CIA pick vows not to restart Bush-era interrogation program

At her Senate confirmation hearing today, Gina Haspel says she won?t restart a controversial post-9/11 interrogation program if she?s confirmed to lead the CIA.

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President Trump tweeted that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is returning from North Korea with three American detainees, who ?seem to be in good health.?

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Chelsea police say Geraldo Reyes slashed the throat of a waitress who confronted him after he refused to pay his bill.

ADL boss says students in Arlington can un-learn hate after graffiti incident at high school

Police found the inside and outside of the school had been vandalized with swastikas and anti-gay slurs.

Francis P.

Former mob boss feared murder victim would testify against him, prosecutor says

Francis ?Cadillac Frank? Salemme had been led to believe that Steven DiSarro cooperating with the FBI in building a case against him.

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NBC undertook an internal investigation after Matt Lauer, the former ??Today?? show host, was fired amid harassment complaints.

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Massachusetts is embarking on an unprecedented experiment in racial and economic justice.

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President Trump said Tuesday he is pulling the United States out of the landmark agreement to curb Iran?s nuclear weapons program, shaking up international efforts to bring stability to the Middle East.

Renée Graham

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Compared to other grifters and incompetents connected to this presidency, Sanders is ruthlessly efficient.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

?Thanks for playing, Don?: Mitch McConnell campaign mocks Don Blankenship?s loss in W. Va.

A Mitch McConnell campaign Twitter account posted a meme following the election results.

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Ayyadurai ? who has three MIT degrees and no political background ? apparently doesn?t go by the usual standards to measure support.

Pan-Roasted Icelandic Cod At Il Capriccio.

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Globe Magazine

How does a restaurant survive for decades? These 10 have a winning formula

With new spots opening all the time, it?s not easy to keep a restaurant going for decades.

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Officials in Sheffield are looking into whether the monument to a supposed 1969 alien encounter must be moved from what is believed to be public property.

Names

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Tom Putnam has also served as director of education and public programs at the National Archives and Records Administration and of the presidential library system,

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Sure enough, just one tap on the tree, and a greenish, yellow cloud of pollen puffed into the air.

Fontaine?s sign is installed on the Rose kennedy Greenway.

Neon signs from Boston?s past now illuminating Greenway

It?s not a mirage: that really is the long-gone Fontaine?s sign that used to signal the proximity of southern fried chicken going up on the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

ANDREW MAHONEY

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It?s happened only a few times, the most recent in 2003.

SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son.

?Oops?: Walmart?s biggest deal ever announced early by SoftBank CEO

This isn?t the way multibillion-dollar deals usually get announced.

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One restaurant?s problems show the realities for businesses in the evolving district, where people of color occupy a tiny fraction of the market.

South Boston Bypass Road was first created in 1993 as a commercial highway during the Big Dig construction, and it has remained closed to non-commercial traffic since.

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5 things we can do to fix Seaport District traffic

The traffic in the Seaport has gotten worse. But there are things we can do about it.

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The first lady is once again facing accusations of plagiarism. This time, she?s firing back at her critics.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/IRON%20MANF-6602771.jpg ?Iron Man? suit disappears from LA movie prop facility

The suit, said to be used in 2008?s ?Iron Man? is valued at 325,000.

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It was an entirely routine moment: Four people exited the home they had rented on Airbnb in Rialto, Calif., and loaded suitcases into their car.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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It?s easy to say you?ll remain chummy with your ex. It?s much harder to actually do.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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Opposition to the plan to rebuild the Long Island Bridge underscore the work that Mayor Walsh needs to do to sell Boston and Quincy residents on the project.

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

The Big Picture

Roberta said goodnight to Connor after his 13th birthday party. Earlier, he had a conversation with an imaginary friend of sorts about why he couldn?t move back home. ?You?ve been too unsafe,?? he said. ?You could really hurt Mom.?? But later, in bed, Connor told his mother he really wanted to come home. It?s a familiar conversation. ?I tell him that it?s not safe for anyone right now, including him, but when it is, he can come home,? she said.

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Connor Biscan is learning to rise

He is a boy easy to love, and also a heart-testing puzzle to those who love him.

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