Harvard grad students vote to unionize

Nearly 5,000 teaching and research assistants join the United Auto Workers, a union with blue-collar roots that has become a bastion of academic organizing

10/22/2015 Plymouth, MA â?? Director of Regulatory & Performance Improvement David Noyes , <cq>, talks about Dry Cask Storage during a tour of the Entergy Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, MA on October 22, 2015. Each of the 3 casks contains 68 fuel assemblies, they rest on a 4 foot thick pad made of reinforced concrete and steel. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station started operation in 1972 and will close no later than June 2019. The the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently designated Pilgrim one of the nationâ??s three least-safe reactors. ()

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Environmentalists want nuclear waste moved

As sea levels rise at an accelerating rate, Pilgrim officials are considering whether to move spent fuel to higher ground.

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The North?s official Korean Central News Agency said the suspension of nuclear and ICBM tests went into effect Saturday.

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The episode is yet the latest reflection of the regard with which Trump holds the Russian leader.

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A federal judge said there were ??gaping holes?? in Michael Cohen?s request for a delay and it was not enough for his attorney to file a statement on his behalf.

The owners of Black Market, a pop-up meeting place for black businesses, were disturbed by the

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Facebook temporarily removes Black Market Dudley?s page

A company spokeswoman said Facebook ?mistakenly took down the page? for a reason unrelated to the ?White Lives Matter? graffiti found outside the pop-up shop.

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US District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton told attorneys Friday he is weighing whether or not to allow a subpoena of the records of Howard Cooper, one of Joyce?s defense lawyers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_06bls-6_metro.jpg Dorchester Academy scheduled to close

Superintendent Tommy Chang will present his plan to the School Committee next week. The school, which caters to students at risk of dropping out, has been under state scrutiny.

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Kevin Cullen placed on administrative leave

The integrity of each of our journalists is fundamental to our organization. In light of questions that have publicly surfaced, Kevin Cullen has been placed on paid administrative leave while a thorough examination, involving a third party with expertise, is done of his work. We will be transparent with the results of the review.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/19/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/InfinityWar5aa86b6fdaeb52.jpg Talking with Chris Evans about Captain America

The Sudbury native is back as the shield-wielding superhero in ?Avengers: Infinity War.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Walker_042018_20drugrooms_11657x.jpg Heard in the halls of biotech: I?ll meet you in the Valium room.

Developing drugs is a serious business, but many Massachusetts biotechs go for the quirky when they name meeting rooms.

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If you time it right, escape the city, and get a little bit lucky, astronomers say you?ll be able to watch a meteor shower light up the sky early Sunday.

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Orange County tests Democrats? hope for a suburban blue wave

Democrats running in 2018 House elections, including an Elizabeth Warren protege, look to capture a stronghold in affluent Republican communities.

Red Sox 7, A?s 3

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The Red Sox have outscored their opponents, 34-6, in the first four games of their road trip

NBA playoffs: Bucks 116, Celtics 92

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bosmil8_spts-001.jpg Energized Bucks shut down Celtics in Game 3

Milwaukee ended the first quarter on a 23-7 run and never looked back to cut the series to 2-1.

Lexington, MA -- 3/27/2018 - Vito LaMura makes a Meals on Wheels delivery to Sally Neale in Lexington. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: xxmealwheel Reporter:

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For those who receive ? and deliver ? Meals on Wheels, more than nutrition is on the menu

For hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts, many of whom are hungry and isolated, Meals on Wheels is a daily human connection to the outside world.

Boston, MA - 4/18/2018 - An Embr Wave, a device that straps to your wrist like a watch to help change the feel of your body's temperature, is displayed in Boston, MA, Apr. 18, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Climate control on your wrist from Somerville-based company Embr Labs

The Embr Wave, a device that straps to your wrist like a watch, functions like a personal thermostat and can cool you off or warm you up.

Adam Himmelsbach

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/kreiter_jaysontatum1_spts.jpg Jayson Tatum is at the door. ?He has a passion to be great?

The Celtics rookie once had to knock on a neighbor?s door to ask for food. Now he?s on the threshold of NBA stardom.

Avicii was a pioneer of the contemporary Electronic Dance Movement and a rare DJ capable of worldwide arena tour.

EDM star Avicii has died at age 28

The Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Muscat, Oman.

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Two black men were wrongly accused of not paying to use a gym in New Jersey and subsequently had the police called on them.

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According to the Associated Press, prosecutors said Mack told recruits that they were joining a female mentorship group.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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How climbing mountains and other ?breakup accomplishments? can improve self-worth after a relationship ends.

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The costs of blocking financing for a new natural gas pipeline in New England ? both financial and environmental ? are already piling up.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who found adventure in Milton

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 . . .

Sean Gannon?s funeral service was held at Saint Pius X Church on Thursday.

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A man determined to choose violence. A cop determined to live a good life

Only three years apart in age, the police officer and the career criminal accused of killing him could not have been more different.

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The Big Picture: Monday in photos

Thousands of runners competed in miserable weather conditions during the 122nd running of the Marathon.

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

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