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Scores of interviews paint a picture of a governor neither beloved nor detested, a politician who is neither too hot nor too cold on key issues.
Trump, GOP tax plan cuts rates, nearly doubles deduction The far-reaching plan will cut taxes for individuals and corporations, simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans.
Prosecutors say Andrew MacCormack killed his wife and made efforts to clean up the crime scene before calling 911.
State audit says Mass. sex offender registry lost track of 1,700 The state audit, released today, found that the registry lacks adequate policies and procedures to ensure sex offenders are ??classified in a timely manner.??
Mass. residents ? statewide ? say they?d pay for better transit The report was put together by lawmakers who spent part of the year traveling around the state.
Did BU researchers make a breakthrough in the diagnosis of CTE? Researchers said Tuesday they had discovered a new biomarker for the neurodegenerative disease.
Man in Foxborough murder-suicide battled depression, family says The mother and sister of William Scaccia Jr. say he was impacted by his military service in Iraq.
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Timeline takes shape in Vanessa Marcotte?s killing The man accused of slaying the jogger in 2016 purchased gasoline six hours before her partially burned body was found.
Employment crisis on Cape Cod could get even worse Limits on the number of foreigners to work seasonal jobs have made it really bad, and business owners don?t know what to do.
Tropical bird found on Cape likely blown off course by Hurricane Jose Thin and weak, a masked booby was found on a Wellfleet beach Tuesday.
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Scott Kirsner
What impact ? if any ? will his knowledge of Boston have on Amazon?s eventual choice of a city for its second headquarters?
?Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice,? Michelle Obama says Michelle Obama criticized women who voted for President Donald Trump during a wide-ranging conversation in Boston Wednesday.
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Obama compares dropping daughter Malia at college to ?open-heart surgery? The former president sounded like every parent we know when he got personal at a charity event this week.
Kit Harington and his former ?Game of Thrones? on-screen romantic partner, Rose Leslie, are making it official.
Debra Messing regrets going on Megyn Kelly?s new show The ?Will & Grace? star said she was ?dismayed? at Kelly?s comments to a fan asking if he was inspired to become gay because of the show.
Nestor Ramos
Maybe longer Trump tweets will make all the difference. Then again, maybe not Maybe we?ve been getting him wrong all along. With Twitter doubling its character length, President Trump may soon be free to unleash his inner statesman.
At least two government watchdog groups believe that when Trump deletes a tweet he may be breaking the law.
President Trump calls Facebook ?anti-Trump? after it aids Russia probe His tweet comes days after the social media company agreed to provide material to congressional investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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The Education Issue | Magazine
From what we do with libraries to who gets to talk in class, some traditional models of learning are in need of rethinking.
Evan Horowitz | Quick Study
Boston has had just four mayors over the last 50 years ? fewer than any peer city during that same time period.
This week in weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.
Secrets in the Sky | Part 2 of 2
A flight plan for failure There is a troubling pattern of lax oversight by the FAA that has made the agency vulnerable to fraud, and the public vulnerable to those who mean to do harm.
Editorial
Where is the urgency in Puerto Rico response? Thousands of lives are on the line. Puerto Rico needs more resources ? and pronto.
Have an investigative news tip? Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].
Fall Arts preview
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.
Can tailored swim lessons protect children with autism from drowning? Drowning is the most common fatal injury among children with autism, so community centers and schools are offering special lessons.
Josh Donaldson (twice), Teoscar Hernandez, and Kendrys Morales all homered off the Red Sox ace.
Eric Dahl told his wife he?d been stung by a ?ton of bees? while doing yard work and that he felt like he was going to pass out.
The poet wrote ??Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?? at the Shaftsbury house in June 1922.
The two-term Republican?s announcement came as a surprise to some.
Several rockets were fired toward the airport while US Secretary of Defense James Mattis and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg were in town for a visit.
Intepirdine failed to blunt the symptoms of Alzheimer?s in a large trial.
The Emerson College theater is speaking out against hate and in favor of harmony.
Light bulb broken? Floors need waxing? Someone clamoring for a business breakfast ? right this minute? Felipe Medina is your guy.
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The Big Picture
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on the 32nd anniversary of the city?s biggest quake that killed thousands.
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