President Trump said the military ?cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.?
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Is health care for transgender service members prohibitively expensive? No. At least two studies in recent years have found that the cost of medical care for transgender service members would be minimal.
After winning a dramatic initial vote, Senate Republicans will see if they can pass a bill, but were met with an early setback Tuesday night.
James Pindell | Ground Game
Why Trump can?t just say, ?Jeff, you?re fired? Here are three problems the president would have in firing the attorney general.
Caught on hot mic, New England senators unload on Trump Susan Collins of Maine and Jack Reed of R.I. discussed the federal budget ? and the president?s lack of familiarity with governing.
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Worcester man held without bail in Vanessa Marcotte murder Police arrested Angelo Colon-Ortiz after his DNA allegedly matched with traces found on Marcotte?s hands.
The boy was standing in front of his house when someone drove by and shot him once in his left leg, police said.
Fish spilled across Route 24, blocking morning traffic along the Southern Massachusetts freeway.
Officers in Virginia say they discovered the intruder, along with a backpack, clothing and bedding.
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Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said workers saw and smelled smoke for more than an hour before alerting firefighters.
Officials ask for public?s help in Waltham ten-alarm fire investigation Waltham and Massachusetts fire officials asked for public help in determining the cause of a massive apartment blaze Sunday.
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Turning a shabby beach house into a waterfront paradise It was dark, drab, and decrepit, but the new owners went to great lengths to save it.
Dan Shaughnessy
There?s fun in watching these Red Sox play follow the leader Friday night will be interesting when the Sox return to Fenway with David Price on the mound.
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The Red Sox added a solid big leaguer who offers arguably the best insurance policy on the trade market.
South End renters on the brink of eviction Residents of a Harrison Avenue row house face eviction after its owner accepted a $2 million offer.
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Maître d? ends long reign over a Boston bastion of couth Louis Risoli has been maître d? and fromager at L?Espalier for 34 years.
Oops: Rick Perry duped by Russian pranksters impersonating Ukraine leader Perry spoke to the pair about the Paris Climate Accord and the possibility of using pig manure as a power source in his 22-minute conversation.
Suspect in N.H. gym beating wanted revenge, authorities said Court records say Jordan Lamonde targeted the woman to get back at her ex-boyfriend?s brother. The accuser, muttering a barnyard phrase, eluded reporters.
Panthers rookie dropped off at training camp by mom Curtis Samuel?s mother needed the car ?so she?s driving it back,? a Panthers reporter said.
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VA secretary widens probe into troubled N.H. hospital David Shulkin said he wants a review of care at the Manchester facility to be ?comprehensive, transparent and brand-new.?
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Research isn?t tainted just because industry picks up the tab Is research funded by Big Alcohol inherently biased? Not if it?s done right.
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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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Chris Sale will be on the mound for today?s matinee as the Red Sox look to avoid a sweep in Seattle.
For the first time, government officials overruled a recommendation by a panel that oversees East Coast fishing issues.
Aaron Hernandez?s home is back on the market after an agreement to sell it for $1.3 million fell through.
Cindy Friedman was chief of staff for Ken Donnelly, who died in April.
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