Harvard?s push to broaden diversity comes as the Trump administration turns its focus on affirmative action policies.
Trump proposal treats birth control as moral, not public health, issue A proposal by President Trump?s administration would undo the Affordable Care Act?s five-year-old mandate for birth control coverage.
Two conversations President Trump spoke about ? with the head of the Boy Scouts and the president of Mexico ? were not fabricated, Sarah Sanders said.
White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller tore into CNN?s Jim Acosta without really engaging in substance.
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The state?s convention hall operator issued a request for proposals to design a master plan for the 70-acre campus.
Scientists could be able to alter DNA in the future in a way that protects not just one baby from a disease that runs in the family, but his or her offspring as well.
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Politicians from both sides of the aisle are considering a presidential run.
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Deval Patrick would really, really have to want to be president to subject himself to the kinds of scrutiny and attacks he would face.
Kenneth Brissette, who was indicted for allegedly pressuring a music festival to hire union workers, also talked about canceling permits for ?Top Chef.?
Six people, including four registry clerks, were charged with allegedly using the state?s Registry of Motor Vehicles to produce fake IDs for undocumented immigrants.
The victim, a man believed to be in his 20s, may have known the person who shot him, police said.
The 50-year-old Massachusetts man was crushed by a concrete slab, authorities said.
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Forget about building condos or offices at Dry Dock No. 4. The Seaport District needs a signature public space.
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Turns out when superyachts dock in the Hub, they stay a while.
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Heather Unruh says TV newswomen encouraged to dress ?more provocatively? 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.
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Scaramucci says he?s not dating Fox News host He and Kimberly Guilfoyle are just good friends, he says.
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She?s had lunch with male colleagues for years, but now her boyfriend says it?s time to cut it out.
From Seaport shipwreck to fancy furniture: Charlestown woodworker repurposes scraps John Dickey is putting wood repurposed from the 19th century shipwreck on display this month.
Rob Gronkowski has adopted the Tom Brady workout/diet plan About three months ago, Gronkowski started working out with Brady and his trainer, Alex Guerrero.
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The couple were spotted in a liquor store in Maine over the weekend.
Two reporters took to Faneuil Hall on Wednesday, asking visitors what they thought of the new flavors. Here?s what they had to say.
Amazon?s hiring spree could include 700 new jobs in Mass. People looking for work swarmed the massive Amazon warehouse in Fall River Wednesday for a job fair ? part of a one-day recruiting event.
You might say the ACLU isn?t happy about coal CEO Bob Murray?s lawsuit targeting HBO host John Oliver.
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What you do online usually stays online; it?s captured not just by your computer, but by many others.
Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation Wednesday to designate August 19 and 20 as a sales tax holiday weekend throughout the state.
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In powerful ?Detroit,? brutality, outrage, and blind spots The movie?s intentions are pure. The results are enraging, often in accordance with director Kathryn Bigelow?s hopes, sometimes against.
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Wagamama opens in the Seaport Steven Mangleshot, Wagamama?s executive chef of 17 years, who had traveled from London to come to the party, said this location has a perk that the other?s don?t.
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How to navigate the Comm. Ave. construction Public transportation officials are using a variety of measures to minimize the impact to commuters of all types.
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West Mass? Ladder District? Don?t rebrand the state These are ham-handed attempts to make places sounds more interesting than they are.
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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.
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.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
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.
Brady this season will become the 60th player in NFL history, and 19th quarterback, to play at age 40.
By mid-morning, 14 initiative petitions had been filed with the attorney general?s office and posted online.
'Radiant' Maine home of the late E.B. White listed for $3.
Elizabeth Warren, Deval Patrick, and Seth Moulton have all seen some buzz.
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US sales of new vehicles see biggest declines so far this year in July
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.
The work will examine high-stakes situations over the past two decades, which is expected the Russia scandal and the FBI?s probe of Hillary Clinton?s e-mail server.
The amphitheater along the Charles River, neglected and unused for years, is fully renovated and ready to host performances.
In Mass., there are now more than 40 coffee roasters. We spoke with seven to find out what principles are guiding the current coffee scene.
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