Except for playing the blame game, Congress moved sluggishly through the first day of a federal shutdown Saturday.
Democrats vow to block GOP plan to end shutdown A vote on the measure could happen by 1 a.m. Monday, but any plan would need Democratic support.
Tourist sites closed, flyover for Patriots game canceled Attractions operated by the federal government closed Saturday after Congress failed to pass a budget bill, forcing a government shutdown.
Public is upbeat on economy and critical of Trump, poll says Americans are feeling the best about the economy in two decades, according to the ABC-Washington Post poll released Sunday.
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2017 brought women a dizzying array of almost daily humiliations and vindications.
Thousands gathered in the Boston area and beyond on Saturday for women?s marches that sought to build on last year?s events.
Warren?s claims about her ancestry still draw scrutiny There?s a ghost haunting the US senator as she ramps up for this year?s reelection campaign and a possible 2020 presidential bid.
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?It?s not an investigation to find out the truth? Only one of four men who accused state Senator Stan Rosenberg?s husband of assault and harassment has spoken to investigators. The men fear retribution.
In a rare move, O?Malley offers a rebuke of Pope Francis The cardinal on Saturday issued a strongly worded statement criticizing the pontiff over comments he made to sex abuse survivors.
Longmeadow tractor-trailer crash kills driver, injures three A man who was driving a tractor-trailer filled with shampoo on I-91 Saturday was pronounced dead at the scene.
Starts & Stops
Amazon may have given commuter rail to N.H. new breath of life A study of a possible extension of the Lowell line to Manchester and Concord has a surprising new champion.
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Boston?s mayor wants new rules to limit how frequently landlords can offer rentals through Airbnb and similar services.
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With Tom Brady . . . without Tom Brady . . . it doesn?t really matter. The Patriots will win.
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Patriots-Jaguars: What to watch for This game hasn?t gotten as much attention as previous Patriots conference title games, thanks to Tom Brady?s hand injury.
Miocic (12-2 UFC) became first reigning three-time heavyweight belt holder, passing Randy Couture, Tim Sylvia, Brock Lesnar, and Cain Velasquez.
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Methuen?s Calvin Kattar celebrated his TKO victory in a featherweight bout.
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Heavyweight Stipe Miocic held down challenger Francis Ngannou.
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Miocic retained his title.
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Kattar knocked Shane Burgos to the canvas.
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Rob Font of Woburn climbed to the top of the cage after his knockout.
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Abdul Razak Alhassan won his welterweight matchup by knockout.
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Dustin Ortiz (top) and Alexandre Pantoja battled in a flyweight bout.
The TD Garden crowd got behind three local competitors who were on the undercard.
The Pembroke native and 15-year NHL player is sharing his story with area students.
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After his vote on a controversial surveillance program, Moulton is MIA Why did this consistent critic of President Trump team up with more than a few hard-core Trump supporters to hand him part of our privacy?
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He just graduated from Harvard. He?s also undocumented. Will he be deported? Dario Guerrero took his mom to Mexico when she was dying. It cost him his DACA status.
Opinion
Year One of Trump is over. Here?s what changed One year after Trump upended the political world, 10 experts grapple with his presidency.
Travel
Martha Stewart opens up on all things travel Antarctica, Tasmania, and Norway are on domestic diva?s docket in 2018.
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How Lexington?s Pete Holmes got Judd Apatow?s attention An affair ended the evangelical Christian?s marriage and made him question everything he lived by. But out of that wreckage came his hit HBO show and a new spirituality of sorts.
Names
More white men to headline Fenway Only one woman (Lady Gaga) has headlined at the ballpark, and one black person (Jay-Z) co-headlined.
Amid Trump?s inauguration, Russia?s elite anticipated a thaw Prominent Russian business leaders and activists attended inaugural festivities, mingling at balls and receptions.
The Season Ticket podcast Jackie Bradley Jr. On Yankees' Splashy Offseason: 'Paper Doesn't Win Ballgames'
Ideas | David Scharfenberg
Trillions of dollars have sloshed into offshore tax havens. Here?s how to get it back Offshore tax havens are a powerful engine of inequality.
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A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.
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Experts clash on whether hitting the gym helps the brain The disagreement sheds light on a deep ideological schism between equally respected experts about what constitutes proof.
David Pastrnak scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season in Boston?s third win over Montreal in eight days.
The dog fell into the frigid waters near the Eliot Bridge at about 3:50 p.m., the department said.
But will the Needham Street/Highland Avenue plan ease traffic congestion?
A sampling of the market in this neighborhood between Harvard and MIT includes a condo with high ceilings and an apartment with river views.
A look at what the parties are fighting over and what some of the effects of the shutdown are likely to be.
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Ankara launched airstrikes in northern Syria to start its attack on US-backed Kurds.
For now, customers won?t be able to retrieve their garments from Zoots? 18 locations.
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Actors, singers, and athletes are opening their own hotels, restaurants, bars, and stores.
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