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It appears to be the first time that a cardinal or bishop in the United States has been defrocked, or laicized, from the Roman Catholic Church.
7 eyebrow-raising moments from Trump?s Rose Garden speech President Trump, among other things, said the Japanese prime minister nominated him for a Nobel Prize and took credit for saving 3 million lives in Syria.
Trump?s national emergency move was months in the making President Trump on Friday said he was invoking his powers to declare the emergency, then acknowledged what his lawyers had been warning him: He will get sued and, at least initially, will probably lose.
Weld becomes first Republican to challenge Trump ? and some don?t like it Former Mass. governor William Weld, who ran on the Libertarian ticket in 2016, said Friday he is considering challenging President Trump in the 2020 GOP primaries.
Police release IDs of those killed in Aurora workplace shooting Five male employees of Henry Pratt Co. were killed dead and the gunman was killed in a shootout with police after a 90-minute search of the sprawling warehouse. Five male police officers were hospitalized.
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Before settling into a new lakeside home, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito?s husband had a request: that details of their $1.5 million house be scrubbed from a public database.
Pressley?s husband left City Hall to launch consulting firm just before she entered Congress An ethics expert warns that Conan Harris and Ayanna Pressley will have to be mindful to avoid any potential ethical and political pitfalls.
The hiker was walking her dog with a group in a wooded area when she fell and was injured.
69-year-old Cambridge bicyclist dies after Fenway collision The woman?s bicycle was hit by a cement truck around 1:30 p.m. Friday just blocks from Fenway Park.
Trump takes a tough stand on medical marijuana The president used a signing statement to call out a medical cannabis rider that appears in the spending bill that averted a government shutdown.
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For a former foster kid, a young man dealing with the intersections of blackness, queerness, and masculinity, Thompson still finds his rise a little unbelievable.
Two small winter storms are on the way A pair of winter storms are expected to arrive Sunday and Wednesday nights, bringing limited accumulation.
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Here?s the forecast for school vacation week If you?re sticking around Massachusetts, temperatures are going to be below average next week.
The global trade war makes a local stop: Springfield The Chinese government-backed rail car company building cars for the MBTA?s Orange and Red lines won?t get any tariff relief, even though the cars are being assembled in Massachusetts.
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Jaroslav Halak, Bruins open trip by blanking Ducks The Bruins, who won their fourth straight, return to action Saturday night in Los Angeles
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Anthony Davis?s demands reverberate around NBA The Pelicans star is going to have to address the national media during All-Star Weekend.
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Faux fanfare for the common man (or woman) The myth of the common man or woman is alive and well on the campaign trail.
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A real emergency ? Trump, that is, not the wall With President Trump declaring a national emergency, readers start to put up a wall of resistance.
Opinion | Christopher Weyant
Cartoonist and illustrator Christopher Weyant envisions the reactions of President Trump?s most ardent supporters when they discover the truth behind his promises.
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The Worcester Mitten Kittens? The Worcester Tube Sox? The Worcester Hot Weiners? Nothing?s off the table when it comes to renaming the PawSox.
Nigeria delays its election; candidates rush back to capital Nigerians awakened on Saturday to find the presidential election delayed a week until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission called unspecified ?challenges.?
Here are the best restaurants in Massachusetts, according to AAA AAA has announced its 2019 list of best restaurants nationwide ? and several of the top-rated establishments are located here.
Chicago police release 2 men questioned in Smollett case Chicago police released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting ?Empire? actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result of questioning them.
Dane Cook opens up about his 20-year-old girlfriend ?Sometimes I actually find myself saying, ?Where has she been all my life??? Cook told Jimmy Kimmel. ?And then I realize she wasn?t alive for the first 26 years of it.?
Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.
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Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
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In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.
When asked who was the toughest player he has defended in the NBA, Tatum responded: ?Kyrie [Irving] in practice.?
A federal judge has ordered the Essex County House of Correction to provide the medication to Geoffrey Pesce.
The average rate this week for 15-year fixed-rate loans eased to 3.81 percent from 3.84 percent. | realestate.boston.
President Trump officially signed legislation Friday to avert another government shutdown, while also declaring a federal emergency to pay for a border wall.
Five people were killed and five police officers were wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire at a suburban Chicago warehouse. The shooter was killed.
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Toyota is reviving what many fans consider its most iconic model, one that owed its start to America.
Cox Enterprises said in a statement Friday that it has agreed to sell a majority stake in its media holdings to Apollo Global Management.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had planned to present four awards during the commercial breaks.
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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
How biopharma is girding for climate change Hurricanes, power outages, floods, droughts, forest fires ? all pose a risk for biopharma companies.
