Hundreds currently jailed for certain drug crimes would become eligible to earn deductions in their sentences and apply for parole if new legislation becomes law.
Mixed reviews for Walsh on handling of opioid crisis While some praise the mayor, others blame him for the crowds of people ? clearly in the throes of addiction ? who have become increasingly visible.
Yvonne Abraham
How rage over a woman?s anti-cop Facebook post killed a Lynn coffee shop It?s not enough to just disagree with somebody who says something some find odious. No, angry mobs must be set upon them, to destroy their lives.
Pearson apologized and launched a review of its curriculum Thursday after an outcry over a nursing education book that reinforced stereotypes of religious and ethnic groups.
Congresswoman accuses John Kelly of lying, escalating dispute over Trump?s condolence call Frederica Wilson said President Trump?s chief of staff lied about her role in a 2015 dedication ceremony for a federal building.
Methuen police misled Spanish-speaking suspects, lawsuit says The suit claims the Methuen Police Department had known for more than three years that a translation of drivers? rights given to OUI suspects was incorrect.
GROUND GAME
Is Trump making liberals reconsider George W. Bush? Since he left the White House nine years ago, George W. Bush has largely stayed out of politics. But he stepped firmly back into the political spotlight Thursday.
A playground adjacent to a Belmont elementary school is closed indefinitely after town officials discovered a rat infestation there Thursday night.
Heralded by the booms of a 21-gun salute, the venerable USS Constitution set sail across Boston Harbor Friday morning after being out of commission for three years.
Jury to decide fate of pharmacist at center of meningitis outbreak Glenn Chin was charged with the murder of 25 people who died after being injected with epidural steroids from the pharmacy he supervised.
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SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP
Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing for federal authorities to expedite the criminal investigation of a death at the Bedford VA Medical Center.
Season Ticket Podcast
Tom Brady?s play at age 40 ?astonishing,? Al Michaels says Broadcaster Al Michaels is on the call for this week?s Sunday Night Football game between the Patriots and Falcons.
Somerville?s Amazon bid emphasizes proximity to universities, urban core The city?s bid strings together key development properties along either the Orange Line or the planned Green Line extension.
TALKING POINTS
Amazon pitches from here, there, and everywhere in Mass. The Baker administration didn?t pick favorites among the 26 proposals across the state.
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Bright, daytime fireball streaking over N.E. reported by hundreds Nearly 200 people reported the fireball in the sky Wednesday afternoon as it fell over the Northeast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
Ty Burr
My playlist is possessed One of the songs of the forgotten or never-known artists who haunt these music services long after they?ve died will turn up in my weekly Discovery playlist and I?ll feel a cold wind on my neck.
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travel
Not for the faint of heart, we would be crisscrossing the country, from Beijing in the north, to Xi?an in the center, and to Hangzhou in the south, with a lot of side trips.
Christopher Muther
Three N.E. airports top list of nation?s best. Logan isn?t one of them Logan has been making strides, but was still denied entry into this exclusive clique of top airports, decided by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
Chad Finn | unconventional preview
Don?t call this a revenge game for the Falcons Nothing they do against the Patriots can atone for what happened to them in February.
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Nurse?s aide plays video games while a vet dies at VA hospital The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not ?up to our standards,? but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.
Ideas | Matthew Muspratt
What I saw traveling across America in Google Street View It?s one thing to read about our national fracture. It?s another to actually see it.
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newsroom commentary
Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.
Meet the animal scientist trying to grow human organs ? in pigs Without Dr. Pablo Juan Ross the groundbreaking creation of a part-human, part-animal chimera might not have been possible.
The Celtics coach consulted Frank Vogel, who helped Paul George in his recovery from a broken leg.
Every Thursday the Fairway Restaurant plays host to a group of older aviators from the Cape Area Pilots Association.
The town Nathaniel Hawthorne once described as a ?bare, bleak spot fit, for nothing but sheep?? is still largely off the grid (broadband is available only in town buildings).
Families who have lost loved ones in combat are asking America?s politicians on both sides of the aisle to stand down.
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It may lack the fit-and-finish of rivals, but there?s no replacing an American V8 and a drop-top.
By Wednesday afternoon, Philando Feeds the Children had collected more than $80,000, money that will be used to help students at several schools.
The company said the job reductions would amount to 9 percent of its workforce, but it did not say how many of the cuts would come from Watertown.
In ?Smile,? Roddy Doyle spins the swift and devastating tale of a man who comes to know the consequences of laughing it off.
Andy Serkis?s directorial debut is a based-on-truth drama about a man who overcame the limitations of his disability.
Couple has teamed up with educators from Harvard and MIT to change the way dyslexia is viewed and create a better way to teach.
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The Big Picture
More than half a million Rohingya refugees have flooded into Bangladesh to flee an offensive by Myanmar?s military that the United Nations has called ?a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.?
