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Election Day registration motivates voters to show up

Following a court decision last week, Massachusetts is under pressure to join more than a dozen other states ? including Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont ? that have the policy.

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President Trump said a bill imposing sanctions on Russia, North Korea and Iran is ?seriously flawed? but signed it ?for the sake of national unity.?

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The Salem politician will co-headline the Polk County Steak Fry of the Iowa Democratic Party.

Olivia Almonte donated blood at the Lowell Community Blood Drive at the Tsongas Center on July 19.

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Blood shortage has Red Cross calling for more donations

They are calling it a ?blood emergency.?

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Commuters heading into the city Wednesday morning found themselves in good company, as the eastbound lanes of the Pike became congested early on.

Traffic was heavy Tuesday on the Massachusetts Turnpike, in the area of the Commonwealth Avenue bridge and the accompanying lane reductions.

I-93 commuters to Pike travelers: Welcome to our life

For some drivers in Boston, every day is a bad traffic day.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has offered reassurance to North Korea that ?we are not your enemy,? as the Air Force conducted its fourth test launch this year.

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The Dow Jones industrial average is trading above 22,000 points for the first time.

The Trump presidency

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?I?m actually the guy who introduced him to the president,? Brown said in a radio interview.

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The former first daughter thanked ?ushers, butlers, maids, chefs, florists, gardeners, plumbers, engineers & curators for all you do.?

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City officials said at Tuesday?s National Night Out that they want to maintain contact with the community, not foster antagonism.

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?I placed two kitchen knives ? one under my bed and one near my door,? Derek Cunningham told a jury Tuesday.

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Meet an MLK Scholar turned community activist

Watch Darius Davis talk about his journey of personal success and community outreach.

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Molly Burhans used cutting-edge GIS software to map the global Catholic church.

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This woman is trying to map the global Catholic Church

She is creating a first-of-its-kind digital map of the global Catholic Church to advance Pope Francis?s call for action on climate change and care for the poor.

Would you remember what you said 30 years ago?

More than 30 years later, three jurors appeared in court Tuesday to answer allegations that a conviction may have been tainted by racism.

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It?s not clear if dressing ?more provocatively? was a directive from the WCVB-TV bosses, but it?s obviously not something Heather Unruh was interested in doing.

TV Critic?s Corner

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For the cranky fogeys among us railing against the degradation of English, watching so much get lost in translation on this TV show feels like a win.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck?s mother, Christine Anne Boldt, in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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Ben Affleck enjoying ?summer of love? with new girlfriend

The couple were spotted in a liquor store in Maine over the weekend.

Alex Speier

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In his last three games entering Wednesday, he is 4 for 11 with two doubles, a homer, and two walks.

Dennis Eckersley acknowledged cheers from the Fenway Park fans during Tuesday?s game.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Eck does not want to ?talk it out?

The Hall of Famer also said he has no intention of changing his broadcasting style.

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Globe photographer gets a bath courtesy of Red Sox

Matthew J. Lee wasn?t just photographing a a celebration Saturday night, he was (inadvertently) part of it.

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Retail pot sales became legal in Las Vegas on July 1, but there?s almost nowhere for tourists to consume it without breaking the rules.

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A goat owned by The Goatscaping Company, based in Plympton, apparently had a tough day at work before wandering off the job site Tuesday.

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The act recognizes the ALS awareness and fund-raising campaign and its co-founder Pete Frates.

People are stocking up on the new Polar Seltzer flavors like the apocalypse is coming

It?s happening again. What?s in that water, exactly, that?s making people go so crazy?

CAMBRIDGE, MA - 7/18/2017: THE NEW BIKE LANE on Brattle Street by Harvard Square has cars driving down the bike lane, delivery trucks parked in the middle of the roadway, passenger vehicles stopped in the bike lane dropping off bags, bikes travelling on the car lane with cars that swerve out of the bike lane and pedestrians jaywalking and passing through the bike lane. () SECTION: METRO TOPIC

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In Cambridge, a new bike lane and a plea for (gulp) patience on the roads

A two-directional bicycle lane on one-way Brattle Street has tensions between bikers and business owners high.

The Conservatory Lab Charter School. The school?s leader Diana Lam, earned more money than Superintendent Tommy Chang.

?I should have gotten paid more,? says one charter school leader

Leaders of the city?s 16 charter schools are among the highest-paid public school officials in Boston, according to a Globe review.

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Here?s a close-up view of the Julian Edelman-Stephon Gilmore scuffle

The receiver and cornerback landed a few haymakers at practice Tuesday before being separated.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

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WATCH: The man with the most famous brain in science

Colin Holmes never planned for his brain to go viral, but it?s showed up in over 800 scientific papers.