What She Said

On Beacon Hill, newly elected women are mistaken for legislative aides

Representative Tram Nguyen, 32, said, ?It has been a struggle to establish my authority.?

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What?s a Beacon Hill lawmaker supposed to look like anyway? Tram Nguyen and her colleagues are challenging assumptions.

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President Donald Trump?s administration said Friday it is freeing itself from the constraints of a nuclear arms control treaty with Russia and will begin withdrawing from the pact Saturday.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters from The New York Times in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, Jan. 31, 2019. President Trump takes credit for popularizing the term ?fake news.

Fact-checking what President Trump said in his interview with the New York Times

In a wide-ranging interview Thursday, President Donald Trump made numerous inaccurate or misleading statements about trade, the military and border security, among other topics.

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The Pats owner made the comments on the Fox News morning program, ?Fox & Friends.?

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Man charged with drunken driving after crashing into Falmouth home

No one was injured, but a resident was displaced after the 57-year-old Plymouth man drove his pickup truck into the front of a home on Jones Road, Falmouth police said.

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Officials hope that by providing vulnerable students a secure place to live, guaranteed meals at a dining hall, and more support, they will boost academic success.

Massachusetts is seeing an uptick in influenza cases during the current flu season compared to last year, but hospitalizations are down.

Increase in flu cases reported in Mass., but hospitalizations are down

The release of the data came on the same day officials confirmed the passing of 12-year-old Aaron Zenus, a middle school student in Milford, from the flu.

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Mathematical models cast doubt on whether restricting painkiller prescriptions remains the answer to an epidemic now dominated by illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl.

?I?m very happy to hear this,? Dan Chiasson said late Thursday afternoon of the news that his sign can stay. ?I think it?s a really rational and wise decision on part of the town and I thank them.?

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Wellesley resident?s ?Impeach Trump? sign gets OK to stay

The town rescinded the violation notice it had sent regarding the banner, effectively saying Dan Chiasson could keep the sign.

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O?Brien even created ?The Conan Brew? during his stay.

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Dosing emerges as an industry trend as companies try to lure inexperienced users into the market.

Rodney Harrison's interception sealed the Patriots? third Super Bowl title.

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Chad Finn

This matchup has the feel of a previous Patriots Super Bowl win

There are similarities between the buildup for this year?s game and that of Super Bowl 39, when the Patriots defeated the Eagles, 24-21.

Thursday?s Super Bowl practice report

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?We?ll evaluate him [Friday],? Patriots coach Bill Belichick said after his team?s practice at Georgia Tech.

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When the Patriots arrived in Atlanta, the wide receiver decided to explore the city. He got a hand from a stranger.

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?After football, I?m going to play baseball,? Brady said. ?And after baseball, I?m going to play Hamlet.?

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Want to go out for the Super Bowl instead of sitting in your living room? Here are some bars and restaurants that are having events.

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Earlier in the week, Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman asserted that ?age has definitely taken a toll? on the younger Brady.

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From Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane to Kanye West and Eminem, the Patriots quarterback is frequently mentioned in hip-hop music.

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The All-Star guard says the plan is to stay with the Celtics.

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The women?s all-time leader in World Cup wins had been planning to retire in December but changed her plans because of persistent pain in both of her knees.

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When we moved from the suburbs to the city, we weren?t the only ones who had to adjust. Toby was suddenly a nervous barker, afraid of everything. What could we do to help him?

EDITORIAL

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The answer to the transit system?s real problems are another round of pension reforms and cutting overtime, not balancing the budget on the backs of riders.

RENÉE LOTH

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Julian Assange is many things, but a hard-working journalist he is not.

Boston. 01/17/19- A developer hopes to rebrand the area around North Station as ?Uptown.? Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(business)

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DANTE RAMOS

Boston must come to grips with its new geography

Travel guides send out-of-towners to the historic Freedom Trail, but longtime residents should take a different tour through the future of Boston.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and Ed Markey.

Markey, Ocasio-Cortez set to shape ?Green New Deal? legislation

It?s a step forward on an issue that has become a major talking point for Democrats in the still-emerging 2020 primary field.

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A Dorchester development proposal now calls for more housing, smaller units, and less parking.

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