THOMAS FARRAGHER
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On the state?s highest court, Robert Cordy wrote hundreds of majority opinions with an intellectual curiosity.
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In Lynn, a reunion 10 years in the makingAfter a decade and a vast ocean apart, a mother and son reunite in Lynn.
Court-appointed Mass. attorneys still waiting to be paidEmergency funding that was allocated last month to cover a budget shortfall to pay court-appointed attorneys was not enough.
For veterans, home and a community in BedfordA new apartment complex at the Bedford VA campus is on the front lines of the fight against homelessness.
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There has been a ?steady flow? of tips coming in, but State Police want the public to continue calling the tip line.
Brendan Dassey, featured in the Netflix documentary, was ordered freed within 90 days unless the case is appealed.
Boston taking 385-square-foot apartment for a spinThe Urban Housing Unit, a tiny modular house that sells $75,000, will be touring the city over the next few weeks.
Edward Daly, priest noted for heroism during Bloody Sunday, dies at 82 Father Daly tended victims of Northern Ireland?s Bloody Sunday killings and became a defining image of the massacre.
The 7-year-old was revived at the scene and taken to Boston Children?s Hospital.
Boy found safe after being taken by his dad from shooting sceneAfter a frantic 12-hour search, family and police found the boy.
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The 2,500 refugees make up what is believed to be the largest Mandaean community in the United States.
Katie Ledecky sets world record in 800m freestyleKatie Ledecky of the United States has set a world record to win the 800-meter freestyle in Rio.
A stunner in Rio: Phelps beaten by 21-year-old in 100 flyA stunner at the Rio Olympics: Michael Phelps was beaten.
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How a writer?s reckless sexual tourism put Olympians at riskA story by Nico Hines for The Daily Beast potentially outed and jeopardized the safety of multiple athletes.
US 94, Serbia 91
US men struggle, barely hang on to beat Serbia in basketballIt was the second straight difficult game for the star-studded American team.
Thanks for all the fish! The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared a photo that captured a giant school of fish with a shark lurking nearby.
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Opinion | Mike Ross
So what should local news stations do?
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Opinion | Eric Fisher
The relationship built between the meteorologist and the viewer is a strong one.
Davis Square Theatre renamed as The RockwellThe refreshed space will feature new flooring, paint, and lighting and will start producing original content in the fall.
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Landmarks and friends, dancing beneath the meteorsThe Boston Landmarks Orchestra enjoyed a lot of help during its Hatch Shell concert, planned and otherwise.
Red Sox 9, Diamondbacks 4
Hanley Ramirez, David Ortiz power Red Sox? win The duo combined to hit three homers and David Price went eight innings for the victory.
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Scrutiny on John Farrell increases, but he?s not the real problemFarrell hasn?t managed perfectly, but the Red Sox are slipping because they are not hitting.
Opinion | Jon Garelick
How ?fake news? got realThe Pulitzer Prize Board calls this kind of thing ?explanatory journalism,? and they give awards for it.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: Cosplay, dirty dogs, and the return of Tracy MorganEverything fun to do in Boston and beyond this weekend.
EDITORIAL
Public dollars shouldn?t fund religious schoolsPublic education dollars and religion should not mix.
Private schools, painful secrets
The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliationThe Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.
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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With the world?s attention focused on the Olympic Games in Brazil, a decidedly different type of competition was held in a small corner of New England.
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In the last 19 games, the Sox bullpen has lost five games in which it inherited leads.
?I?ve been around some pretty unsavory characters, and I?m telling you, Trump is as bad as they come,? Blake Boston said.
The decision to expand research into marijuana?s medical potential could pave the way for the drug to be moved to a lesser category
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Auto Notes columnist Bill Griffith prepares for the annual Boston Cup car show on the Boston Common. Plus, the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
The Ecuadoran attorney general delivered a document agreeing to a request by the Swedish prosecutor to question Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.
The stock picker is known for beating the S&P 500 Index for 15 straight years when he ran the Legg Mason Value Trust.
?Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color in Renaissance Florence? at the MFA is a revelation.
New Hampshire?s Jeff Rapsis improvises scores for silent films ? live.
Different brush strokes for different folks.
ground game
Will voters even bother picking the lesser of two evils?It is possible that many will just not choose at all.
Design New England
?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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