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Those who were gunned down had just begun a class on the art of constructing a reasoned argument when the incomprehensible burst through the door.
Veteran who tried to stop Oregon gunman was shot five timesAfter Chris Mintz fell, he told the suspect: ??It?s my son?s birthday today. Don?t do this.??
Politicians hold line on gun control after Oregon shootingIt quickly became clear Friday that a shift in Washington or in the presidential campaign debate is highly improbable.
Domestic violence accounted for 14 percent of all homicide deaths in the state from 2003 to 2012.
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Former Catholic priest Ronald Paquin, who psychologists say admitted to molesting at least 14 boys, was released Friday from custody.
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?Last mile? of Internet lit up in LeverettThe town has finished work on a municipal Internet service capable of delivering high-speed data to every home.
The man who gives out the most parking tickets in BostonNo one issues as many tickets as Ildo Rosario, who handed out more than 96,000 over the last five years.
In Boston, frequent parking fines don?t faze some Nearly 100 vehicles received more than 500 parking tickets over the last five years, a Globe review shows.
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Why Ace Gershfield bought an antique RCA Victor mascot is as curious a story as where he got him.
This man ?owned? Google.com ? for 1 minuteGoogle is worth more than $400 billion. For a minute this week, Sanmay Ved thought he had improbably acquired its domain ? for $12.
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Sherry Turkle on the power of talking (face to face)The crisis of conversation is at the heart of Turkle?s new book, ?Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age.?
A Plainville, Conn. man took home the prize for his 1,992.5-pound pumpkin in the annual weigh-off on Friday.
East Coast likely to dodge hurricane, but flooding loomsThe hurricane?s threat to the US East Coast was fading as new forecasts showed it likely to curve out into the Atlantic.
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Nick Lovullo, who was drafted by the Red Sox and has major league aspirations. shares his father?s love of the game.
Check out the final scores from Friday?s high school football games in and around Greater Boston.
What is a marauder? Dedham High weighs rebranding its imageTeam mascots regularly trigger controversies, but a number of schools are reluctant to let go of their traditional monikers.
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On Monday, Max Geller and a dozen or so others are hoping to persuade the museum to remove Pierre-Auguste Renoir from its walls.
HUBweek kicks off on Saturday with art, science, and technologyThe first-ever HUBweek, a weeklong event series dedicated to the unique intersection of art, science, and technology, launches Saturday.
Opinion Reel: Announcing the Fall 2015 selectionsThese nine films were selected by a panel of Globe Opinion journalists and documentary film experts.
Evaluating campaign money reports gets more complicatedJust combining a candidate?s account and the candidate?s super PAC might not be the best way of doing things.
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Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers in September.
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A common pathway to success? FailureFailure is an enormously powerful learning experience for entrepreneurs ? yet most are happy to leave it behind them, undiscussed.
Vatican distances pope from Kentucky clerk Kim DavisThe Vatican said the pontiff did not intend the encounter as a form of support for her case.
In the final start of his rookie season, Henry Owens gave up seven runs and 10 hits in 4? innings.
Calestous Juma, an expert in international development, said he was not paid by Monsanto to extol the benefits of GMOs.
John B. King Jr. is a Harvard graduate who in 1999 co-founded Roxbury Preparatory Charter School in Mission Hill.
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Mapkin is a crowdsourcing app that aims to create a ?more human? GPS experience.
Three staff from Doctors Without Borders were killed and 30 were missing after an explosion that may have been caused by a US airstrike.
The fast-growing company is bringing on two big names from Boston to help address safety concerns.
The Tony Award-winning playwright created ?Dancing at Lughnasa? and more than 30 other plays has died in Ireland.
My girlfriend?s ex-husband just died and she?s anguished. I?m in need of advice about my role in this really weird situation.
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Deck House ReduxA new floor plan and a fresh palette prove the stalwart post-and-beam, open concept design is still relevant.
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Meet the most-ticketed drivers in Boston, paying $1,000s in fines annually
Meet the man who gives out more parking tickets in Boston than anyone else
Patriots? even-keel approach has psychological merit
Harvard professor failed to disclose Monsanto connection in paper touting GMOs
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