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Top MIT officials knew of Epstein?s ties to Media Lab, e-mails show

MIT Media Lab employees and the research facility?s former director Joi Ito had a tacit agreement with central university administrators to keep quiet about Jeffrey Epstein?s financial contributions and his role in helping recruit other high-level donors. 3 hours ago
At MIT, soul-searching over source of donations in Media Lab scandal

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Charlie Baker finally took the T, and here?s what happened
There he was Monday morning leaving behind his driver and state-issued SUV to ride the T?s most beleaguered route: the Red Line.

After Fall River bribery indictment, Baker joins calls to change local marijuana rules

The state?s system of local control over marijuana businesses ? in which a single municipal official often decides the fate of a company ? is ripe for abuse, a growing chorus of politicians said.
Will Fall River oust mayor accused of corruption?

DA Rollins handed a win in Straight Pride Parade feud with Boston judge

A Supreme Judicial Court justice handed Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins a major victory Monday, ruling that Boston Municipal Court Judge Richard Sinnott III had ?no authority? to force Rollins to push ahead with the prosecution of a Straight Pride protestor.
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Rachael Rollins is a big hit in Ireland: 'I'm black Irish'

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The warm weather isn?t going anywhere

Our trend of warmer-than-normal Septembers will continue.

?Forever chemicals? now found in state schools

A new testing program by the state found water in two Stow schools had significant amounts of PFAS, which have been linked to kidney cancer, low-infant birth weights, and a range of other diseases.

New college ranking shows sticker prices at more than $70,000 a year ? and rising

Talk about sticker shock: A new list from US News & World Report put the overall price of many private schools in 2018 at $70,000 or above.
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Boston man who died trying to save swimmers mourned in Mass. and Mumbai

Sayan Sengupta dove into Lake Tahoe on Saturday after two people went into the water and appeared to be in distress. His body was found the next day.

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SJC orders clerks in ?secret court? cases to record all hearings
The high court did not mandate that all ?show cause? hearing records be made public when probable cause is found, but said clerks shall make them public if requested and it serves the interest of justice.

What?s at stake ? and for whom ? in the City Hall bribery case
In the 10 days since a little-known city staffer admitted to taking bribes, a veteran developer has been linked to the scandal, a ZBA member has resigned, and one of Mayor Martin Walsh?s closest aides has stepped down, temporarily, to avoid any potential conflicts.

Zoning board member resigns amid bribery scandal

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Bank of America denied a claim from a charity that says it lost $18,542 when its account was hacked and has only offered baffling reasons for its decision.


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Top MIT officials knew of Epstein?s ties to Media Lab, e-mails show

Media Lab employees and the research facility?s former director Joi Ito had a tacit agreement with central university administrators to keep quiet about Epstein?s financial contributions and his role in helping recruit other high-level donors.

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