The Steamship Authority?s cancellation of two trips Sunday added to local frustration with the transportation agency, whose fleet has been plagued with mechanical problems.
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The Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwest Kenya is a world apart, a holding center for thousands dispossessed by war and conflict. Opportunity knocks rarely here, but a once-obscure New Hampshire university has made it the idealistic focus of its global plans.
North Korea may have offered its clearest view yet of denuclearization This vision may come as a surprise to those who heard President Trump when he said that there was ??no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.??
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On the issues, Deval Patrick and Elizabeth Warren are almost twins. But their contrasting styles offer a window into a debate coursing through the Democratic Party.
Rudolph Giuliani, an attorney for President Trump, said Sunday that he has counseled the president against granting a pardon to his longtime fixer Michael Cohen, at least for now.
Bookstore owner calls 911 when customer confronts Bannon A Virginia bookstore owner called police after he says a customer began harassing former White House strategist Steve Bannon in his shop.
Mitch McConnell pursued from Kentucky restaurant by angry crowd The Louisville encounter was the second time in two weeks that McConnell?s private life has been disrupted by a spontaneous protest.
More South Texas land owners getting letters on border wall More property owners along the US-Mexico border in South Texas have said they?ve received notices from the federal government asking to review their land.
US opposition to breast-feeding resolution stuns World Health officials The US delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations on a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breast-feeding.
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Four boys who had been trapped in a cave in Thailand were rescued with the help of divers. Eight boys and their coach remain in the cave, and officials are planning another rescue effort.
UK police open murder probe as 1 of 2 nerve agent victims dies A woman who was poisoned by a military-grade nerve agent in southwest England died Sunday, eight days after police think she touched a contaminated item that has not been found.
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In backing Gifford for Congress, Fitchburg mayor rebuffed others ? including Marty Walsh The pull for Fitchburg Mayor Stephen L. DiNatale?s political heart strings was not without competition.
At least eight people have died in apparent drownings across Massachusetts since the final days of June.
While a tropical storm warning is already in affect in some southern states, New England will remain largely untouched by Tropical Storm Chris.
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After wowing fans with YouTube videos, Boston Dynamics will try to sell its remarkable robots to a wider market.
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Rick Porcello keeps Red Sox rolling in sweep of Royals The righthander won his third in a row to improve to 11-3 as the Red Sox rallied to finish off the hapless Royals.
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A glimpse of Cirque du Soleil in Downtown Crossing Two performers presented a five-minute showcase of just one of the 14 acrobatic acts in ?Luzia: A Walking Dream of Mexico,? which is at Suffolk Downs through Aug. 12.
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Our Airbnb was stifling. The thermostat was locked and the windows had no screens. Then the stink bugs arrived As convenient as Airbnb can be, a rental also has the potential to go horribly, horribly wrong. Here?s how one man survived a long, hot weekend in a bug-infested Airbnb hell.
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The 20 best beaches to visit in New England The region is blessed with hundreds of miles of shoreline and some of the best beaches in the country. Here are the ones you shouldn?t miss.
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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged He and model Hailey Baldwin have been going steady for all of about a month.
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The Trump NATO paradox Yes, the US relationship with NATO needs fixing, but not the way President Trump wants to do it.
A night of horror, heroism, and tragedy in Coventry Six months after a fire killed a father and his little son, questions still outrun an answer to the biggest lingering question: Why couldn?t they get out?
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Watch ?Runnin??: The opioid crisis hits Somerville ?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.
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.
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The Red Sox made a series of roster moves prior to Sunday?s game in Kansas City.
Throughout an afternoon of performances at the Chinatown Main Street Festival, which drew hundreds of visitors, none charmed the crowd quite like the lion dance.
Mortgage rates have declined in five of the past six weeks, offering relief to would-be home buyers.
Police say an angry Long Island man nearly backed over a campaign worker moments after saying he wanted to kill supporters of President Trump and US Representative Lee Zeldin.
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A nonprofit auto safety advocacy group is asking Ford to recall 1.35 million Explorer SUVs due to continued complaints of exhaust fumes in the passenger compartments
North Korea accused Washington of trying to unilaterally pressure the country into abandoning its nuclear program after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed.
The Globe spoke to Katia Oleinik, manager of scientific programming and applications at Boston University, about why she loves the language of computing.
Light-up basketballs, amazing bubbles, even sloths are having their moment in the sun.
The worst people in TV?s post-millennial era are also the most complicated. Think Livia Soprano or Cersei Lannister.
Family camp-style vacations are wildly popular, fueled by a desire to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life to spend quality time together.
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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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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: watching World Cup soccer, the annual Boston Pride Parade, and protesting gun volence.
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