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Marijuana law as we know it may change drastically

Public comments from Senate President Stanley Rosenberg about potential changes are setting off alarm bells among backers.

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The woman was located in Texas and authorities say her 30-something daughters are now both free to contact their father.

Bristol, Plymouth county jails to screen inmates for deportation

The sheriffs will sign agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that will allow them to enforce federal immigration law.

Mayor Walsh's 'State of the City'

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh delivered his third State of the City address at Symphony Hall.

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Walsh trumpets his record during State of City speech

As he prepares for his re-election effort, Mayor Martin Walsh highlighted his record on public education, the arts, and other areas.

Opinion | Martin J. Walsh

Thinking big about Boston Public Schools

A new $1 billion 10-year master plan calls for overdue physical improvements to Boston?s schools.

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The US Department of Education cited the theater program for burdening graduates with high levels of student debt.

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The controversial proposal would raise pay at a time when the state faces persistent budget gaps and nearly a third of residents qualify for Medicaid.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/asrary.jpg Revere man allegedly posed as Justin Bieber to solicit nude child photos

A 24-year-old man allegedly solicited nude photos of a 9-year-old girl while posing as the pop star, authorities said Tuesday.

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As cars evolve, gas stations are falling behind

With more hybrid, electric, and possibly driverless cars hitting roads in coming years, gas stations are under pressure to adapt to the needs of the industry, but can they?

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The transition: Obama to Trump

Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of education, testified during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

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Education pick?s nomination hearing turns testy

In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged not to dismantle public education.

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So far, not a single Senate Democrat has joined more than 50 House Democrats who have vowed to boycott Donald Trump?s swearing-in.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/18/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/c4206bd8dc68417a915d30e646a00aa3-c4206bd8dc68417a915d30e646a00aa3-0.jpg Donald Trump waits in his tower ? accessible yet isolated

The president-elect is a man isolated, increasingly cocooned away from the voters who lifted him to his seemingly improbable victory.

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The move allows the Army intelligence officer who leaked scores of classified documents to go free nearly three decades early.

Summer Zervos and attorney Gloria Allred (left) announced their defamation lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday.

?Apprentice? contestant files suit against Trump

A former reality show contestant who accused Donald Trump of unwanted advances has filed a defamation lawsuit against him.

Jessica Beeson Tocco, a political consultant at A10 Associates in Wakefield, looks over inauguration tickets at her home on January 16, 2017. Tocco is going to the inauguration and helping clients secure tickets. Mark Lorenz for The Boston Globe

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Trump?s inauguration is not the hottest ticket in Boston

This being the Democratic stronghold of Massachusetts, it can be hard finding anyone of prominence who wants to attend the inauguration.

AFC Championship: Steelers at Patriots

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Brown created a distraction for his team by streaming disparaging remarks by Steelers coach Mike Tomlin about the Patriots.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-11116.jpg What are you afraid of, Roger Goodell?

You?re the NFL commissioner, defender of the Shield ? you can put up with a few boos at Gillette Stadium.

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They are fulfilling their promise of broad-based economic development.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unbowed_tiled-11878.jpg As Obama departs, black youth question place in Trump?s America

Black youth in Ferguson, Baltimore, and Boston are confronting the paradox of President Obama?s historic ascension and the start of the Donald Trump era.

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The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20160923_SAMentalHealth_312.jpg The San Antonio solution

One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

The story behind ?Spotlight?

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.