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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
All of a sudden, the roster and lineup look pretty darned good.
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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
Martinez should add a lot of home runs to the lineup and a splash of excitement to the team.
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Peter Abraham
The deal will pay Martinez $50 million over the first two years, and includes a player option.
Kevin Cullen
Why it?s so hard to have that conversation about race If you take two recent examples ? one local, one national ? you will see the reason we need to have this talk.
How a skier with no tricks made it to the Olympic halfpipe This story involves loopholes, Hungary, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Tara Sullivan
The Harvard star and Bruins prospect scored twice Tuesday to match Ted Donato?s output (4 goals) in the 1992 Games.
Fewer wish to be privy to Hub?s chain of thrones As Cambridge hails its new $320,000 public restroom in Central Square, across the river it?s clear that time?s taken a toll on Boston?s once-vaunted City Toilets.
Delcamp, who worked at WHDH-TV (Channel 7) for 14 years, is slated to join the morning news team at NBC 10 on Wednesday.
BOLD TYPES
It?s a homecoming for Wahlburgers The Wahlbergs? restaurant chain is setting up shop a short jaunt from the family?s old Savin Hill stomping grounds.
Rick Gates had his ?queen for a day? interview. What the heck is that? The former Trump adviser is finalizing a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Patriots players knew ?all week? that Malcolm Butler wouldn?t start Super Bowl, Devin McCourty says The mystery behind Bill Belichick?s controversial decision continues.
The layoffs, which are happening over about a year, highlight the financial pressures facing the health care giant.
?If this epidemic is cresting, I?m not feeling it? Dr. Jennie Duval, the only full-time medical examiner in N.H., sees first hand the havoc caused by the opioid crisis.
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Scientists say the traps would protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales.
In a reversal, Trump backs Romney?s US Senate bid The on-again, off-again feud between the top Republicans seems to be off, for now. The president said Romney has ?my full support and endorsement!?
Will lawmakers in D.C. give background checks another look? The White House indicated that President Trump is open to supporting a bipartisan effort to revise federal background checks for gun buyers.
Parkland offered a ?reprieve? for White House The under-siege Trump administration needed a break ?from seven or eight days of just getting pummeled,? said one administration official.
Russian bots pounced in hours after Parkland massacre The bots were focused on Robert Mueller?s investigation, but quickly changed course after last week?s shooting.
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sean p. murphy | The fine print
First it was a bra. Then more intimate items. Amazon is making unwanted deliveries. For some, they won?t stop.
We?re getting a temporary burst of flip-flop warmth Temperatures will be in the 60s on Tuesday, and they could hit 70 on Wednesday.
The threatening message was found scratched into a cafeteria table at the local high school, officials said.
THE STATION NIGHTCLUB FIRE
15 years later: Remembering a horrible tragedy The fast-moving blaze on Feb. 20, 2003, killed 100 people. Years later, questions remain.
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The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.
Editorial
Defendants? rights at risk in fentanyl fears A few incidents with first responders have triggered overly cautious policy in Massachusetts courtrooms.
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WE KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT Parkland. Las Vegas. Sutherland Springs. Newtown. On and on: In America, mass shootings have become so familiar that they seem to follow the same sad script.
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With new CRISPR inventions, its pioneers say, you ain?t seen nothin? yet A trio of new tricks could make the genome editor even more of a powerhouse.
John Henry and Tom Werner defended the makeup of the roster and touted managerial and staff changes.
The Bruins prospect scored a pair of goals, sending the Americans to a matchup with the Czech Republic.
About 12,000 kids in Mass. lack health insurance, giving the state a 99 percent coverage rate.
The town house has three bedrooms and 3.5 baths in 2,700 square feet. Search for more luxury listings at realestate.boston.com.
House Minority Leader Brad Jones doesn?t want the party to assist antigay GOP candidate Scott Lively.
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The boxy Benz gets serious interior updates and enhanced off-road capability.
The British charity released its 2011 report into the conduct of its Haiti staff, including the hiring of prostitutes.
The retail giant has been studying drug use, prices, and patient data in a bid to make care better and cheaper.
The Kiss bassist was in town promoting ?The Vault,? a 10-disc box set.
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The Big Picture
The Olympic torch was finally lit, its flames licking the cold South Korea sky, a fitting and beautiful end to one of the greatest nights of pageantry the sports world has to offer.
