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.
?A point of crisis?: Trump directs troops deployed to border One congressional aide said that lawmakers anticipate 300 to 1,200 troops will be deployed and that the cost was expected to be at least $60 million to $120 million a year.
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Silver Line on regular schedule Thursday morning The Silver Line tunnel reopened Thursday morning, and buses are expected to operate on a regular schedule.
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.
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.
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
With more snow on the horizon, region waits for warmth 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.
Dunkin? Donuts is testing something called ?donut fries? and other eccentric snacks in Boston Here?s a look at the new test menu and where you can find it.
Boston?s Taj hotel to get an overhaul, possibly with some of Mark Zuckerberg?s money A private equity firm connected to the Facebook founder made a $190 million investment in the Arlington Street landmark hotel.
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Schools are turning to high tech to keep students from buying meals off campus.
Get Smart
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.
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.
Joe Kennedy talks politics and chapstick with Jimmy Kimmel ?When are you going to run for president?? Kimmel asked the Massachusetts congressman Wednesday night.
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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.
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State Police scandals have ignited a long-running tug of war over who polices the several-block South Boston waterfront.
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.
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The win all but clinches the top spot in the East for Toronto.
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Laura Benedict thought she?d have to shut down The Red Barn. Then she had an idea that turned into a saving grace.
?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.
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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EDITORIAL
VA leadership requires more than the Trump shuffle The Department of Veterans Affairs is the second largest in the federal government. Its next leader should get a full hearing before Congress.
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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 . . .
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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.
Eileen Perini drew inspiration from her son David, who died of cancer at 26, to support pioneering efforts to improve the quality of life for cancer survivors.
What's the difference between appraisal vs. assessment? How does they factor in the list price? For more expert advice, go to realestate.boston.com.
Domestic manufacturing has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance, but the Trump administration?s latest trade maneuver could upend that success.
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After leaving $50-a-night rental, he had no fixed D.C. address for a month
The state Senate has approved its version of a bill that would extend the 5.7 percent hotel levy to Airbnb and similar businesses.
Tuesday night?s fast-paced yet emotionally resonant show at TD Garden was a superlative showcase for ?Melodrama,? her second album.
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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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