New England has the highest rate of fentanyl-related deaths in the nation, due mostly to Mexican cartels bringing in vast quantities of the synthetic drug.
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One 8-year-old boy was unresponsive when he was air-lifted to a Boston hospital.
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?If Reince wants to explain that he's not a leaker, let him do that,? Scaramucci says Anthony Scaramucci said he had a good idea of who the ?senior leakers? are in the White House.
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The 6 most unusual quotes from Anthony Scaramucci?s CNN interview Newly installed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci called into CNN in a combative interview with Chris Cuomo.
White House aides think Trump will let Sessions stay ? for now For the White House, the attacks on the attorney general have touched off a serious problem on Capitol Hill when it did not need any other headaches.
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In the market for a new AG, Mr. Trump? President Trump?s negative remarks about Jeff Sessions indicate he might be looking for a new attorney general. Choose me, Mr. President!
3 suspects released, 1 arrested in Boston Common stabbing One of the victims is now charged with an alleged skateboard attack that touched off the violent encounter.
Dave Epstein
This weekend?s forecast is a tricky one Different parts of New England will see very different weather this weekend.
Attorney general announces $1m settlement with debt collector The largest debt collection law firm in the state allegedly sued people for debts they did not owe or debts that were inaccurate.
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As American eating habits grow increasingly fickle, chefs and restaurants are forced to determine just how far they?re willing to go to accommodate customers.
Plus, Sumiao Hunan Kitchen opns in Kendall Square and Pagu takes on Sunday brunch.
A reduced Dunkin? Donuts menu is coming to some locations Dunkin? Donuts is paring down its menu next month at some of its New England locations.
An ump told Adrian Beltre to move into the on-deck circle. So Beltre moved the circle The Rangers third baseman was ejected from Wednesday?s game after a disagreement with the umpire.
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CHAD FINN
The Patriots? backups would be favored over the Jets? starters by a touchdown.
Perspective | Magazine
Dark political humor is everywhere, but it hurts to laugh Knock, knock. Who?s there? Oh, just the Evil League of Evil taking control of our government! Ha! Ha!
Transgender comedian skewers Trump over military ban Patti Harrison shared her own satiric response to the ban, speckled with moments of truth.
Bezos surpasses Gates as world?s richest person ahead of Amazon results 61-year-old Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has held the top spot since May 2013, but a strong earnings report from Amazon buoyed Jeff Bezos.
Sunbathing ?Fugitive of the Week? arrested in Haverhill yard Amy Beth Tremblay was captured four months after a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Teen sleuths say TD Garden owes $13.8m in fund-raisers TD Garden representatives acknowledged they have not honored a 1993 law mandating that they hold three fund-raisers a year.
Ohio reels from what Kasich calls ?worst tragedy in history? of state fair A swinging and spinning amusement park ride broke apart on the opening day of the Ohio State Fair, killing one and injuring seven others.
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Opinion | Kathleen Hirsch
Cancer brings it home My friend, and now our ailing senator, bring me back to sanity.
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.
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What realtors and sellers are required to disclose to buyers ? and what they aren?t There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
Using CRISPR, scientists efficiently edit genome of viable human embryos Some of the nation?s leading scientists have long warned against such work.
The tight end had back surgery in December, but is cleared for full participation in the preseason.
With defrocked priest Paul Shanley expected to be released from jail, a look at some other notorious priests in the Catholic Church?s sexual abuse scandal.
Award-winning garden writer Carol Stocker also talks about those moths you see fluttering about and viruses that can affect your garden.
Across the country, attorneys and advocacy groups are gearing up for the fight, saying potential plaintiffs are already lining up to file suit.
There was no immediate indication that the inmate was able to get off the island, which was put on lockdown.
Criminals are trying to cash in on people?s instant-wealth fantasies.
His ?Who You See Here? gets its world premiere at Martha?s Vineyard Playhouse ? minus the car crash scene.
It seems inevitable a Maine brewer would eventually make a lobster beer. But Tim Adams is not a kitschy brewer, and Oxbow?s beers aren?t gimmicks.
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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The 17th FINA World Championships are underway in Budapest.
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