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Her colleagues hope Senator Karen Spilka?s ascension will mark an end to the drama in the chamber.
3-year-old boy killed when van jumps curb in South Boston A 3-year-old boy died after being hit by a van Wednesday in South Boston. ?It?s everybody?s worst nightmare,? said Police Commissioner William Evans.
Two shot, one fatally, in Dorchester Officers responded to a report of two people shot at 138 Norfolk St. shortly before 11 p.m., Superintendent-in-chief William Gross said at the scene.
Three-alarm fire damages South Boston homes Firefighters were called to Boston Avenue about 2:45 a.m. and found large flames that had begun in one of the buildings and spread to a second.
Wide gap in Boston?s homicide clearance rates draws questions Boston has the biggest disparity among major US cities in arrest rates for white and black homicide victims, according to The Washington Post.
5th trooper facing charges in State Police overtime scandal Daren DeJong is the fifth current or retired trooper to face charges in the broadening scandal that has rocked the state?s top law enforcement agency.
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The recording shows President Trump directly involved in talks about whether to pay the Enquirer for the rights to the woman?s story.
House Republicans move to impeach Rod Rosenstein A group of 11 House Republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller?s investigation.
White House bars CNN correspondent from open press event A CNN correspondent says she was barred from attending an open press event at the White House because of questions she asked the president earlier in the day.
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Dozens attend vigil for 15-year-old Cambridge girl who died in apparent assault Mourners turned out in Cambridge on Wednesday night to remember the girl, who fell Sunday and died the following day.
The Tannery owner is sued for alleged discrimination Hicham Ali ?Sam? Hassan allegedly denied service to an African-American man and a Middle Eastern woman at The Tannery.
Lawmakers move to repeal law that allowed some veterans to evade criminal prosecution The controversial law allowed veterans to avoid criminal charges simply by citing their military service.
Experimental Alzheimer?s drug significantly slowed patients? decline The drug, from Cambridge-based Biogen and Eisai, a Japanese company, performed markedly better than a placebo.
Meghna Chakrabarti, David Folkenflik to host ?On Point? Two people will replace Tom Ashbrook on WBUR?s syndicated talk show ?On Point,? the station announced Wednesday.
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Community leaders have called for a temporary halt to the development that has taken over East Boston, until a master plan can be put in place.
David Price, Red Sox angry with rainout in series finale against Orioles The Red Sox had a 5-0 lead in the second inning behind homers by Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts. All game statistics are wiped out.
The iconic valley, usually smothered in tourists this time of year, was instead blanketed in plumes from a raging nearby 38,000-acre wildfire.
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I had to ask about Malcolm Butler, and Belichick just didn?t want to go there The Butler question has greeted me every day since Super Bowl LII. But it seems we will get no answer.
Mark Zuckerberg lost $16.8 billion when Facebook stocks tumbled ? for him, it?s not that big a deal For many of the world?s richest people, losing $16.8 billion in a day would be a wipeout. For Zuckerberg, it?s not.
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This year, so many women are running for certain seats that endorsing one of them means, of necessity, snubbing others.
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Cambridge is unhappy that Bird scooters came to roost without warning ?I?m advised that you do not have the authorizations or permissions required to operate such a system in Cambridge,? a city official wrote to the company.
Creative ways to circumvent the B branch during Comm. Ave. construction You can deal with the shuttle buses, or walk down all of Commonwealth Avenue. Or you can just find a brand new route.
A pair of juggler-scientists think they?ve answered a big question What?s the largest number of objects a person can keep in the air? An economics professor at Boston College ? and a juggler ? and an engineer-juggler from Los Angeles have taken an empirical look.
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Opinion | Alan M. Dershowitz
No president should use his enormous powers over our national security to stifle or deter dissent.
Anyone looking to cool down at the beach this week should be aware of the rip currents off the coast and their potential hazards.
Conn. man allegedly impersonates Bruins owner to get special treatment on tree work Police say Jeffrey Jacobs called a tree company during a storm in 2017 and pretended to be Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs.
Love Letters
It seems my choices are either to leave the guy I love or to settle for less than what I really want.
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Tom Cruise and friends are back for a sixth ?Mission: Impossible? go-round.
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Strategic upgrades can help you slash heating and cooling expenses ? and maybe even make some money while you?re at it.
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Trump is speaking loudly, with a tired shtick The president?s backers need to remember Milton Friedman?s counsel: Don?t confuse intentions with results.
The target: you and your every move How companies use geolocation data to target you ? and everyone around ? in ways you?re not even aware of.
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Can gene therapy halt diseases in babies before they?re even born? Imagine a virus slipped into a pregnant woman?s womb, delivering a corrective gene.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston 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.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
The Red Sox had a 5-0 lead in the second inning behind homers by Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts. All game statistics are wiped out.
A month after the utility company locked out 1,250 workers over a contract dispute, residents in need of gas work are experiencing significant delays.
Called Lucknow, it offers 75-mile views across Lake Winnipesaukee and the mountains.
President Trump raged at his staff for violating a rule that the White House entourage should begin each trip tuned to Fox.
The White House plans $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in the president?s trade war.
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The 31-year-old Iowa woman was arrested on suspicion of willful reckless driving after she was stopped again.
The 250,000-square-foot facility would serve as a key link in the company?s growing next-day and same-day delivery service in Greater Boston.
?Hair Live!? will air on NBC in May 2019.
As the years passed and my children grew, tomatoes and zucchini grew along with our friendship.
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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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