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During a year in which violent crime overall fell by 7 percent and the number of homicides remained mostly stable, the death toll among some of the city?s youngest residents is alarming.
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17 people were injured Friday when two Mattapan trolleys collided, marking a day when the MBTA?s first serious winter test this season also saw long delays and backups.
Workplace bullying remains in the shadows As workplaces of every imaginable kind are rocked in the national reckoning over abuses of sex and power, some say another, related issue waits in the shadows.
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We?ll get to happy Himalayan yaks and some Buddhist meditation in a minute, but first this cold-related news.
White House fires all HIV/AIDS advisory council members The council has advised the White House on HIV/AIDS policies since its founding in 1995.
Mar-a-Lago gives Trump a respite - and his staff a headache To the chagrin of many aides, Mar-a-Lago is also the place where President Trump is often his most unrestrained and unfettered.
Summoned by a prank call, Kansas police kill a man at his front door Police officers raced to the scene and surrounded the house. A man emerged and the police commanded him to put his hands up. Moments later, an officer fired a deadly shot.
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Gloucester police grow beards, raise $4,750 to arrest childhood cancer Gloucester police officers will greet the new year sporting bushy beards and curly moustaches, all for a good cause.
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Does Boston deserve its racist reputation? Here are 11 takeaways from the Spotlight Team?s attempt to answer that provocative question.
How Dr. Phil?s recovery venture trades on his show?s clout One Florida facility that Dr. Phil endorsed on his show as one of the best in the nation has a troubled owner and has had scores of teens go missing in the past two years.
NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to dive into the major storylines ahead of the last Patriots game of the regular season.
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Three establishments lay claim to being the oldest bar in Boston. But in a city meticulous about its history, the truth is hard to come by.
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Ty Burr?s top 10 movies of 2017 The best movies of the year managed to keep audiences rapt while pulling the rug out from under their expectations and assumptions.
Dinner With Cupid
They met before Cupid set them up. But only one of them remembers it. Will their history be too awkward to overcome, or is it a good sign of preexisting attraction?
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Should I ask my baby-sitting client for the money she owes? I was (probably accidentally) underpaid, and what?s bugging me isn?t the amount ? it?s the principle.
With the publication of her latest book, Ms. Grafton?s alphabetical series had reached ?Y Is for Yesterday.?
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UMass takes on the challenging online market The University of Massachusetts has hired a CEO for its online programming ? the challenge will be to turn a promising idea into much-needed revenue.
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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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Stem cells for heart failure? Buyer be wary A study of 30 clinics paints a dismal and worrisome picture of this unregulated industry.
The Patriots linebacker did his talking regarding his exit from Pittsburgh on Instagram.
Before Thursday, the lowest high temperature recorded on Dec. 28 in Boston, in 1924, was 18 degrees.
Amy Sinni, resident and mom, really appreciates the city?s diversity. Read more about this community and others at realestate.boston.com.
It was standing room only at St. Gregory Church in Dorchester for the funeral of the former politician.
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Edmunds looks at several advanced safety technologies that are increasingly showing up in new cars
Former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah will head the West African nation?s first democratic transfer of power in more than 70 years.
Networking, new years resolutions for women in business, and other notable events and things to know.
Marie was a child star of the 1920s and 1930s who endeared herself to TV fans on the classic ?60s sitcom that featured Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.
Josh Singer wasn?t sure he wanted to work on another movie about journalism. Then ?I got the call from God,? he said ? meaning Steven Spielberg.
From Boston to Westwood, cities and towns around Massachusetts are planning to celebrate the start of 2018 (or, perhaps, the end of 2017).
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