The GOP-run Senate has rejected a proposal to scuttle Obamacare and give Congress two years to devise a replacement.
Here are some answers to questions about the state of the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare.
Nestor Ramos
Want honesty from Congress? Try spying It can take nearly NSA-level espionage to figure out what?s really going on.
Total Wine wins challenge on discount pricing A Boston judge said the huge retailer?s deep discounts do not violate a state law on minimum pricing.
Nine people were on board the boat when it capsized. As of 5:15 p.m., eight people had been rescued, the Coast Guard said.
Bob Kraft?s advice to President Trump: Tax the rich ?It was a very interesting statement. I feel the same way,? Trump told the Wall Street Journal about a recent conversation he had with the Patriots owner.
Kevin Cullen
A predator walks while his protectors never had to stand The reality is that Paul Shanley ruined countless lives, including Joe Crowley?s, and he was never held accountable or punished for that.
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?If Paul Shanley doesn?t qualify as a sexually dangerous person, then nobody will ever qualify,? said one attorney.
Lawmakers again reject Baker?s plan to rein in health care costs The governor could accept or veto their decision. It was not immediately clear how he would respond.
GOP legislators introduce immigration bill to override SJC ruling Republican lawmakers brought forward a state bill that would allow local law officials to arrest people wanted solely for immigration violations.
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Wahlburgers? brand philosophy transcends celebrity. It?s the type of restaurant their family enjoyed back in the day. Now, its comfort food menu is seeing major success.
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City of Boston
The refurbished third floor lobby makes City Hall?s public entrance more welcoming to the community, the mayor said.
Rafael Devers?s first major league hit is a home run In just his second game with the Red Sox, Devers deposited a 2-1 pitch to straightaway center in the third inning.
ICA faces controversy over painting that isn?t there Activists are calling on the Institute of Contemporary Art to cancel an exhibition of paintings by the artist Dana Schutz.
Dave Epstein
Different parts of New England will see very different weather this weekend.
EDITORIAL
Trump?s cruel, unnecessary transgender ban President Trump?s decision on transgender service members looks like an ugly appeal to shore up his base, and chip away another piece of President Obama?s legacy.
GROUND GAME
Donald Trump?s decision to jump the gun on that policy announcement had opponents steaming and D.C. insiders scratching their heads.
That secret shortcut you?ve been planning? Good luck with that.
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Marilynn is 75. Sheila is 80. Together, they star in the upcoming PBS show ?Food Flirts,? an eight-episode series debuting on July 28.
Amazon will make thousands of job offers, including at its location in Fall River, as it holds a giant job fair next week at warehouses across the US.
?Whitey? Bulger?s handler given 2039 parole date Former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr. won?t be eligible for parole until 2039 for his role in a 1982 slaying orchestrated by Bulger.
Improperly installed exhaust pipe ignited massive Dorchester fire, commissioner says Boston Fire Commissioner Joseph Finn said workers saw and smelled smoke for more than an hour before alerting firefighters.
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Esperanza Spalding is a Harvard professor The school announced this week that the 32-year-old Spalding was named a Professor of the Practice.
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Charlie Baker and the ?MassHealth switcheroo? When it comes to access to medical care, it?s gut check time in America ? even in Massachusetts, the cradle of health care reform.
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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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What realtors and sellers are required to disclose to buyers ? and what they aren?t There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
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How did biotech become a Hollywood supervillain? It?s become cinematic tradition to treat biopharma as the bad guy, pushing ethical limits in pursuit of profits.
The team?s three-week struggle coincides with a decline in performance by its younger stars.
The 10-alarm fire burned through a luxury apartment complex that was under construction at 20 Cooper Street.
Aaron Hernandez?s home is back on the market after an agreement to sell it for $1.3 million fell through.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has been discharged a month after he was shot and is now beginning rehabilitation, a hospital said.
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Getting around the vicinity of the Commonwealth Avenue bridge will be hectic starting this week. The Commonwealth Avenue bridge replacement project begins at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, and will continue through 5 a.m. on Monday, August 14. The existing bridge, which was built around 1965, is in poor condition and the superstructure is [?]
The scandal involving Cardinal George Pell has stunned the Holy See.
The decision, which comes as technology for electrical cars improves, follows similar moves in France and Norway.
Married for two years, the stand-up comics bring some expertise to the topic of relationships.
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The 17th FINA World Championships are underway in Budapest.
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