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Deadly synthetic opioids are streaming into the United States in a flood of mail that arrives unscreened from abroad every day, experts say.
One of the nation?s top prep schools has contended with further revelations in the nine months since faculty sexual misconduct was revealed.
Couples who consolidated their student loans are stuck with each other?s debt, even after a divorce.
Ten percent more murders were solved after the Boston Police homicide unit received a boost in resources, a study shows.
With Obama?s departure, will Washington still be cool?President Obama had Beyoncé at his second inauguration. Donald Trump?s connections with the glitterati set may not be as deep.
President Obama delivered an implicit criticism of Hillary Clinton?s campaign, which he said acted too cautiously.
?Tis the season? Brawls find their way to the malls post-holidaysFights broke out at shopping centers across the country, sending bargain-hunters fleeing for the exits.
The body of a 26-year-old Massachusetts man who died while hiking in New Hampshire was found Sunday.
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Researchers say that when the US eased trade with China starting in 2000 and jobs disappeared, an increase suicides rate followed.
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The Eagles were up by 23 points in the third quarter before the Terrapins rallied to make it close.
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Adjunct faculty members at UMass Lowell want what their counterparts at other UMass campuses have: higher pay, benefits, and job security.
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The American Medical Association is feeling the effects of Donald Trump?s election win.
Massachusetts had just 12 IPOs in 2016. And it lost 14 publicly traded companies to acquisition or merger deals.
The United States ranked far ahead of France, the No. 2 weapons dealer with $15 billion in sales.
Longtime Metco director says she was forced outAfter 43 years heading the desegregation program, Jean McGuire feels insulted over how her departure was handled.
For members of the LGBTQ community, George Michael was more than a singer or celebrity.
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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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The San Antonio solutionOne Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?
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.
?I think we?re building more trust with each other and the chemistry is starting to get better,? said Horford.
Lawmakers in every New England state are pursuing legislation to make it easier to punish educators who sexually abuse students.
Hey there, home buyers looking for $350,000 houses: Yes, there definitely are some options in the area (though, yes, they can be somewhat hard to come by).
?Its sad & disappointing you are politicizing such a holy day,? tweeted the organization?s spokesman.
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Officials mounted an expansive search-and-recovery operation Monday for the victims and wreckage.
An office high atop the Financial District used to be a status symbol of Boston?s business world. Now it?s getting lonely at the top.
Fisher?s mother tweeted Sunday that the family would share any updates and thanked the public for its ??prayers & good wishes.??
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