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Those seeking to know the motive of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock have had little more to chase than hints and shadows.
Republicans are open to banning ?bump stocks? used in Vegas massacre Top congressional Republicans signaled they would be open to banning the firearm accessory that the Las Vegas gunman used to transform his rifles to mimic automatic weapon fire.
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The best democracy blood money can buy The NRA has shown how strong its political pull is. Don?t expect the aftermath of the shooting in Las Vegas to change that.
Elizabeth Warren slams Equifax CEO, calls for ?severe financial penalties? It takes a lot to unite Congress in outrage these days, given how divided along party lines it?s become. Equifax this week managed that feat.
Seth Moulton says Paul Ryan rebuffed his personal appeal on gun control ?I just went up to the speaker, and I said ?Mr. Speaker, can we do anything on guns???? the Massachusetts Democrat said.
Chelsea Manning meets with Harvard students after fellowship reversal Chelsea Manning met off campus with students after the school reversed its decision to name her a visiting fellow.
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Along with the vast Suffolk Downs property in East Boston, the Walsh administration plans to propose perhaps three or four other sites around the city.
Brookline wants to seize Pine Manor?s land, and the college is ready to fight At a meeting this week, the college?s president described the proposal as shocking.
Cam Newton regrets sexist comment to female reporter The Panthers quarterback told the reporter, ?It?s funny to hear a female talk about routes.??
Getting evicted in Boston might soon get a bit harder A city council measure would require landlords to give the city notice whenever they move to evict a tenant, for whatever reason.
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Smith & Wollensky wants to sizzle in the suburbs The Irish investors who bought the steakhouse group are turning to decidedly unexotic locales in the US suburbs for expansion.
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The US attorney?s office may be looking at whether Dr. David Samadi was in the operating room for ?critical parts? of his surgeries.
Officers from the State Police and local departments will assist local law enforcement in Puerto Rico with enforcing curfews and other security duties.
?I?m alive?: Mass. company helping Puerto Ricans contact loved ones Vanu hopes to use its technology at as many as 40 sites on the devastated island.
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The Red Sox open the playoffs, the Bruins open a new season, and the Patriots play on Thursday Night Football.
Day game a headache for some Red Sox fans The news that the Sox would open their series with back-to-back games during work hours was received by diehard fans as not a gift, but a problem.
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This year, the Red Sox relied on pitching while the offense scratched for runs From the start, they were expected to be contenders, but the season didn?t unfold the way they planned.
The Season Ticket podcast On the eve of a new hockey season in Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont joined Chris Gasper to talk about the outlook for the Bruins. Then, columnist Chad Finn chatted all things Celtics.
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Children of priests step out of the shadows A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.
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How to lure Amazon to Boston Boston will never compete with other regions based on low costs, so we must play to our region?s strengths.
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Scott Gottlieb rocketed to the top of FDA. He may keep rising The FDA commissioner has quickly won over some skeptics and is now seen as a front-runner to replace Tom Price at HHS.
More than 200 applied for the position previously held by Dave Goucher, who left for a job in Las Vegas.
Danielle Mastro allegedly admitted to causing the crash that killed Deborah Combra, saying she was ?dope sick? and in need of heroin at the time.
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson?s very odd news conference Wednesday appeared, if anything, to be a desperate attempt to keep his job.
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Police in a New Hampshire city are planning to crack down on loud motorcycles
A comedian managed to walk up to May during a speech and hand her a P45, a form given to people in Britain being laid off.
Rates could rise 24 percent if the Trump administration makes good on a threat to end government subsidies that help lower the cost of insurance.
Denis Villeneuve?s sequel to the 1982 Ridley Scott science-fiction film is made with craft, care, conscientiousness, and a bloated sense of purpose.
We are living in a time that?s awash in disaster ? natural, environmental, societal. It?s time to wake up.
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Photographers from the Globe captured images of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, signs of fall, and the football season in full swing.
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