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Officials attribute the decline to focused attention on gang violence, drugs, and gun trafficking.
National Weather Service
Forecasters expect up to 4 inches to fall in the Boston area Monday during a storm that could hit the morning commute.
Learning curve
Mass. lags in teaching foreign languagesStates such as Utah, Indiana, and Delaware have stepped up their efforts with immersion programs for elementary students.
Plainridge boosts revenue with offers of free playBusiness at the Plainville slot parlor surged in January and February.
Couple killed in Abington when tree falls on carFire officials arrived to the scene within seconds to find the victims ? a 49-year-old and a 51-year-old ? trapped inside the car.
Adrian Walker
Will the State House ever look more like Massachusetts? Recruiting and training efforts could have more impact than creating more districts with a nonwhite majority.
A truck caught fire in a Burger King drive-throughWareham officials say the restaurant suffered heavy damage and the truck was destroyed.
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The BSO?s new control room ? arguably the most advanced of its kind ? puts creative control in the hands of the orchestra.
Newly crowned silver medalist Ashley Wagner is already thinking about music and story lines for potential Olympic programs.
Putin associates had $2 billion in offshore accounts, report saysThe report said a data leak of 11.5 million records uncovered a money trail that ?came uncomfortably close? to the Russian president.
Boston Chamber aims to draw millennials, minoritiesCEO Jim Rooney is direct about wanting to expand the group?s appeal beyond its usual suit-and-tie crowd.
The Patriots? social media wackiness continues.
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Dan Shaughnessy
As they prepare to launch their 116th big league season at Progressive Field Monday, the Boston Red Sox are immersed in a sense of urgency.
Aldean wins top award, Stapleton cleans house at ACM AwardsJason Aldean beat Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert for entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Is Jon Snow alive? Or does Kit Harington know nothing?Harington, who plays Jon Snow on HBO?s ?Game of Thrones,? talked about the show?s next season on ?The Jonathan Ross Show.?
Jon Stewart helps save a bull from the slaughterhouseA bull that got loose in Queens recently was saved from the slaughterhouse with a little help from the famous comedian.
OPINION | BRIGID SCHULTE
Fix the wage gap with transparencyTransparent, gender-neutral systems would prevent bias from derailing the best and fairest outcomes.
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ground game
Why Wisconsin?s primary mattersTuesday?s election may matter and function more like those initial nominating contests than the more recent primaries.
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The Big Picture
A look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
Gracie Gold, the hometown favorite who was first after Thursday?s short program, stumbled in her opening jump combination Saturday.
Speaking at a conference Saturday, Talese struggled to answer a question about female writers who inspired him.
Among this week?s odd tales: The bunny passes out at a restaurant, shrubbery is stolen, and a man flees a crash scene and hides in a golf course sand bunker.
?He?s taking my votes,? Donald Trump said of the Ohio governor.
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After a long time on the road, he loves getting back in the saddle by driving his Lamborghini Huracán.
Fighting between Iraqi forces and militants affiliated with the Islamic State group occurred close to Mosul, Iraq?s second largest city.
Will a supercomputing center in the struggling industrial city set the stage for an economic revitalization?
Kelly, active in Boston?s jazz community since childhood, is now a seasoned pro active on TV, film, and beyond.
We are a nation of vacation-deprived, work-obsessed, business casual-attired zombies.
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Key reports from Globe?s Spotlight team on clergy sex abuseThe Boston Globe?s 2001-2002 investigation into sexual abuses by clergy in the Catholic Church resulted in more than 600 stories.
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.
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Making movies the ?Moneyball? wayThe Boston office of Legendary Entertainment crunches ?big data? to help the film studio make key decisions, from casting to marketing.
John Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic
A guide to decoding Catholic reaction to Pope FrancisPope Francis is massively popular around the world, but somewhat divisive inside the church itself.
Circular SensationIn the latest issue of Design New England, a one-of-a-kind design combines aesthetics and functionality for harmonious living.
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