Rosenberg cited for ?failure of judgment?

In disturbing detail, an 80-plus-page report from the Senate Committee on Ethics describes how the former Senate president?s husband repeatedly injected himself into Senate business.

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The report portrays a Senate president who appears to have been both worried about the damage his erratic partner could do and willfully blind to it at critical moments.

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A state senate committee said it found Rosenberg gave Hefner ?unfettered? access to his official Senate e-mail account, and the report includes new allegations of sexual assault.

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?I want to roofie [a senator] and make a sex tape,? Bryon Hefner wrote in a May 2016 text to his husband, then-state Senate president Stanley C. Rosenberg.

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State Police to activate GPS in cruisers, restructure staff

A Massachusetts State Police Troop F vehicle parked at Logan Airport?s Terminal A.

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Top State Police brass will be able to more closely keep tabs on troopers, and members of the problem-plagued Troop E were officially disbanded.

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Here?s a rundown of some of the reforms being made at the State Police amid a wave of recent scandals.

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Chelsea firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze engulfing at least two three-story buildings, officials said.

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New poll shows Elizabeth Warren leading the N.H. Democratic primary field

When Warren is added to the pack of candidates, she leads former vice president Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and five other potential candidates, a new poll says.

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Cobb has been the point person for the President Donald Trump?s White House regarding special counsel Robert Mueller?s Russia investigation.

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President Donald Trump said ?at some point? he would have ?no choice but to use the powers granted to the Presidency and get involved!?

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Two Supreme Court decisions may point the way to an answer.

Randolph man charged with taking cancer-stricken grandma for ride to withdraw cash

Patrick Laubenstein was later arrested in Milton on multiple charges, including abuse/mistreatment of an elderly person.

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Boston, MA: 5-2-18: The Red Sox Mookie Betts (50) rounds first base as he watches his bottom of the 7th inning home run,his third round tripper of hte game leave the yard. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Kansas City Royals in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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RED SOX 5, ROYALS 4

Mookie Betts?s three homers power Red Sox past Royals

Betts went 4 for 4 and belted three solo homers as the Sox took the homestand finale.

BOSTON, MA - MAY 02: Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox hits a solo home run during the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on May 2, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)

Another three-homer game gives Mookie Betts a Red Sox record

Betts became the only Red Sox player to have four three-homer games when he clubbed three on Wednesday.

Boston traffic in the Leverett Circle area.

When it comes to states with most aggressive drivers, Mass. doesn?t crack top 10

Residents of Massachusetts could be forgiven for being shocked by data compiled by Boston?s GasBuddy.

Georgia running back Sony Michel runs doer a first down during the first half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Alabama Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots made some good moves in draft, including Sony Michel

Taking a high-performance running back is a good way to reduce wear and tear on an aging QB.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiWeather05.jpg The heat is on: Boston surpasses Miami?s heat on warmest day of 2018 yet

Boston was one of the warmest cities in the country on Wednesday afternoon, with the temperature rising higher than in Houston, LA, Atlanta, and even Miami.

A parking lot in the Seaport District will become the site of a new building for Amazon.

Mass. will spend $20 million to bring Amazon to the Seaport. Here?s what that buys

The unusual arrangement with a private retailer probably will result in lower rent for the giant company.

SAN RAFAEL, CA - APRIL 23: Romaine lettuce is displayed on a shelf at a supermarket on April 23, 2018 in San Rafael, California. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising American consumers to throw away and avoid eating Romaine lettuce, especially if its origin is from Yuma, Arizona as investigators try to figure out the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 53 people in 16 states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

First death reported in romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Massachusetts was also added to the states with reported cases.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by ETTORE FERRARI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9657258cn) Georginio Wijnaldum AS Roma vs Liverpool FC, Rome, Italy - 02 May 2018 Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum (R) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the 2-1 lead during the UEFA Champions League semi final, second leg soccer match between AS Roma and Liverpool FC at the Olimpico stadium in Rome, Italy, 02 May 2018.

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Liverpool advances to Champions League final

After holding off Roma in the semifinals, Liverpool will face two-time defending champion Real Madrid on May 26.

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Love Letters Podcast

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It?s tempting to think you can undo a breakup. And maybe you can, but odds are you?ll need time, distance, and lots of life in between.

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Brokaw?s real problem is that #MeToo continues to toss all misconduct allegations into one salacious pot.

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California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its plans to scrap standards on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, which help set gas mileage rules

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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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To commemorate Earth Day on Sunday, a look at transforming landscapes around the world bursting with color as warm weather approaches.

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