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Consumers are using cash less frequently, dampening sales of lottery tickets, but cashless sales could worsen problem gambling.
On Wednesday, two weeks after the kerfuffle, Dennis Muilenburg made his way south to Donald Trump?s Mar-a-Lago estate to meet face to face.
Trump-proofing? Obama makes last-minute movesPresident Obama banned offshore oil and gas drilling in millions of acres of the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean, a move experts say is likely to be challenged by Trump.
Mass. Democrats find new foil in Donald TrumpPushing back against President-elect Donald Trump could help Massachusetts Democrats boost their own political standing.
N.C. lawmakers fail to scrap bill limiting transgender rightsThe law requires transgender people to use restrooms corresponding with the sex on their birth certificate in many public buildings.
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In her more than seven years as US Attorney, Carmen Ortiz has overseen the convictions of James ?Whitey? Bulger and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Family of slain jogger urges anyone with information to call policeVanessa Marcotte was killed in August while jogging near her mother?s home in Princeton.
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?Jingle Bells? was written in Medford, right? For people there, that?s the answer, and let?s just forget about the questions and controversy.
A plan to redevelop three properties is roiling locals who worry the once-bohemian business district is marching ever closer to sterility.
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DavidBartonGym, Cyc spin studio in Boston shut down A luxury gym in the middle of Boston has closed, along with a popular spin studio inside the space.
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A dog is all about love, and for people at a facility run by Boston Health Care for the Homeless, that?s what they need.
Brianna Wu, Boston game developer and critic of GamerGate, to run for CongressWu, who has been targeted by the shadowy GamerGate movement, plans to run in 2018.
Cindy Stowell had Stage 4 colon cancer when she recorded episodes of ?Jeopardy!? this summer. She never got to see her appearances on TV.
The new movie can be difficult for Boston-area viewers to watch, but some also said it?s engaging.
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A demonstration organized by a Jewish group to show solidarity with Muslims drew about 200 people to Boston on Wednesday night.
The hilarious video of ?Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas? was pieced together in the holiday spirit.
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Even on Tom Brady?s worst days, he?s still the NFL MVP Against the Broncos, he recognized the value of playing mistake-free football under extraordinary duress. That?s why he?s so valuable.
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While 2016 delivered its share of innovative new hardware and software, other technology products received their last rites this year.
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Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.
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How to bring about true democracyIt?s time for some citizen activism to help America break free of its anti-democratic anchor. I?m talking the Electoral College, of course.
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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.
An approach heavy on precision and the absence of mistakes across units has been the formula.
Santa and Mrs. Claus ? two Boston firefighters in costume ? visited children at Boston Shriners Hospital with help from the fire department.
Just steps from a private beach, this six-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom Cohasset home has 5,067 square feet of living space.
However, Donald Trump?s transition team said the billionaire investor would not be serving as a federal government employee.
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A few years back, motorists leaving Rte. 95 and driving down Rte. 1 South in Westwood could look to the right and see a group of businesses: a daycare center, menswear store, pool and patio company, and some warehouses. David Rosenberg, president of Prime Motor Group, who drove by daily, instead saw that large parcel [?]
A manhunt throughout Europe is underway for a Tunisian man in his 20s who had previously been considered a possible terror threat.
An outside panel said the medicine probably wouldn?t work better than treatments already on the market.
From ?Make Donald Drumpf again? to the return of ?Colbert,? here?s our critic?s list of the 10 most memorable late-night segments of the year.
Meet Formaggio Kitchen?s spirit animal.
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NASA?s Operation IceBridge has been studying how polar ice has evolved over the past eight years.
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With Carrier, Trump exposes rift between unions and leadersSomehow Donald Trump, who claims a net worth of $10 billion, was standing up for the little guy, against their own union boss.
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A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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