NASA said the discovery may help to answer the question, ?Are we alone??
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A look at the victims in the Peabody double slayingJennifer O?Connor, 40, and Mark Greenlaw, 37, were found dead at the Peabody home they shared over the weekend.
In 2011, Trump was a sideshow at CPAC. Times have changedWhen President Trump speaks on Friday, the new president will be the vessel for the conservative cause.
JOAN VENNOCHI
How wrong was Trump about Sweden?Two days after President Trump?s comments, residents of a Stockholm suburb populated mostly by immigrants clashed with police.
Police seek man who allegedly made sexual comments to young girl The suspect is believed to have gotten off the outbound train around 4 p.m. at Community College station in Charlestown.
Dakota pipeline demonstrators are arrested as protest endsAuthorities arrested some protesters at the Standing Rock Reservation who refused to depart.
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They must choose which path they will take to title contention, because they can?t have it both ways.
Dave Epstein
It will be in the 60s tomorrow. What happened to winter?Something not very wintry has been going on this month to our west and south and it?s about to make a push into Southern New England.
Andrew Mahoney
A fond farewell to intentional walks gone wrongBaseball?s decision to not require four pitches will forever eliminate the chance for a crazy play on an intentional walk.
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After 161 years in business, the bookstore will operate only online.
Tom Brady is hard at work on the case of the missing jerseyA ?suspect board? was posted on the quarterback?s official Instagram page Wednesday.
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The Olympic gymnast is featured in the magazine?s new swimsuit issue.
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Another project that could bring affordable housing to a place that badly needs it faces an uncertain future.
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Checks and balances can slow TrumpOur system of checks and balances extends well beyond the three formal branches of government.
A life taken, but also a life lostHow did 14-year-old Raeshawn Moody wind up becoming among the youngest to face a murder charge in Boston?
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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?
Homeopathic remedies harmed hundreds of babies, families sayBabies turned blue and had repeated seizures after taking Hyland?s teething products, FDA records show.
General manager Don Sweeney said it is possible he?ll try to trade for a backup goalie to ease some pressure on Rask in the season?s homestretch.
The previous law gave police chiefs and local officials the discretion to decide if someone was ?suitable? to carry a gun concealed.
In a few relatively affluent communities along the Interstate 495 corridor like Hopkinton and Boxborough, median home prices are pushing well past peak levels last reached more than a decade ago.
It appears much of this town hall drama won?t be taking place in New England.
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U.S. drivers averaged 42 hours per year in traffic during peak times, the study found.
The operation gave agents an off-the-books way to finance undercover investigations and pay informants.
A collection of 19 companies, including Bank of America, teamed up on a website and app that will let users send and request money.
Friday?s Boston premiere of ?Follow Your Heart,? which runs through Feb. 26, was filled with entertaining scenes and familiar songs.
These days there?s much more to Orlando than Disney ? for instance, the thriving local food scene found at East End Market.
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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Palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet.
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At Donald Trump?s press conference, an airing of grievancesThe president turned a press conference into a festivus holiday ? an airing of grievances.
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SS Stuyvesant, a casualty of the Blizzard of ?78, finally leaves its watery grave
Death of living liver donor is a calamity for two families and Lahey
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Decision time is fast approaching for Celtics
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