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The transit agency says nearly 60 percent of its stations and garages are rated as being in need of major repairs.
Celtics player Jabari Bird remains hospitalized and may not appear in court Monday Jabari Bird is facing charges stemming from a ?domestic incident? where he allegedly assaulted, choked, and kidnapped a person, police said.
An ?honest mistake? led to man?s fatal fall, says his friend Aaron Dibella?s friend said the man was ?jok[ing] around? when he sat on the side of the vessel before falling into the harbor water.
Harvard stayed in second place, and MIT and Yale tied for third.
A complete list of New England schools? rankings from US News & World Report A look at where New England colleges and universities ranked on the list, which was released Monday.
Alfred Patterson is facing charges that he tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl Sunday afternoon near Faneuil Hall after offering her parents cash to ?buy? her, police said.
Police Civil Rights Unit investigating assault and battery The suspects allegedly uttered homophobic slurs.
Hurricane Florence strengthens to Category 3 storm Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous storm by the time it nears the coast of the Carolinas on Thursday.
Dallas police officer arrested on manslaughter charge Amber Guyger, who shot a black man last week at his home, was booked into a county jail on Sunday night, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Appeals court upholds CRISPR patents awarded the Broad Institute The ruling strikes another blow against the University of California?s hopes of invalidating key CRISPR patents held by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
RODRIGO CORDEIRO
HELP DESK
A study found it takes 50 hours just to become casual friends ? but you can make the time.
With speed-swiping and dozens of dates a month, he searches for love Taking a mathematical approach, a Boston man threw out romance and went for volume.
Commentary
Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and the trials of excellence for black women On a night that should have been a celebration, the players shed tears and a hug as a consolation for the sweet-and-sour sting that comes with being black and a woman and great.
Tennis
Women?s Tennis Association calls for equal treatment of players and allowing on-court coaching Critics inside and outside of tennis argued Serena Williams wasn?t treated the same as some male players in the US Open final.
Under-caffeinated New Englanders upset after Dunkin? Donuts ends Patriots win discount The @DunkinBoston Twitter account Monday was filled with replies to customers apologizing that the discount was no longer available.
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Chad Finn
27 thoughts on the Patriots? win over the Texans Give the Patriots credit for making a talented Texans team play below their level.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
After offseason drama, it?s still the same old Patriots Relationships might have changed in Fort Foxborough but the standard of football remains unscathed.
How former Patriots performed around the NFL this week Dion Lewis had a bright start in Tennessee, while Malcolm Butler was up and down.
ALEX SPEIER
Here are the Red Sox? playoff scenarios It?s official: The Red Sox? season won?t end after 162 games.
Opinion | Niall Ferguson
?Steady state? or ?deep state,? it?s all the same: bureaucracy as usual Behind the curtain of a monarchy or a presidency, who really pulls the levers of power?
Fall House Hunt: Tips for making that winning offer Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk.
The life and rise of Ayanna Pressley Long before her shocking win, Pressley?s was an against-the-odds story. Time and again, she has toppled expectations.
Miss New York is named 2019 Miss America Miss Connecticut was runner-up, and Miss Massachusetts finished fifth.
Editorial
Probe of St. John?s Seminary needs independence The investigation of sexual harassment and other abuse needs the clarity of an outside investigation.
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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A medical device giant and a musician redesign a heart monitor?s chirps Medtronic hired an ambient electronic musician to help design the beeps patients would hear from their cardiac monitors.
Boston?s MVP and Triple Crown contender broke out of a longball drought in Sunday?s pivotal win over the Astros.
For the 37th year, veterans gathered at the war memorial there and remembered their fallen comrades.
Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk. | realestate.boston.
The governor, who famously poured beers at the L Street Tavern during his 2014 campaign, again stepped behind the bar at the neighborhood landmark.
Authorities in southeast France say police have arrested a man who rammed his car through two glass doors at Lyon?s international airport and sped onto the runway.
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Those looking for a hatchback at a price that won?t break the bank will find that and more in the quirky 2019 Veloster.
Moonves resigned Sunday night after the publication of new sexual harassment allegations against him.
The Emmy win for ?Jesus Chris Superstar? on Sunday united Legend, Lloyd Webber and Rice with Emmys to go with their Tonys, Grammys, and Oscars ? the four biggest prizes in show business.
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 Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.
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