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It is believed to be the largest such settlement in state history, according to federal law enforcement authorities.
The state had previously required that many patients show evidence of liver damage before the powerful drugs became available.
Alexander Ciccolo?s apartment in Adams contained several partially constructed Molotov cocktails.
Vermont reaches $5.9m settlement in ski resort probeThe settlement was related to a fraud investigation of real estate developments at two ski resorts, including Jay Peak.
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Martin Meehan closes campaign account with $4.35m balanceThe move essentially ends the UMass president?s career in politics.
It is not a question of whether tuition and fees will increase, but by how much.
At Pilgrim, a probe into whether backup generators were offlineFederal regulators are investigating whether emergency diesel generators at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station were offline.
Al Gore?s daughter arrested in Boston pipeline protestKarenna Gore will be arraigned Friday on charges stemming from the arrest.
State won?t cross Southie over Spooky World-style eventIn the ongoing tension between longtime South Boston residents and newcomers, score one for Old Southie.
Disney World is erasing evidence of alligators, crocodilesDepictions of Louis, a trumpet-playing alligator, were among those removed after a 2-year-old was killed in an attack at a park resort.
US stock indexes extend rally to a third dayInvestors also continued to drive US bond prices higher, a sign that some traders remain cautious about the recent Brexit vote.
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A Baltimore judge has granted a new trial to a convicted murderer at the heart of the popular ?Serial? podcast.
Man, 49, dies in Methuen car crashA 49-year-old Beverly man died after he lost control of his car while exiting Interstate 93 at a high rate of speed.
Got $425,000? These Back Bay parking spots could be yoursDo you have nearly half a million dollars to spend but nowhere to stash your car? You?re in luck.
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MBTA Twitter account briefly hijacked by haiku battle Someone at the MBTA is a poet and now we all know it.
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Throwback Thursday: Mark Wahlberg and Ben AffleckA walk down memory lane to see six nearly-forgotten moments from the careers of the two local stars.
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The Weekender: Fireworks, Dylan, and a friendly giantEverything fun to do around Boston over the Fourth of July weekend.
Boston officials plead for peace over Fourth of July weekend The July 4th weekend has historically been one of the city?s most violent, with an average of 12 shootings each year.
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Mike Tirico gets uncharacteristically warm sendoff from ESPNThe network generally eschews sentimental farewells, but an exception was made for the accomplished veteran.
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The driver of a Tesla car using the ??autopilot?? automated driving system died in a collision with a truck in Florida last month.
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Vince Wilfork bares all on the cover of ESPN?s Body IssueThe former Patriots defensive lineman is one of 19 athletes who will appear nude in the issue, which hits newsstands next week.
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Which were the real Sox ? those of April/May or June?A 10-16 month seemed to expose a lot of flaws, and Dave Dombrowksi has to decide what he has.
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Don?t use test scores to judge teacher qualityThe Mass. Legislature should act promptly to endorse a bill that repeals the mandate to use test scores in evaluating teachers.
The state?s plan to close psychiatric hospitals has had unintended consequences.
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.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
More than 40 people died and more were injured when terrorists attacked Istanbul?s Ataturk International Airport.
The 25-year-old defenseman would have become a restricted free agent on Friday.
A Biblical outbreak of voracious, finger-long gypsy moth caterpillars, the biggest in more than three decades, is devouring trees across Mass.
Loretta Lynch said the discussion did not involve the investigation into Hillary Clinton?s e-mail use as secretary of state.
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The navigation provider has 709,602 active users in the Boston area that provide data and traffic alerts.
The revelation came during Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson?s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The owner of hospitals in Melrose and Medford cut the deal after its acquisition by Partners HealthCare fell through in December.
According to documents, the Boston Beer Co. wants to use the name for a hard cider.
The latest pixel-enhanced family fantasy is a pleasurable mash-up of Spielbergian exuberance and Roald Dahl?s dark wit.
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A behind-the-scenes shakeup in Trump?s N.H. campaignDonald Trump?s operation appears to be doing what seemed nearly unimaginable until recently.
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?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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