The university is preparing for what is likely to be the fiercest attack yet on its use of race in drawing up each freshman class.
AT&T-Time Warner merger approved by federal judge The move could usher in a wave of media consolidation while shaping how much consumers pay for streaming TV and movies.
Harvard Pilgrim CEO resigns over questionable behavior Eric Schultz had led the Wellesley-based company since 2010, succeeding Charlie Baker.
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Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey alleges that Purdue, as well as 16 current and former directors and executives, led a widespread deception that contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Whole Foods offers free 2-hour delivery in Boston Amazon customers who have Prime memberships will be able to get their groceries delivered gratis from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Some say Braintree traffic would go from bad to worse if Amazon opens shipping center The 250,000-square-foot facility is proposed near Five Corners and South Shore Plaza.
Hundreds were delayed by this morning?s Green Line breakdown. The cause isn?t yet clear A 2½-hour service outage stranded passengers, clogged the system, and kept many from getting to work on time this morning.
Homicides up, total shootings down in Boston Homicides are up in Boston when compared to last year, while the total number of shootings are down and the number of gun-related arrests has remained the same.
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Walsh officially endorses Zakim over Bill Galvin for secretary of state It was only a matter of time before Mayor Walsh officially endorsed City Councilor Josh Zakim in his upstart race for secretary of state.
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A beam that supports a new steel grid above the stage failed, raising the question of whether the world premiere at the refurbished theater might be affected.
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Maine is making history with a new voting system. It could also vote to never do it again As Mainers head to the polls Tuesday, they won?t just be voting, they?ll be participating in a first-of-its-kind experiment in state politics.
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Upending decades of US defense posture on the Korean Peninsula, President Trump is stopping the annual US-South Korean war games and wants to remove US troops from the region.
Five things President Trump said about Kim Jong Un and North Korea that have critics seething Decades of fraught relations with North Korea didn?t seem to stop Trump from publicly heaping praise upon Kim.
Experts at Boston-area universities Tuesday reacted both cautiously and skeptically to President Trump?s meeting with Kim Jong Un, saying it hadn?t produced much of substance.
Ivanka Trump quotes a ?Chinese proverb,? but China is baffled Ivanka Trump celebrated her father?s landmark meeting with the leader of North Korea after decades of hostilities between the two countries by quoting what she called a Chinese proverb.
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A Canadian senator also thought Justin Trudeau was meek and mild. Then Trudeau kicked his butt.
Years after online chat rooms went the way of the belt-beeper, group chatting seems to be making a triumphant return.
Regarding James?s free agency, the Celtics point guard said only, ?We?ll see what management decides.?
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The lessons learned in the big leagues, including those of teammates J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts, wouldn?t be possible in the minors.
The life of the US?s most accomplished male skier has taken more twists and turns than a steep giant slalom.
The three-hour show, the first of five in Boston, ended with a free-for-all conversation about race, gender, and politics.
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Think prices at the pump are high now? Wait until you hear what could be coming down the pike.
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Playing piano at Dana-Farber, he sees improvisation is not just for jazz His audience of cancer patients helps each other muddle through the songs of their lives, even when they don?t know the next note.
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Executive producers, including Tom Werner, have pitched a project to ABC that would continue the Connor family story without Roseanne Barr.
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A propaganda win for Kim Jong Un North Korea wanted the respect that came with being seen as equals to the United States. And Trump delivered.
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
Love Letters Podcast
Getting over a breakup Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.
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Calling all foodies Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.
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Jaimee was beloved. Jaimee was struggling. Then Jaimee was gone. Her family threw everything into solving the first mystery ? who killed her. The second was so much harder. How could they live on without her?
Opinion: the shameful practice of using lobotomies to treat ulcerative colitis The now-discredited notion that the disease is caused by an individual?s character or emotions led to heinous treatments.
The rumor mill was cranking last week, but it was all bull. That?s good, because the Patriots are so much more interesting with their star tight end.
Some 250 elite crime fighters from a dozen states and Washington, D.C., descended on Boston for a conference on methods for preventing terror strikes, mass shootings, and other catastrophes.
The unit has three bedrooms, three full baths, and 3,064 square feet of living space.
Gun control, reining in health care costs, and taxing Airbnb rentals are among the many bills pending before the July 31 deadline.
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Andrew Baker told officers he was entitled to the camera, according to police.
The Trump administration on Monday slapped sanctions on several Russian companies and businessmen.
After a week of teasing, the venerable breakfast chain announced what the ?b? stands for.
It was a spirited performance of fundamentally gloomy material.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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This lone county jail in a remote corner of Appalachia offers an agonizing glimpse into how the tidal wave of opioids and methamphetamines has ravaged America.
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