Incoming state Senate President Stanley Rosenberg?s partner had been given a new job in Florida.
The loss of service came days after President Obama pledged the US would launch a ?proportional response? to recent attacks.
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Tsarnaev lawyers want ?supporters? moved away from courthouseThe defense attorneys don?t want their client associated with the demonstrators? ?outrageous conspiracy theories.?
Craig ?C.J.? Parsons admitted that he was one of two men who attacked a homeless man in Allston in January.
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About a dozen clergy sought to defuse ongoing tensions in the wake of the killings of two N.Y. police officers.
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De Blasio urges halt to protests until after funeralsNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said debate over police tactics should be stopped until the funerals are held for two slain officers.
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Science in Mind
T. Ross Kelly?s eccentric collection of science-themed toys and gizmos began with the purchase of a cheap soccer player figurine in Milan.
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When an episode rewards the scrutiny, it?s a thrill. Here are 10 of Matthew Gilbert?s favorites of the year.
Cocker, known for the songs ?You Are So Beautiful? and his cover of the Beatles? ?With A Little Help From My Friends,? died of lung cancer, his agent said.
Northeastern University students have been looking into Jim Crow-era deaths at the hands of white streetcar conductors.
Researchers found reading on a backlit screen suppressed the sleep hormone melatonin and shifted the body?s natural sleep-wake cycle.
When the university cleared the student, the alleged victim started a campaign to call attention to campus sexual assault.
Diamond-encrusted cross dropped into Salvation Army kettleA mystery donor was inspired by the generosity of a widow who donated her wedding rings earlier this month.
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For now, the roster as it stands today looks fairly close to what it could be come Opening Day.
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?America?s mayor? fans the flamesWith his response to Saturday?s tragedy, Rudy Giuliani falls far from the respect and admiration he once owned.
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Photos from the last four months of 2014 depicting news events and daily life around the world.
The award for long and meritorious service to baseball is named for Judge Emil Fuchs, the former owner of the Boston Braves.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s lawyers compared the coverage of their client?s case to the coverage received by the Oklahoma City bomber.
Of the approximately 175 people named to Baker?s transition team, not a single one hails from Berkshire, Hampshire, or Franklin counties.
Speaking to the Vatican?s upper echelon, Francis urged them to reject gossip, division, and building personal empires.
Akhil Nigam, one of the founders of the startup accelerator, and Karl Büttner, its chief mentorship officer, are stepping down.
The new six-part PBS series follows religious pilgrims to Lourdes, Jerusalem, and other devotional sites.
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?Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike?Robin Abrahams (aka Miss Conduct) will lead a post-show talkback on the bad behavior in the Huntington Theatre Company show.
How a Mass. man invented the global ice market An entrepreneur?s 1806 scheme to sell chunks of frozen New England ponds still shapes how we live.
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