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People are still trying to escape from their inundated homes, even as a less-ferocious but still potent Harvey returned to shore.
If Boston got 50 inches of rain, ?we?d all be swimming? Subway and road tunnels submerged. The Charles River overflowing. Beacon Hill transformed into an island. But it?s highly unlikely here.
A witness saw the woman take her 18-month-old daughter and try to walk to safety when the current swept them both away.
How Hurricane Harvey could affect flood insurance in Mass. Huge losses from heavy rains are weighing heavily on the government program that provides flood insurance for tens of thousands of Mass. properties.
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With awkward conversations, questionable decor, and limited privacy, a stay at a B&B hardly feels like a vacation.
Boston wax museum revels in the ridicule Officials at the Dreamland Wax Museum say they?re embracing the extra attention from online hecklers who have lampooned its less-than-flattering likenesses.
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I ate like Tom Brady so you wouldn?t have to Ever wondered how the Patriots QB?s TB12 meal kits are? Herein lie the answers.
Patriots? Super Bowl comeback astounded even NFL Films A new documentary details the depth of the ?collective genius? involved in the historic victory.
Looks like Tuukka Rask is also a pretty decent field goal kicker The goalie was one of nine Bruins who attended Tuesday?s Patriots practice in Foxborough.
Deadline nears on Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade A report Tuesday said the Cavaliers had backed off on their demand that the Celtics sweeten the deal.
Facebook?s new office in Kendall Square will bring the number of Boston-based staff to 650.
Questions remain after bizarre Worcester kidnapping Police said a 7-year-old was taken by a family friend without the permission of her parents, and later was thrown off a bridge.
Wheelock could merge with BU, but deal isn?t final Some Boston-area schools have combined in recent years, but mergers in higher education are considered risky and difficult.
Trump says ?talking is not the answer? regarding North Korea President Donald Trump says the US has paid the North Korea what he calls ??extortion money?? for 25 years.
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Most schools that have made changes to policies involving transgender students have been pushed to do so by student activism.
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Novartis wins a landmark FDA approval with first CAR-T cancer drug The treatment genetically engineers patients? own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.
Shooting of teen in Somerville was ?not a random act? Authorities have yet to announce an arrest in the case.
25 years after Ruby Ridge, the radical movement still grows It?s been a quarter-century since an Idaho standoff sparked an expansion of radical right-wing groups in the United States that continues today.
Man fell in nursing home ? and staff didn?t call for medical help Family members are angry after the death of Walter Haddad at a Worcester nursing home. ?They should have called an ambulance,? his daughter said.
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Priests? children live with secrets, sorrow A Globe review finds the children are often denied love and support and pressured to keep the scandal secret. And the church has done absolutely nothing to help.
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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.
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.
An ?old wives? tale? drives calls for tetanus shots amid Houston flooding The suggestions are based on the mistaken belief that contact with floodwaters increases a person?s risk of contracting the infection.
Sale allowed just three hits in seven innings, striking out 11.
The path for the $2.3 billion project has been paved with starts, stops, and turns.
Chicago will always be President Obama?s hometown ? that?s where the Obama Presidential Center is being built ? but it looks like he may be spending a lot more time on Martha?s Vineyard in the future.
A photograph posted on a Facebook event page shows Spicer sitting in the front row, taking photos of the pope with his phone.
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The 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is a full-size SUV, which makes equipping it with a Hellcat engine both crazy and brilliant.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he will establish a panel of experts to provide advice on how to carry out President Trump?s direction.
While AR shows more promise than virtual reality, there has yet to be a ??killer app?? that everyone must have.
What?s to become of Dany and Jon, Cersei and Jaime, Arya and Sansa, the Mountain and the Hound? And who is going to defeat the Night King?
No wonder the line is growing at this spot in the Fenway. There?s a lot to like here.
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As the storm lingers in the region, rainfall has caused major flooding in the Houston area and south Texas, leading to thousands of people needing rescue and evacuation.
