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The unforgiving culture at the sports media behemoth has led some women to feel pressured to hide pregnancies or take short maternity leaves. One anchor even did her scheduled broadcast while she was having a miscarriage.
When a Red Sox fan at Fenway hurled a racial slur at the Baltimore Orioles? centerfielder Adam Jones, the question of whether Boston is a racist city wasn?t just raised ? it had already been answered. And the answer for many, especially those who don?t live here, was: Of course. That image of Boston, in sports as in so much else, is part of our brand.
The Season Ticket podcast Adrian Walker from the Globe?s Spotlight team joins host Chris Gasper to talk about racism in Boston sports.
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The world of our corporate media conglomerates just got smaller and more tightly controlled.
Cambridge police putting GPS inside packages ? and chasing down the crooks who steal them You?d better watch out; you?d better not steal.
It?s been 25 years since he killed a Tufts graduate. Today, he was sentenced to life For 25 years, James Witkowski had escaped punishment for raping and murdering Lena Bruce inside her South End apartment.
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Rosenberg?s husband draws FBI scrutiny The FBI has begun looking into allegations that Bryon Hefner, husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg, allegedly assaulted several men and boasted of his influence on Beacon Hill.
Maura Healey said the FCC decision means ?Americans will pay more for the Internet and will have fewer options.?
Here?s what it took for this executive to speak out about sexual misconduct in tech It was just before Thanksgiving when Laura Fitton decided to go public with her allegation that prominent venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar forcibly kissed her.
After teen?s suicide, Sutton family launches fund-raiser for bullying prevention A Sutton family said their teenage son took his own life earlier this month after struggling with bullying from his peers.
Watch this 16-year-old?s reaction when he finds out he was accepted to Harvard A video of Ayrton Little, a student in Louisiana, has been viewed millions of times.
The Omarosa mystery: What exactly happened yesterday? Did she try to get into the White House residence to ask her friend Donald Trump to keep her on? It?s not clear.
The number of children under the age of 17 killed or wounded by gunfire in the United States is astounding.
Media outlets reported Paul Ryan is leaving Congress soon. But he says he?s staying Asked by a reporter if he?s quitting anytime soon, House Speaker Paul Ryan chuckled and said, ??I?m not. No.??
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Gloomy outlook for state finances Republicans on Capitol Hill might celebrate as a tax deal falls into place. But if you believe the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, there?s no reason to party on Beacon Hill.
UNH researchers say effects of climate change are coming sooner than we think If carbon dioxide emissions continue at the same rate, by the middle of the 21st century, we could see fewer snowy winter days and hotter summers.
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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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After all the news and noise, the Patriots will go into Pittsburgh and cut the Steelers? hearts out. Again.
A reporter battles SAD and meets the man who might be the cure for the 4:11 sunset.
The home is a short walk to the West Roxbury commuter rail station.
The allegations were ?invented? by President Donald Trump?s political foes to undermine his legitimacy, Russian President Vladmir Putin said.
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Breakthrough Listen said in a statement that no signals have been detected coming from the strange interstellar object, which is called ?Oumuamua.
The deal includes film and television studios, as well as cable and international TV businesses.
The Netflix miniseries centers on the mysterious death of a CIA scientist and his son?s lifelong quest for answers.
George and Amal Clooney gave passengers on their flight to London noise canceling headphones as a preemptive apology if their babies cried. Here?s why they shouldn?t have.
Kellyanne Conway, top White House aide, is leading an ?opioids cabinet? Conway has been focused on the opioids crisis since the start of the year but has assumed a more active policy role.
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California is dealing with another round of disastrous wildfires.
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