On a major project, a few percentage points? difference in the price of goods can amount to millions of dollars, increasing costs for both commercial and public projects like MBTA improvements.
With Kavanaugh?s nomination, the focus is on precedent ? and on Roe v. Wade With Roe v. Wade a hot-button issue, Brett Kavanaugh?s views on judicial precedent will get great scrutiny as he moves through the confirmation process toward the Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, White House says Brett Kavanaugh at times reported liabilities that could have exceeded the value of his cash accounts and investment assets.
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Residents in Millville, near the Rhode Island border, lost their municipal trash service and will see more street lights go dark after voters rejected a $1 million Proposition 2 ½ override in June.
A broken rail at Riverway eastbound has forced the suspension of service for track repairs.
Trump back at NATO after rattling allies, condemning Germany Trump, in a series of tweets from Brussels, said that, ??Presidents have been trying unsuccessfully for years to get Germany and other rich NATO Nations to pay more toward their protection from Russia.??
Mass. Legislature could strengthen Charlie Baker?s hand with budget delay The Democrat-controlled House and Senate have taken longer to finalize a budget than lawmakers in any other state.
Lawyers for Rosenberg, Hefner say releasing accuser?s name would level ?playing field? Bryon Hefner and Stanley C. Rosenberg?s moves to publicly unmask one of Hefner?s accusers drew a stiff rebuke from the man?s attorneys.
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Nestor Ramos
The North End uprising that drove the coffee giant away has some troubling implications.
Banks are offering higher interest rates for savings accounts. But you still need to be smart Risk-averse people who have the means to sock away some cash are now able to earn a decent guaranteed return from bank savings, money market, and CD accounts.
Red Sox 4, Rangers 2
In his last start before the All-Star break, Chris Sale got his 10th win of the season after striking out 12 batters in seven shutout innings.
Starts & Stops
Commonwealth Avenue bridge project returns in late July The construction is expected to trigger a wave of traffic disruptions and detours in Boston. Here?s what you need to know.
Stormy Daniels arrested at Ohio strip club Porn actress Stormy Daniels was arrested at an Ohio strip club and is accused of letting patrons touch her in violation of a state law.
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Wealthy George Parkman vanished into thin air one day. Then a janitor started snooping around a Harvard lab and made a grisly discovery.
After spate of shootings, police add bike units to patrol parks and playgrounds Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans announced an increase in bike patrol officers through the end of the summer following a Fourth of July week in which 10 people were shot and three killed.
The company made the announcement late Wednesday, hours after Schnatter apologized for using a racial slur during a conference call in May.
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At $15,000 a night, this is Boston?s most expensive luxury hotel suite The palatial 4,800-square-foot suite includes two bedrooms, a large, open concept living room/dining room/bar, a full kitchen, a multimedia room, 2½ baths, and a private elevator.
Television review
?Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind? isn?t the definitive look at the late comic?s life, but it?s good to see him again just the same.
Love Letters
I?ve always dated guys, but I think I?ve fallen for my female friend They?re friends who share cuddle time. Is there something more going on here?
Opinion | Marc C. McGovern
We?re writing a new law on noncompetes ? let?s get it right Better protections for workers from noncompetes are overdue in Massachusetts.
For refugees in Kenya, an education in hope The Kakuma Refugee Camp is a holding center for thousands dispossessed by war and conflict. A New Hampshire university has made it the focus of its global plans.
Opinion: You can?t tell a book by its cover ? or a disease by Drake?s race Diagnoses based on race are wrong on many levels, writes a Brown University medical student.
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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After two straight bad outings, David Price needs to get back on board with the rest of his winning Red Sox teammates. But he says he?s figured out why he wasn?t pitching well.
In early May, the governor and the head of the State Police promised a crackdown on overtime spending, including a decrease of up to 40 percent in one of its most costly units.
The property, 385 Commercial St., has a Murphy bed for a bedroom and a kitchen with granite counters.
In his statement posted on Twitter, the former secretary of state said the president?s broadside against Germany had weakened the United States.
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Toyota's newest hatchback promises functionality and performance.
Paul Manafort, who asked for a delay citing a lack of access to his lawyers, had more than 100 phone calls with his attorneys in the past three weeks, according to prosecutors.
Some residents in Boston?s downtown waterfront are trying to block the skyscraper from being built, saying it?s too ?grandiose? for the area.
Boots Riley?s ?Sorry to Bother You? is the story of how the leading character struggles at his job until he discovers his ?white voice,? at which point his phone sales take off.
The Sikorskys took over Bradford Camps in 1996. The camp was founded in the 1890s by Will Atkins and has been in constant operation since.
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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
Established in 1992 following the arrival the ?Lost Boys of Sudan? and with a population of nearly 190,000, the UNHCR refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, now resembles a sprawling shanty town.
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