Traffic was blocked on Interstate 93 in Medford and Milton this morning by protesters who attached themselves to 1,200-pound barrels.
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Police and firefighters worked to removed protesters who had attached themselves to 1,200-pound barrels filled with concrete.
Homeless advocates say that tightened eligibility requirements are making the process needlessly complex, even dangerous.
Brandon LaFell kept working until he got it rightLaFell had no catches in the first two games, but ended up with a career-best season anyway.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Deep down, you all know what?s going to happen Sunday in Foxborough.
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Ten thinkers who know quite a bit about nightlife and civic engagement weigh in on how to attract young professionals and entrepreneurs.
The senator and possible presidential candidate offered several provocative remarks during a visit to the state.
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Under the new regulations, Americans will now be allowed to travel to Cuba for any of a dozen specific reasons.
Martha Coakley will be one of five spring semester resident fellows at Harvard?s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
A judge is bringing jurors into the court in groups of 20 to conduct individual questioning.
The coach was allegedly upset about an icing call in his team?s 9-1 loss to King Philip High School.
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Two extravagant comedies, ??Birdman?? and ??The Grand Budapest Hotel,?? tied for the most Academy Award nominations.
Christopher Lee Cornell told an informant they should ??wage jihad,?? according to a criminal complaint.
The audacious plan also would pose a steep design, engineering, and financial challenge, according to independent architects.
Nicholas Burns
A US-India comeback?The United States has a major opportunity to return to a close partnership with India.
ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
Crowds gathered in Paris and elsewhere in a somber display of solidarity and defiance after a series of terrorist attacks shook France.
At TD Garden, the Celtics saw how a team without big stars wins with teamwork.
The event was called after terrorist attacks in France last week.
Mass. legislators in Washington weren?t friendly to Moulton when he was challenging incumbent John Tierney, but they?ve changed their tune.
Pope Francis says he is convinced that global warming is ??mostly?? man-made.
Dozens of area hotels are shedding tired carpets and drapes and heavy furniture for sleek modern designs and the latest technology.
Artist Matthew Ritchie ends his 18-month ICA residency with a new version of his song cycle about Mayan mythology, baseball, and more.
Most hairstylists don?t cut and color in a suit. Lawrence Hamilton is not most stylists.
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Too much training requiredIt?s great to be a highly qualified professional. But critics say excessive licensing demands have a cost for everyone else.
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