The bill is part of a national movement to ease punitive ?tough-on-crime? measures crafted in the 1980s and ?90s.
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Photographer Nicholas Nixon has long been known for his provocative classes at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. But even students awestruck by his work were stunned when he asked them to analyze pictures of his own penis.
Yvonne Abraham
The Wynn mess, and the Mass. Gaming Commission?s big problem It?s possible the state gaming panel will pull Steve Wynn?s casino license, after revelations about him and his company. But it?s also far from certain.
Amherst College student found dead in Mexico did not commit suicide, school president says The football player who died last month in Mexico did not take his own life, and his death remains under investigation, the school?s president said.
Silver Line tunnel closed after concrete falls on platform The T will replace the underground bus service in the Seaport District with above-ground service.
Trump working with governors to send troops to guard Mexican border The head of Homeland Security said some troops could begin arriving as soon as Wednesday night, though other officials cautioned that details were still being worked out.
Wynn construction worker who died after getting injured on the job ID?d as Seekonk man The 56-year-old worker reportedly regained consciousness at the scene before being taken to a Boston hospital, where he later died.
JOAN VENNOCHI
The state Senate spat of Harriette Chandler vs. Karen Spilka Two women are squabbling over the job of Senate president.
At Boston?s Logan, a scuffle involving punching, spitting . . . and hand lotion A University of Rhode Island graduate student was arraigned Wednesday on charges he allegedly attacked a state trooper at Logan Airport Tuesday night.
David Epstein
The current pattern of wintry weather is set to continue until around the middle of April, but the end is in sight.
Tech Lab
Do you have a right to be seen on YouTube? The suspect in Tuesday?s shooting, Nasim Aghdam, seems to have thought so.
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State Police scandals have ignited a long-running tug of war over who polices the several-block South Boston waterfront.
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The win all but clinches the top spot in the East for Toronto.
TARA SULLIVAN
Augusta National?s addition of women?s event is a big step forward for sporting equality With Fred Ridley now in charge, Augusta National has changed.
PETER ABRAHAM
When Price signed with the Red Sox, he said they offered his best chance to win. Two division titles are not enough.
Julian Edelman may have helped prevent a school shooting A threatening comment was left on one of his Instagram posts, so the Patriots receiver contacted police.
What?s that bird call in your backyard? Here?s a brief primer It?s spring and, with the snow mostly fading away, the birds are causing a ruckus in the bushes again. But exactly which birds are you hearing out there?
?Everybody loved him?: The ?Wolfman? at Clark?s Trading Post in N.H. has died Bill Farrand, who played the role of the ?Wolfman? at the family theme park for more than a decade, passed away this week.
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Naval Captain Thomas J. Hudner Jr., a Korean War hero who died in November at the age of 93, was interred at Arlington during an afternoon ceremony.
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?Chappaquiddick? hews reasonably close to those points we know to be true and is juicily provocative about what happened in rooms you and I weren?t privy to.
?Fifty years ago, a great man was stolen from us? State officials gathered for a special ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his death.
Perspective | Magazine
Want to honor Martin Luther King?s memory? Help abolish ghettos. The civil rights icon was devoted to eradicating economic inequality in Northern cities.
Globe Magazine
Laura Benedict thought she?d have to shut down The Red Barn. Then she had an idea that turned into a saving grace.
Music Review
Tuesday night?s fast-paced yet emotionally resonant show at TD Garden was a superlative showcase for ?Melodrama,? her second album.
Here?s a look at the new test menu and where you can find it.
Love Letters
Is he using me in case he can?t salvage things with his wife? My boyfriend?s divorce isn?t final, and I?m angry about time he spent with his ex and their kids.
Love Letters Podcast
Here?s something no one ever taught us: how to break up properly. Meredith Goldstein recalls some of her earliest memories of rejection and talks to breakup experts.
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The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.
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Opinion | Robin Washington
When Winnie Mandela came to Boston South Africa?s militant ?Mother of the Nation? had a complicated relationship with her more conciliatory husband ? and with history.
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One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .
Opinion
Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.
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How CRISPR works, explained in two minutes CRISPR can be tough to describe, let alone visualize. Here?s our take on this powerful gene-editing technique.
Dealing the receiver to the Rams opens up new possibilities for the Patriots as they rebuild their roster.
The future of the Healthy Incentives Program, launched last year, is uncertain.
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Mayor Marty Walsh?s former aide is running for a House seat that includes much of the Merrimack Valley.
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John Schooley was taken into custody after his flight from China landed at the Dallas airport.
Trade tensions, rising interest rates, and a lack of new initiatives from the White House are threatening to end a long bull market.
The Broadway-bound world premiere is slated for June at Boston?s restored Colonial Theatre.
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The Big Picture
Images of pivotal moments in the life of the civil rights leader as we mark the 50th anniversary of the tragic end of his life on April 4, 1968.
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