State lawmakers are mulling legalization of online gambling

Just two years after its first casino opened, Massachusetts is exploring the idea of allowing online gambling.

The Trump administration

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President Trump plans to sign a new executive order that unravels his predecessor?s sweeping plan to curb global warming.

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President Trump lashed out at Republican leaders and groups, and aides said they would reach out to moderate Democrats on health care.

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Russia?s opposition, often written off by critics as a small coterie of privileged urbanites, put on an impressive show of strength Sunday.

Metro

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For students, messages about their blackness were everywhere.

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Alexander Bradley implicated Aaron Hernandez in a double murder during four days of testimony last week.

obituary

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Ann Regan was known to many of Boston?s most powerful figures and was by the side of her son, George Regan Jr., as he built his public relations company.

Man dies after car goes airborne, strikes ceiling of Mass. Pike tunnel

A 20-year-old Brookline man was driving eastbound at Exit 22 at about 2:15 a.m. when his Audi went airborne, hitting the ceiling of the tunnel.

James Boyd Jr.?s death is one of seven recent incidents involving Department of Mental Health clients living in the community, frequently without proper supervision. Marilyn Boyd, his sister, looked through a bag of his belongings for the first time.

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Beyond state care, safety often lacking

People with mental illness under the supervision of the Department of Mental Health have endangered themselves or others recently, including one who died.

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Michael Che says he loves Boston, after all

The ?Saturday Night Live? comedian had described Boston as ?racist,? but he reached out to the city on Instagram.

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The Trustees of Reservations are considering five locations along Boston Harbor for a public park.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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Frank Daly?s remarkable journey is a story of a priestly calling that was coaxed back to life after searing grief.

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What?s up with Tuukka Rask and the Bruins? goalie situation?

Rask, who has lost his last four starts, is dealing with an injury while Anton Khudobin has won his last five starts.

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The move set off waves of anger on social media, but the airline maintained its support for the gate agent?s decision.

Globe Magazine

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I wrote about lonely men ? and then came the e-mails from all around the world.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | S.I. Rosenbaum

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For more than a century, the language of the Mashpee Wampanoag had no living speakers.

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Here are 5 of the most dangerous intersections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts, which was recently named the best state in the country, does not have a particularly great reputation when it comes to traffic and driving. NBC Boston recently calculated the Commonwealth?s five intersections with the highest number of car crashes, using 10 years of Department of Transportation data through 2013. Though not the deadliest intersections [?]