Florida defensive back Duke Dawson runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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On day 2 of draft, Patriots go for defense

After trading Nos. 43 and 51, the Patriots took Florida cornerback Duke Dawson at No. 56.

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Tennessee took the defensive lineman 41st overall.

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Brown has spent three seasons in San Francisco, where he mostly played right tackle.

Florida defensive back Duke Dawson (7) warms up before an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina defeated Florida 28-20. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

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Meet Duke Dawson, the Patriots? newest defensive back

Dawson, who was drafted 56th overall out of Florida, played all over the secondary for the Gators.

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Former Boston Police commissioner Robert di Grazia, who died Thursday at age 90, left behind a complex and controversial legacy as a reformer.

scott kirsner | innovation economy

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Two California startups will unleash a fleet of about 2,000 bikes in 15 communities. But will users who can just leave bikes anywhere cause problems?

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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reserved a chair for the late WBZ reporter Lana Jones, who had covered many meetings.

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Providence?s Cable Car Cinema, ?the theater with the couches,? to close

The final day to catch a movie, grab a coffee or adult beverage, and park yourself in a cozy seat is May 27.

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Governor Paul LePage issued an emergency proclamation closing all hunting in parts of Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Fairfield, according to a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

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The decision marks the first time the Jesuit university has revoked an honorary degree, spokesman Jack Dunn said.

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby reacts while being notified a verdict was in in his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. A jury convicted the

Bill Cosby confined to his home as team decries ?public lynching?

The judge ordered house arrest for the 80-year-old comedian and said he would be outfitted with a GPS ankle monitoring device.

N.H. man to be charged with murdering former fiancee in North Andover

Officials have issued a warrant for the arrest of a Merrimack, N.H., man in connection with the death of a North Andover woman whose body was found in her home last weekend.

Tommy MacDonald getting his makeup done for the show in 2010.

WGBH-TV is sued by woodworking show host Tommy Mac

The former host of a popular woodworking show is suing WGBH.

Buoyed by anti-Trump wave, 13 Democrats chase open Third District seat

Thirteen Democrats have spent months ping-ponging across the Merrimack Valley as they vie for the nomination this September to replace retiring Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.

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President Trump?s attorney, Michael Cohen, asked to delay the case after FBI agents raided his home and office earlier this month.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_troope4_met.jpg Take a look at the financial perks State Police troopers enjoy

State Police perks have been thrust into the spotlight after revelations that some troopers are paid $40 a day to drive their own cars to work.

Former State Police colonel Richard McKeon.

Report criticizes ex-State Police head for arrest report rewrite

Former State Police colonel Richard McKeon was wrong to order a trooper to rewrite a report about the arrest of the daughter of a judge, according to a report released Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Gaming_05[1].jpg Wynn Resorts has a new name for the Everett casino

Company officials made the change to distance the project from lurid sexual misconduct allegations against former CEO Steve Wynn.

Talking Shop

A sneak peek at the enormous new Wegmans in Natick

The location is the first two-story Wegmans, and the first in a mall.

RAYS 4, RED SOX 3

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The lefthander allowed three homers and four runs in his second start since returning from a forearm injury.

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For many young people, astrology ? despite decades of well-documented debunking ? remains a shared and popular language.

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Tons of dog waste clogged 3,600 feet of storm drain, preventing rainwater from clearing out of the streets after the string of March storms.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Latest Episode

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After a breakup, we should feel more and think less ? so crank your playlist and let the emotions flow.

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Renée Graham

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Kanye West and Donald Trump have at least one thing in common.

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Recycling Boston?s architectural history one piece at a time

Having spent much of his life collecting the detritus of changing neighborhoods, Walter Santory is blessed with an expert knowledge of architectural history that you can't get from a PhD program.

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