An effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act fell short Wednesday, forcing Senate Republicans to consider modestly scaling back the law.
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For the White House, the attacks on the attorney general have touched off a serious problem on Capitol Hill when it did not need any other headaches.
Trump aide calls for inquiry after ?leak? of financial form Anthony Scaramucci?s serrated-edge response was something his new boss might do.
His decision was announced with such haste that the White House could not answer basic inquiries on about how it would be carried out.
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TD Garden representatives acknowledged they have not honored a 1993 law mandating that they hold three fund-raisers a year.
Lawmakers hope to undo English-only education in Mass. Fifteen years after Massachusetts voters pushed bilingual education out of most public schools, lawmakers want to let school systems bring those programs back.
Total Wine wins challenge on discount pricing The huge retailer?s deep discounts do not violate a state law on minimum pricing, a Boston judge decided.
A reduced Dunkin? Donuts menu is coming to some locations Dunkin? Donuts is paring down its menu next month at some of its New England locations.
Two people stabbed on the Boston Common ?I don?t want people to be afraid to come down here,? said Police Commissioner William B. Evans.
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That secret shortcut you?ve been planning? Good luck with that.
?I?m concerned he?s going to abuse again?: Those who say priest abused them criticize his release ?If Paul Shanley doesn?t qualify as a sexually dangerous person, then nobody will ever qualify,? said one attorney.
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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Several players touched on the subject Wednesday afternoon.
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The lefthander dominated the Mariners with seven scoreless innings and 11 strikeouts.
Dan Shaughnessy
Rafael Devers comes shining through The rookie had his first hit, a home run, and went 2 for 4 Wednesday. Here?s hoping he stays with the team.
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He?ll spend three weeks in the woods of New Hampshire tracking birds, hikers, and insects as they create a chorus of music.
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.
Dave Epstein
Different parts of New England will see very different weather this weekend.
A dozen people rescued after boat overturns off Wareham One 8-year-old boy was air-lifted to a Boston hospital.
Rikers inmate slips away from guards, climbs fence, and disappears There was no immediate indication that the inmate was able to get off the island, which was put on lockdown.
Yes, there are ?Make America Great Again? hat cakes, and yes, people seem to love them While the identity of Pickle himself has not been confirmed, one thing?s for sure: People sure seem to love these Trump-themed cakes.
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Opinion | Kathleen Hirsch
Cancer brings it home My friend, and now our ailing senator, bring me back to sanity.
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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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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.
With defrocked priest Paul Shanley expected to be released from jail, a look at some other notorious priests in the Catholic Church?s sexual abuse scandal.
Award-winning garden writer Carol Stocker also talks about those moths you see fluttering about and viruses that can affect your garden.
Here are some answers to questions about the state of the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare.
Russian legislators on Wednesday called for ?painful? measures against the United States in response to plans for new U.S. sanctions.
Criminals are trying to cash in on people?s instant-wealth fantasies.
His ?Who You See Here? gets its world premiere at Martha?s Vineyard Playhouse ? minus the car crash scene.
It seems inevitable a Maine brewer would eventually make a lobster beer. But Tim Adams is not a kitschy brewer, and Oxbow?s beers aren?t gimmicks.
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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