Despite Boston?s reputation as a liberal bastion, the region?s power base remains largely white men. Blacks? political achievements are more occasional than institutional. There are no black faces in Massachusetts? congressional delegation, nor among statewide officeholders, and the only black to win election to statewide office since 1972 is former governor Deval Patrick.
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Step away from Bourbon Street, and a trip to New Orleans can be a spiritual, magical experience.
A hot attraction among Boston?s many: obese squirrels Boston?s plump squirrels have visitors ? and residents ? marveling.
?We?re going to rebuild the FBI,? Trump says ahead of speech to academy President Trump reiterated that ??there was no collusion?? between his campaign and the Russian government.
Trump judicial nominee fumbles basic questions about the law A clip of one of the president?s federal judicial nominees struggling to answer rudimentary questions about the law garnered well more than 2 million views in a matter of hours.
Democrats accuse Charlie Baker of supporting Roy Moore, whom he called ?unfit? for office Those attacks have not settled well with at least one Democratic political figure ? US Representative Stephen Lynch.
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Matt Damon says there?s a ?spectrum of behavior? when it comes to allegations of sexual misconduct ?There?s a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation,? Damon said Tuesday on ?Popcorn with Peter Travers.?
One incident involved a playwright who says the actor exposed himself to her in a New York hotel room when she was 16 years old.
10 festive holiday activities for you and the kids Need family-friendly ideas this holiday season? Look no further.
The Steelers offensive tackle and Army veteran appreciates Tom Brady?s connection to the military.
Sean Spicer might think Charles Dickens? Christmas classic is an actual book of carols Of course, he may have just been trying to make a joke to begin with, right? No one can really be sure.
Snow arrives as the work week ends Greater Boston faces more bitterly cold conditions Friday as meteorologists warn that the evening commute will likely be impacted by a fast-moving snowstorm as the work week ends.
Bain is taking over Harvard endowment?s real estate investments The Boston private equity giant is using its deal to manage Harvard?s holdings as a way to build a real estate business.
One person was killed in a fire in Oxford, one of four major incidents firefighters faced across the state overnight as temperatures dropped into the teens.
At ESPN, the problems for women run deep The unforgiving culture at the sports media behemoth has led some women to feel pressured to hide pregnancies or take short maternity leaves. One anchor even did her scheduled broadcast while she was having a miscarriage.
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Duncan Ketter worked for his money, six days a week, at a rental car company. He believed in the power of education, enrolling in college, hoping to become an engineer.
The number of children under the age of 17 killed or wounded by gunfire in the United States is astounding.
It?s been 25 years since he killed a Tufts graduate. He was sentenced to life Thursday For 25 years, James Witkowski had escaped punishment for raping and murdering Lena Bruce inside her South End apartment.
The FBI has begun looking into allegations that Bryon Hefner, husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg, allegedly assaulted several men and boasted of his influence on Beacon Hill.
One person died in a multi-alarm house fire in Oxford Thursday night.
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Sand in the gears of climate change The state House of Representatives should approve a bill passed by the Senate to establish a long-term plan for climate change.
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He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.
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The Steelers should have a tough time stopping the Patriots. But the Patriots should have a tough time stopping the Steelers.
This marks Attorney General Maura Healey?s third lawsuit against the education department under the Trump administration and Secretary Betsy DeVos.
I spend a healthy amount of time bed hopping. I knew good bathroom design. I?d seen it in rooms in Hong Kong, Lima, London, and Montreal.
President Trump thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for remarks he made Thursday ??acknowledging America?s strong economic performance.?
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A breakdown of the good and bad on the Jeep Compass.
An Islamic extremist suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed at least 18 people at a police academy in Somalia?s capital on Thursday, authorities said. The Somalia-based al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility.
Kellogg hopes the new store will be a place where millennials want to buy cereal by the bowl and then hang out.
As allegations of sexual harassment and abuse permeate every field, it raises questions for critics.
The world of our corporate media conglomerates just got smaller and more tightly controlled.
What is the point of traveling the world if you can?t share it ? or boast about it ? with deskbound friends back home?
In wake of #MeToo, a new spotlight on harassment in biomedical science Dr. Reshma Jagsi published a survey last year on harassment in the lab, and has found her research has gotten a second life.
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California is dealing with another round of disastrous wildfires.
