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Romney earned a draft deferment because of his religion, the former White House adviser said Tuesday in Fairhope, Ala.
H-1B visa program for tech workers slows under Trump Officials have markedly increased the number of challenges to special worker visas, forcing some companies and academic institutions to wait months to fill jobs.
Middle East leaders alarmed by US move on Jerusalem President Trump told leaders in the region that he plans to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a symbolically fraught move.
One advantage Comey has over Trump in the Michael Flynn dispute It?s President Trump?s word against James Comey?s word, but Comey?s key advantage is that he took notes.
Opinion | Alan M. Dershowitz
Feinstein may be provoking a constitutional conflict The senator doesn?t seem to understand that Trump can?t be charged with a crime for merely exercising his authority under Article 2.
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Citing her mother?s rough upbringing, the former presidential candidate espoused kindness.
Prosecutor: Guards accused in Bridgewater death flouted rules A Plymouth judge heard opening arguments and viewed video evidence in the extraordinary trial, which got underway Tuesday.
Racist graffiti found in Needham High bathrooms The school?s principal said the graffiti was ?unacceptable? and has ?no place in Needham High School.?
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It?s a question for Stan Rosenberg, who has stepped aside temporarily during an ethics probe into his husband?s actions.
Harvard ?final? clubs threaten legal action because of restrictions The fate of the all-male social clubs, which count US presidents and powerbrokers among their alumni, has sparked fierce debate at the school.
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Jim Dills
Tammy Roberts was on edge all day Tuesday as that search progressed.
Globe Santa
The college freshman wants the younger kids to ?have something special to look forward to.?
Boston College 2-sport star headlines The Globies 2017 Kenzie Kent joined Tom Brady and Chris Sale as double-winners at the annual sports awards program.
TARA SULLIVAN
The QB?s clash with his offensive coordinator can be the kind of thing that gets some players in trouble.
Former Patriots coach Ron Meyer dies at 76 Meyer, who might be best remembered for his role in the so-called snowplow game, was 18-15 as Patriots coach from 1982-84.
Moulton wants Franken out, rips Pelosi for response to Conyers accusers The Salem Democrat made the comments Tuesday on ?Meet The Press Daily.?
Before claims of his abuse of women were exposed, the disgraced producer pulled on all the levers of his carefully constructed apparatus.
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The orchestra reiterated Tuesday that it had fully vetted Levine before he became music director in 2004.
Boston arts groups team up for sprawling look at art, technology Twelve organizations will get together in February for a rare cross-institutional collaboration that includes painting, film, and Web-based art, among others.
A Tufts professor ?broke Twitter? with this thread about Trump?s staff treating him like a toddler ?It just became a way to remind people that he wasn?t going to grow up,? said Daniel Drezner.
Akcea Therapeutics wants staffers to get a taste of life with a super-rare metabolic disorder ? an actual taste.
As a second Smoke Shop opens, we can crown Andy Husbands our meat maven It?s opening night at the Seaport?s Smoke Shop barbecue joint, and Husbands walks us through the finer points of carving.
Dave Epstein
Does a cold weekend mean a snowy weekend? We?ll need to be on edge for the white stuff, but no one knows the answer ? yet.
Cabinet official again commits to national monument in Maine Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reiterated his support for a decision that keeps intact the boundaries of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Suffolk Downs developer seeks environmental review waiver HYM Investment Group wants to move at Amazon speed, even if that means skipping some of the red tape.
351 cities and towns. 351 notes. One ukulele love song to Massachusetts Noah Wisch, a lanky Emerson College senior, filmed himself playing one note on his ukulele across the entire state and turned it into a video.
The Season Ticket podcast Bob Ryan joins guest host Joe Sullivan to talk about Rob Gronkowski?s suspension and an NBA player?s perplexing last name.
SCOT LEHIGH
The Republicans? era of irrationality Republicans are wishing away the best available analyses of their tax proposal in favor of magical thinking.
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He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.
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The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season ?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.
Pregnant women who need medications face risky guessing game Congress last year created an NIH task force to study why pregnant women can?t get reliable answers on medication use.
Christian Vazquez appears to have separated himself from Sandy Leon.
Arlington, Everett, Cambridge, and Watertown will study bus-only lanes, traffic signal changes, and other strategies.
ALLSTON: 127 Franklin St., two-family, built in 1900, 3,170 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,044-square-foot lot.
Conyers, 88, endorsed his son as his replacement.
An explosive blaze northwest of downtown Los Angeles, in Ventura County, was one of several ongoing fires.
Raise Up Massachusetts more than double the amount of signatures required to put the issues to voters.
Swartz, a brilliant programmer, committed suicide at 26 while under federal indictment for alleged computer crimes.
Its chefs have scoured Locke-Ober?s archives of menus and devised new versions of the traditional dishes.
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The Big Picture
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