns to Lowell this weekend The festival features traditional music, crafts demonstrations, food, art, and children?s activities.
A fresh start for Boston school lunches The city?s new school meal vendor is focused on providing healthy, all-natural meals that students will actually eat.
For those looking to chew on something a little more creative at Eli?s Place, there?s an after-hours special: video game design classes.
Miss Conduct
Plus, what do you do when a sibling is dating someone who hangs a Nazi flag in his home?
Watch the new trailer for the second season of ?Stranger Things? The creators premiered a trailer for the show?s second season at Comic-Con that was so new, even the cast hadn?t seen it.
Here?s what you need this week: a jacket and an umbrella Unusually cool temperatures are expected for most of the week. Temperatures will flirt with 80 on Friday.
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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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Rick Porcello?s record dropped to 4-13 this season.
Radoslaw Czerkawski is charged with abusing a dog so severely that it had to be euthanized.
We bought our first house in 1970. It was listed as a "handyman special," and the ad was not deceiving.
The Senate minority leader warned President Trump against firing the special counsel or pardoning himself.
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No autos are allowed, so grab your favorite walking shoes.
At least 38 people were in the trailer truck, and about 20 were taken to hospitals in critical condition.
The FDA looks poised to approve the first hot-wired white blood cell treatment from Novartis.
Appearing at Comic-Con in San Diego, the actor said Warner Bros. executives have told him that they want him to stay on.
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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A look at the long offensive against the Islamic State fighters to retake the city of Mosul in Iraq. Thousands of civilians were killed and nearly 900,000 displaced.
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