Senator Chuck Schumer and Representative Nancy Pelosi, both Democrats, announced a deal with President Trump.
$115m gift, BU?s largest ever, will fund life sciences and engineering research Boston University is launching something akin to a venture fund to jump-start more collaborative research.
Many are questioning whether a government takeover of the health care system, and the required higher taxes to pay for it, are the right policy for a wounded Democratic party.
At last, decency at Bridgewater All along, advocates have been saying Bridgewater could be reformed, that if only our leaders could find the will, the way would be obvious. It?s infuriating how right they were.
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One family?s story puts a spotlight on one of the state?s most difficult and emotional entitlement programs, now at the core of the lawsuit.
A man asked for time alone with his mother. Then he shot her, police say The R.I. man is accused of shooting his 70-year-old mother to death while she lay in the intensive care unit.
Feds ban use of Kaspersky software The Russia-based computer security company has its US headquarters in Woburn.
?I?m no longer burying friends and classmates, I?m burying kids I used to babysit? In Dorchester, residents Wednesday night addressed a recent spate of violence in Boston?s Cape Verdean community.
Kennedy Institute for the Senate picks new president The Edward M. Kennedy Institute?s board has hired a longtime college administrator to be its new president.
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So you want to hold a ?free speech? rally on Boston Common A few quick guidelines to make your next terrible event a success.
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Maybe it?s a measure of just how stilted our national conversation is at the moment that so many people could not make sense of the banner unfurled from atop the Green Monster on Wednesday night.
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Red Sox lose to Athletics at Fenway Doug Fister lasted just four innings, allowing six runs on six hits.
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Harry Edwards has seen, lived the struggle of African-American athletes Edwards helped lay the groundwork for today?s athletes who advocate for civil rights and equality.
Father of suspect in Groton killings struggles to understand Orion Krause, a talented musician and Oberlin College graduate, is accused of fatally beating his mother, maternal grandparents, and a caretaker.
Ambitious Rhode Island music fest ends in chaos The Newport Contemporary Music Series boasted a star-studded lineup, but it cratered amid charges of broken promises, rank amateurism, and more than $100,000 in unpaid musicians fees.
The North Washington Street Bridge, the easternmost crossing over the Charles River, will be replaced in a project that could last as long as five years.
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When Hurricane Irma plowed through the Caribbean last week, the small, isolated community of Coral Bay at the eastern edge of St. John became close to ground zero for the destruction.
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Household income in Massachusetts was way up last year Significantly, the gains weren?t split by inequality or confined to those in upper income brackets.
Martin Shkreli has bail revoked after Facebook post on Hillary Clinton Shkreli is headed to jail while awaiting sentencing after he posted an offer to pay $5,000 for securing a strand of Hillary Clinton?s hair.
Hurricane Jose continues its weird loop in the Atlantic It?s not known where Hurricane Jose will go after it completes its loop in the Atlantic Ocean.
Bernie & Phyl?s is at it again with racy T ads The agency behind the company?s edgy subway car ads says they are getting under people?s skin and business is booming.
A hockey pro dies, and coach he said raped him is free David Gove, a former Cape Cod hockey prodigy, is dead at 38. Felony charges have been dropped against the coach he said raped him as a boy.
This week in weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.
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As Trump retreats, Mass. steps up to protect workers Maura Healey?s office recovered $6 million in stolen wages for Massachusetts in the last fiscal year.
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A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.
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Study shows flu shots may have increased risk of miscarriage The new finding raises serious questions, but experts and even the authors themselves caution that the results are far from conclusive.
The lefthander threw 47 pitches in a three-inning simulated game at Fenway Park on Wednesday.
The Boston Teachers Union overwhelmingly approved a two-year contract that replaces an agreement that expired in August 2016.
They always asked the same questions when I mentioned, casually, that I had seven female roommates.
Senator Elizabeth Warren was on Hillary Clinton?s list of possible running mates, Clinton said in her new book.
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The project will stretch into 2020 and will mean delays for motorists leaving Boston.
Israel?s prime minister is particularly unhappy with the sunset clause in the accord.
US mortgage rates, product manager workshop, career-building meetups, and other notable events and things to know.
Multi-instrumentalist Will Butler discusses the band and its new album, ?Everything Now.?
Here?s how some Massachusetts breweries are celebrating.
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Hurricane Irma devastated Caribbean islands and left a path of destruction all over the state of Florida.
