Trump, Sessions exaggerate gang threat to justify crackdown

To hear President Trump and his attorney general explain it, urban street violence in the United States stems from highly organized gangs of immigrants.

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CBS Radio wants to divest 1030 WBZ, 98.5 The Sports Hub, and 100.7 WZLX, while Entercom is proposing to divest talk radio 680 WRKO and 97.7 WKAF.

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Paltrow, Jolie accuse Weinstein of unwanted advances

A New Yorker expose reported that Harvey Weinstein has been accused of raping three women, while a New York Times report named Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie as victims of unwanted sexual advances.

Names

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?If there was ever an event that I was at and Harvey was doing this kind of thing and I didn?t see it, then I am so deeply sorry, because I would have stopped it,? Damon said.

Child?s death is investigated in Danvers

An 18-month-old child was pronounced dead at Beverly Hospital on Tuesday night, officials said.

Boston firefighter is placed on leave after ?disturbing? social media posts

Octavius Rowe, a 15-year veteran of the department, was placed on paid leave Oct. 1, an official said.

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Teen charged in crash that killed Somerville office is arrested in Burlington

Michael Ricci, 18, was arrested at his home Tuesday afternoon for a probation violation from a prior incident, Burlington police said.

Leslie Garnica searched for belongings in the ashes of her home that was destroyed by fire in the Coffey Park area of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Tuesday.

Lives are shattered in Northern California as wildfires bring sudden devastation

At least 15 people were killed, and scores were injured or missing. More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed.

JEFF JACOBY

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News flash to Elizabeth Warren, et al.: You are losing nothing but the power to force nuns to pay for your oral contraceptives.

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Roger Goodell says ?everyone should stand? for the anthem

The NFL commissioner outlined the league?s position in a memo to team owners.

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After Tom Menino?s famously frenetic schedule, political observers questioned whether Mayor Martin Walsh would maintain the same clip.

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Proposed Seaport theaters raise hopes, and questions

A new plan for three theaters in Boston?s Seaport area has triggered excitement. But now come the big questions ? and criticisms.

Perspective | Magazine

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Trust levels are down, loneliness is up, but a fix could be simple: Say hello once in a while.

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Pine Manor College says Brookline formulated a proposal to seize land in secret. The college was blindsided and will fight the idea, it said.

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Anytime Trump wants to take that IQ test, Mensa is ready to help

The high-IQ society says it would be happy to administer its test to Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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What went wrong for the Red Sox? Chris Gasper and Dan Shaughnessy discuss the abysmal starting pitching and questionable lineup decisions in the playoffs.

Follow:   iTunes   |   Stitcher   |   RSS

 
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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

How much blame does John Farrell deserve?

Not that it can?t happen, but firing the manager after his accomplishments the last five years would be unfair.

United States' Christian Pulisic, left, fight for the ball with Trinidad and Tobago's Nathan Lewis during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Couva, Trinidad, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

In shocking upset, US men?s soccer team fails to qualify for World Cup

The Americans, needing only a tie, lost to Trinidad and Tobago in a nightmare finish for US soccer.

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Poverty simulation highlights painful choices local families make

The situations, the event?s leaders assured, weren?t manufactured. They?d come from families in the Boston area the service organization has worked with.

Dr. Harald C. Ott, who has focused on whole organ regeneration at Harvard?s Center for Regenerative Medicine, spoke at Tuesday?s presentation.

Are people ready for human-made organs? 

In a wide-ranging conversation at HUBweek, researchers looked toward the future of organ generation and the role it might eventually play in patients.

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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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You can?t make this stuff up. And you can?t make it seem normal.

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A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

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The dying often see death rendered in the visage of a loved one or kind stranger offering safe passage.

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The Honda Odyssey is all-new for 2018, and while it may not be the coolest of vehicles on the road, minivans hold their own for a couple of reasons: They easily accommodate the kids and their friends, they just as easily convert to carrying cargo, and they have features like rear-seat entertainment systems that keep [?]