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The Framingham-based mainstay of office supplies has agreed to sell itself to a private equity firm for more than $6.9 billion.
A Roxbury man allegedly used a large rock to destroy a pane of glass that was etched with the numbers tattooed onto the arms of Jews murdered in Nazi death camps.
Cambridge councilor plans to challenge Capuano Nadeem Mazen, the state?s highest-profile Muslim elected official, is planning a run against US Representative Michael Capuano in next year?s primary.
Boston police sergeant charged with evading TSA security at Logan Bruce Smith repeatedly claimed he was on official police business in order to fly with a firearm, officials said.
McCarthy gets life for murder of Bella Bond Michael McCarthy will be eligible for parole in 20 years for killing the 2-year-old.
Trump promises a ?big surprise? on health care President Trump said the GOP health effort is ??working along very well?? and suggested there could be a ??big surprise coming.??
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Needed: An end to the GOP?s pointless health care saga The prolonged uncertainty about health care ? fanned by the Trump administration?s irresponsible talk about intentionally sabotaging the exchanges ? is taking a toll.
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Not everyone is joining the crowds in Boston these days.
Rabbits are hopping all over They?ve been spied hopping near grassy lots in Southie, hiding under cars in Somerville, and strutting past the red-brick townhomes in Back Bay.
Syrian doctor caught in travel ban gives up, moves to Canada A Syrian doctor says he won?t return to the United States to finish his studies at Brown University because of the travel ban.
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Boston firefighters are battling a six-alarm fire in a building under construction in Dorchester.
The acquisitions would require a lot of roster shuffling and the loss of at least one key rotation player.
?Dude, your lobster is all over the Internet? A Georgia man is steaming mad that the TSA shared a picture of his 15-pound lobster on social media, calling it an invasion of privacy.
Shirley Leung
Shame on Yahoo?s Mayer for saying we shouldn?t blame Kalanick for Uber?s culture Just as infuriating is Mayer at the same Stanford talk trying to paint what happened to Kalanick as typical for a startup.
RTÉ news journalist Caitriona Perry called the interaction ?bizarre? in a tweet posted alongside video Tuesday afternoon.
Dan Wasserman
Donald Trump?s Time magazine cover The president has Time magazine covers hanging in his golf clubs. But there?s something different about this one.
The consulate was established on June 28, 1817.
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Dr. Fontein served from 1975 to 1987 as director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The Fine Print | Consumer Advocate
What to know if you maxed out a credit card and then stopped paying The thing to know and pass along is that you don?t have to be bullied.
Bonobos, Filson, and Mr. Sid to open in Seaport The three retailers will join new-to-the-neighborhood brands like L.L. Bean and Bluemercury.
Television review
Doctor, no! A therapist?s boundary issues make ?Gypsy? a compelling drama. Is this ?In Treatment,? or is this ?Dressed to Kill??
When is a steak sandwich not a steak sandwich? When it?s made with beef patties, one New York woman says.
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Nurses strike at Tufts Medical Center must be avoided Interrupting patient care is a risk that everyone, including the union, should work hard to avoid.
Fifty-nine years of stories from one address With an eye toward the future, the Boston Globe said goodbye to its longtime Dorchester home this week.
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The acquisitions would require a lot of roster shuffling and the loss of at least one key rotation player.
Local developer Jay Doherty is spearheading the $50 million purchase, and a transformative project could hit Kilmarnock Street.
Options include two penthouses in Boston and single-family homes in Arlington, Lincoln, and North Andover.
The administration has given itself a Thursday deadline for implementing the ban, which applies to visitors from six Muslim-majority countries.
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Boston loves being first in things, so here?s another. Among 200 major U.S. cities, Boston drivers were the most likely to be involved in an accident in 2017, according to a study of Allstate claims data released by the insurance company Tuesday. Put another way, the worst drivers in the country ? at least among [?]
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is speaking at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston this week.
The North Carolina-based software firm has relocated its worldwide executive briefing center to A Street in the Fort Point section of South Boston.
The actor says he?s not ready to retire the act just yet.
Open on the retail level of the Prudential Center, there?s always a line at Num Pang Kitchen ? but it moves fast.
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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China is the world?s biggest tea producer, and employs around 80 million people as farmers, pickers and sales people.
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