The Justice Department is weighing in on a case that could eventually overturn the use of affirmative action in higher education.
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As school bus routes ran late or went uncovered for a third day, Mayor Martin J. Walsh voiced frustration Thursday afternoon, apologizing to families, schools, and students for the hardships they are experiencing.
Calif. man charged with threatening to kill Globe employees he called ?enemy of the people? Robert Darrell Chain was arrested without incident by an FBI SWAT team for allegedly making threats to the newspaper after the Globe launched a national newspaper campaign in support of the free press.
Man dies after woman allegedly drove truck into N.H. couple walking dog A husband and wife were on the verge of escaping the dog attacks, the swearing, and the threats that their next-door neighbor had directed at them since 2016. Now, Catrina Costello is accused of driving into the pair, killing one.
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The truth we can handle. It?s the continuing cover-up we must no longer abide.
Trump says Sessions is safe at least until the November election Asked whether he?d keep the attorney general beyond November, the president declined to comment.
Trump cancels pay raise due federal workers in January President Donald Trump told Congress he is canceling the pay raise that most civilian federal employees were due to receive, citing budgetary constraints.
President Trump, Carl Bernstein tangle on Twitter over CNN story CNN and Bernstein, the former Washington Post reporter who with Bob Woodward became legends for exposing the 1970s Watergate scandal, stood by the story attacked by Trump on Twitter.
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President Trump?s baseless claim of ?fudged? NBC tape There is no evidence of the NBC interview having been ??fudged?? or doctored in any way, and the White House didn?t immediately respond to requests regarding what Trump was referring to.
Health officials step up warnings after West Nile cases reported Public health officials have raised the risk level for West Nile virus from moderate to high in 11 cities and towns.
Former Vice President Joe Biden told about 3,500 mourners gathered in Phoenix that he thought of Senator John McCain as a brother, with ?a lot of family fights.?
The former vice president dabbed at tears as he remembered his colleague during a memorial service at a Phoenix church Thursday.
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Photos: Mourners say farewell to John McCain Senator John McCain was eulogized Thursday as a ??true American hero?? as 3,500 mourners crowded into an Arizona church to pay their final respects to the maverick politician.
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What?s your favorite Dinner With Cupid blind date? Are you a romantic who?s hoping for a love match? Or do you prefer the train wrecks? We want to know.
Surgeon who operated on shark attack victim says it was a ?miracle? injuries weren?t more serious ?I thought there was a pretty good chance of major blood vessel or nerve damage,?? said Dr. Scott Ryan, chief of orthopedic trauma surgery at Tufts Medical Center.
Orleans official issues warning on sharks: ?It is time for beachgoers to change their behavior? Nathan Sears, harbormaster and natural resources director, wrote that if beachgoers don?t take heed, ?something terrible is going to happen.?
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Starting with Louis C.K., the creeps are creeping back into the spotlight Yesterday?s #MeToo perpetrators are inching back toward the spotlight. Anyone short of Harvey Weinstein, it seems, can hope for redemption.
Needham?s Jen Kirkman on how her career as a comedian has been affected by Louis C.K. ?I knew the second he hopped on stage again that if I tweeted my distaste for how he?s handling his return that I would be harassed all over again,? Kirkman tweeted.
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If you?re not someone who enjoys all this hot and humid weather, the forecast for the next couple of weeks will not make you very happy.
Hey, summer?s not over yet. Here are 7 ways to make the most of what?s left A few things to cross off your bucket list before the season (really) ends.
Serena Williams played in a tutu at the US Open ? and won Just days after a French tennis official said her black catsuit with clot-preventing compression tights ??will no longer be accepted,?? Serena Williams wore tutus at the US Open.
Patriots add incentives to Rob Gronkowski?s deal, report says The tight end can earn $1 million in per-game bonuses and $3.3 million in incentives.
The transportation agency sent a letter to the animal rights group Thursday, after they asked to erect a tombstone for the crustaceans.
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The Great Trumpkin peers into the mirror of truth ?Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is biggest golfer ever to have occupied the White House??
TSA says air marshals don?t follow ?ordinary? travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.
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Senate will soon vote on an opioids bill, but a new law is still far off Lawmakers have left untouched many of the bill?s most contentious issues.
Fresh out of high school, Brandon Howlett opened eyes with five quick homers in rookie ball.
The temperature at Logan International Airport rose to 98 degrees on Wednesday, topping a record set in 1953.
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The campaign for Congressman Ron DeSantis said his comments were directed at Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum?s policies, not the candidate himself ? who is black.
President Trump defended the government?s response to Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, after the island?s governor said nearly 3,000 people died due to the storm.
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Plan your travel times to avoid traffic delays during the weekend marking the unofficial end of summer.
The former Celtics coach has returned each fall to help out ABCD, a group he grew close to while coaching in Boston.
John Krasinski leaves the office, and nothing special ensues.
Roughly half of the people who belong to a US airline loyalty program don?t understand how it works.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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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.
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.
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The Trump administration canceled the program that had allowed Patricia Carbajal to create a life as a mother, a construction worker, and a budding activist.
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