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Most of Leonard Shapiro?s cases have dealt with ordinary people at a frightening crossroads.
Health Connector sign-ups exceed expectationsTwo months into the three-month open enrollment period, the long-troubled agency seems to be doing better.
The move will make it harder for people misusing drugs to cross state lines to obtain prescriptions without detection.
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SCOT LEHIGH
Let?s try to be a bit more cheerful than Bill Belichick.
A 24-year-old New Bedford man died on New Year?s Eve shortly after arriving at a hospital with gunshot wounds.
Of the victims, 591 were male, 164 were female. The average age of the victims was about 36, State Police said.
STAT
Concussion measures in NFL called not enough With limited authority, the sideline spotters cannot overrule team doctors who might disagree with their diagnoses.
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Warm weather means that even snow-making is difficult for the resorts.
Camille Cosby must give deposition in Springfield suit, judge rules In a 12-page ruling, a judge rejected Bill Cosby?s wife?s motion to quash a subpoena for her deposition.
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Boston rang in 2016 with fireworks bursting over Boston Common, ice sculptures sparkling from the waterfront to the Back Bay, and hundreds of spectators.
A look at New Year?s celebrations around the worldAs 2015 drew to a close, many are bidding a weary and wary adieu to a year marred by attacks.
An inferno broke out in a downtown skyscraper Thursday, engulfing at least 20 stories in a chaotic scene.
Names
Kennedy items from Palm Beach pad up for auctionOdds are good that you weren?t born a Kennedy. But now, thanks to folks at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, you can buy the next best thing.
Stages
At Merrimack, ?The White Chip? gets at the heart of addiction?The White Chip,? chronicles artistic director Sean Daniels?s personal struggle with alcohol.
Names
Judging from the Boston Public Library?s list of the 10 most-borrowed titles of the year, people never tire of reading ?The Fault in Our Stars.?
Evan Schumacher, Newton entrepreneur who built four dot-com startups, dies at 46He was an entrepreneur who built and sold four high-tech companies in the past 17 years.
Herbert Rose Barraud
Book review
Human beings have been tugging on beards for as long as we?ve had tools to shave them with.
The 45-year-old Heinze, who retired after several concussions, joined old pals in the Alumni Game at the NHL?s Winter Classic.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Twist of fate kept Dave Henderson from being immortalized hereThe humble, likable outfielder could have had a statue in Boston but instead will go down as a wonderful footnote.
Love Letters
I feel as though I am in a no-win situation.
Updated: Dec. 31, 5:32 p.m.
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Editorial
Obama?s foreign policy to-do list for 2016The year 2016 ? President Obama?s last full year in office ? begins on a high note on a number of fronts.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Ground Game
A campaign fundraising deadline that matters littleThis time the difference between a pretty good and a pretty bad fundraising report isn?t much. If a candidate gets an extra million, it means virtually nothing.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Alabama is going to play for its fourth national championship in the past seven seasons.
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito may well be the state?s most relentless traveler.
At one point, Jerry Seinfeld asks how many world leaders are just completely ??out of their minds???
Search This Week's Specials
Car critic Bill Griffith reveals which drivers end up on his naughty list and the locations where they are most likely to offend.
A German official said authorities had received information that the Islamic State was behind the threat.
The company is building an artificial intelligence system, and its new features have taken on human-like sensibilities.
The ??SNL?? alum is credited as a ??vocal consultant?? for the sounds of BB-8, the cute new ??soccer ball?? droid in ??The Force Awakens.??
The president and CEO of Legal Sea Foods talks TV with Matthew Gilbert.
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The big picture
Photographs from July - December on a range of topics from around the world.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
betaboston | tech lab
Dear FCC: Don?t fight Internet freebiesThe FCC is casting a suspicious gaze on some US telecom firms that are handing out free Internet bandwidth to their customers.
The new Christian martyrs
A faith on the rise and under attack in AfricaAfrica is also widely considered the most dynamic corner of the Christian map.
Design New England
The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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Taking stock of the presidential race
Dave Barry?s Year in Review: Political pandering and suspicious Patriots behavior
Evan Schumacher, 46, of Newton; entrepreneur built four dot-com startups
Bill Belichick ?disappointed? Eagles fired Chip Kelly
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