The 273-156 vote crossed party lines to an unusual degree in a Congress marked by near ceaseless partisanship.
Live horse racing will stop on Sept. 29 and the track will close down for good sometime in December, an official said.
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Kerry vows better treatment for families of hostagesThe family of an American hostage killed by Islamic militants said the US government offered little active support.
Blackstone home could be demolished, officials sayTown officials are scheduled to meet next week to discuss the fate of the squalid residence.
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Inside the take-no-prisoners world of those building Dunkin? empires, regular by regular.
Mass. native stumps for ?Yes? vote in ScotlandLauren Leeman moved to Edinburgh because she fell in love with the place, and is now pushing for independence.
Derrick Z. Jackson
We should declare once and for all that whipping a child into welts is indisputable abuse.
The two sharks are the ninth and 10th great white sharks tagged by the state marine fisheries division in 2014.
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Targeted killings and the rule of lawThe legal system needs to catch up with military technology.
CyPhy Works, iRobot win US Army contractsThe Boston-area companies have received contracts to build emergency robots that can find and diffuse explosives in pipes.
The Patriots quarterback said part of the problem is he needs to distribute the ball better to his receivers.
Prosecutors say the lawyer for Aaron Hernandez?s girlfriend was making legal arguments ?out of whole cloth.??
The Martha Coakley campaign responded to Baker?s proposals by declaring, ?Charlie Baker?s math just doesn?t add up.?
The president says the fight against the Islamic State group cannot be America?s alone and will require a coalition.
While the Federal Reserve will continue to cut the pace of bond-buying, it well keep a benchmark rate low ?for a considerable time.?
This new young-adult Fox series is certainly going to divide audiences.
The Somerville spot is serving up some of the best Mexican food in the area.
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The test of time in ChathamAs an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, Grattan Gill designed a house for his parents? retirement. Now he?s retired there himself.
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