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Turnout appeared to be small and in an abrupt move done without explanation, the Vatican decided not to live stream the funeral Mass.
EDITORIAL
An honor for the dead that slights the living The Vatican?s reaction to the death of the disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law risks deepening the pain for survivors of the clergy sex abuse scandal in Boston.
KEVIN CULLEN
Law?s complicity with evil is the legacy he left Bernie Law was one of the greatest enablers of sexual abuse in the history of the world. That is not hyperbole. That is fact.
Kensington Palace has released two official photos of Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle, to mark the couple?s engagement.
Watch how Isaiah Thomas reacted when he found out he had been traded New footage published Wednesday shows the former Boston Celtics star?s immediate reaction to the news that he was being sent to Cleveland.
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College days gave Doris Burke great insight on some of these Celtics Burke, who will be working the Celtics? Christmas game, previously covered rising stars before they reached the NBA.
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Holiday weekends are never a time when you want to see bad weather, and you especially don?t want to see it multiple times. But that?s exactly what we have coming up for Christmas.
The sniffles. The sneezing. The drama of it all when men catch a cold. But a scientist says there may be a reason for all that suffering and moaning.
New security checkpoint lanes aim to reduce wait times at Logan Airport Passengers traveling out of Boston may see a faster wait in security lines, thanks to new automated screening lanes recently installed at the airport.
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The film about the accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne comes out April 6.
MIT custodian detained by ICE to be released from jail It looks like Francisco Rodriguez will be home for Christmas.
Deal closes on sale of the Globe?s former home on Morrissey Blvd. The new owners? plans for the Dorchester site include light industrial and office space, along with restaurants, retail, and maybe even a craft brewery.
As Christmas approaches, families put their hope in Globe Santa Many turn to Globe Santa for help, humbly accepting the fact that, at least for now, they cannot do it alone.
S. Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldier defects South Korea?s military fired 20 rounds of warning shots Thursday as North Korean soldiers approached a borderline after their comrade defected to the South.
The United States has not seen two years of declining life expectancy since 1962 and 1963, when influenza caused an inordinate number of deaths.
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A day after news that Tom Brady?s friend and health guru had had his access to the team curbed, players tried to steer clear of the controversy.
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Thursday afternoon, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. is expected to be the worst time to drive around the Greater Boston area this holiday season.
Advocates are concerned that confusion over the status of the federal Affordable Care Act could lead some Massachusetts consumers to drop coverage.
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Diane Kelly launched plans to open Boston?s first cat cafe two years ago, but what happened next bore little resemblance to the tranquil, feline sanctuary she envisioned.
US Representative Joe Kennedy and wife welcome 2nd child Kennedy said on Twitter the baby was ??doing great?? and has already received his first gift ? a New England Patriots jersey.
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Petition seeks removal of Matt Damon?s cameo in ?Ocean?s 8? The heist flick with the all-female cast comes out in June.
Woman killed crossing street in South End The woman was struck and killed at Herald and Washington streets around 2:20 p.m.
Officers helped deliver a baby at the District B-3 police station on Thursday morning.
State unemployment rate drops to 3.6 percent An estimated 6,700 jobs were added in Massachuetts in November.
The Season Ticket podcast Guest host Fluto Shinzawa sits down for a one-on-one with Bruins President Cam Neely.
Opinion | Andrew Bacevich
Trump?s security strategy prepares for a ?long war? without end Trump?s National Security Strategy will make for a more insecure world.
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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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A little boy?s fragile skin and stunted growth spur a search for answers From his birth until his diagnosis almost eight years later, a little boy and his family endured an onslaught of symptoms.
The former Celtic broke out for a career-high point total in shorthanded Miami?s win.
The fugitive, Carmelo Kercado Jr., 35, allegedly killed two men while they were driving on Central Avenue this fall.
The two-bedroom, 2.5-bath unit is on the market for $659,900.
House Republicans have unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a shutdown this weekend and allow lawmakers to head home for the holidays.
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The Chevrolet Tahoe RST is a full-size SUV with a street performance drive
Two men were arrested in Australia after the SUV in which they were traveling rammed into pedestrians on a busy central Melbourne street in a ?deliberate act.?
Polls show the tax cuts are unpopular, but many local companies are on board because they?ll see sharply lower tax rates.
In a year when the new normal was no laughing matter, Maria Bamford, Bill Burr, Jerry Seinfeld, and seven other comics offered a weird, wonderful respite.
Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Here?s what science says about some of them.
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Cities and towns around the world celebrate holidays with festive decorations and traditions.
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