Prosecutors shift focus to fraud charges in Manafort trial

After three days of dramatic and even salacious testimony, prosecutors returned to the nuts and bolts of their case against the former Trump campaign chairman.

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Brandon Ziobrowski allegedly tweeted that he?d give $500 to anyone who killed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Flooding due to heavy rain in the parking lot of Friends Marketplace in Orleans Thursday.

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Roads are closed, power goes out at as powerful storms hammer Cape Cod

Streets flooded and trees and wires were brought down as severe thunderstorms rolled through Cape Cod on Thursday.

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President Trump is discussing prison reform with governors and state attorneys general at his New Jersey golf club.

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Health officials say they found a dramatic rise in the number of women who are hooked on opioids and delivering babies in hospitals.

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The move comes after election officials discovered a mistake in the listing for one county?s results in the state?s tally of votes.

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A court ruled that the Trump administration kept the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market despite scientific evidence that it can harm babies? brains.

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Alexandra Chandler Campaign

First openly transgender candidate for Congress in Mass. seeks to boost fall ballot initiative

The state?s first openly transgender candidate for Congress, Alexandra Chandler, says she intends to put another voice to November?s closely watched ballot measure on transgender rights.

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As a powerful cell of thunderstorms rattled through the region Wednesday night, Spilka?s Ashland abode was hit by a bolt of lightning.

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A public housing building in the North End will receive free high-speed wireless broadband.

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Scituate residents? battle with brown water got a heavy push in their favor Tuesday.

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James W. Carey, 39, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute ketamine at his arraignment in Wareham District Court.

Some of the sheep at Fat Sheep Farm & Cabins in Hartland, Vt.

A taste of farm life in Vermont

Fat Sheep Farm & Cabins drew us in, fed us, comforted us, entertained us, and made us never want to leave.

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The digital map, called ?H.E.A.T. (Hate, Extremism, Anti-Semitism, Terrorism),? tracks incidents of hate and extremist violence dating back to 2002.

Perspective | Magazine

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Some classroom interventions are helpful and others only make things worse. Parents can be a valuable resource.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/1013593870.jpg What Spike Lee said to Barack Obama on a Martha?s Vineyard golf course

?I could see on his face ? that shock,? Lee said in the latest Time cover story. ?It was Aug. 12, year of our Lord, 2017.

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On the MBTA, some bad etiquette will merely make a trip less pleasant, but other poor manners could even delay or interrupt your commute.

Opinion | Diane Hessan

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Both Democrats and Republicans could back Biden in 2020.

NAMES

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In a photo tweeted by Alex Goldstein, it doesn?t appear that Romney was in a rush as he strolled past an airport Wahlburgers.

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When Ted Tye found out the scoreboard ? which for decades hung inside the Arsenal Mall food court in Watertown ? was coming down, he didn?t hesitate to nab it.

Names

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The actress told The Times of London that although she is ?very supportive of women,? she couldn?t relate with the ?attention-seekers? who are coming forward.

Miss Conduct

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A cartoon perfectly captures some of the people I work with, but posting it on my office door might cause trouble. Plus: When friends don?t reciprocate.

The school on Greenwood Avenue in Swampscott had functioned as both a middle school and high school over the years. The time capsule was found buried under the stairs.

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Swampscott school demolition crews unearth 124-year-old time capsule

The capsule is dated April 28, 1894, the day the former Swampscott middle school was dedicated.

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The ?generous? single space wasn?t selling, so the owner dropped the price.

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No photo was believed to have been taken of Monroe and Kennedy together the night she sang her unforgettable rendition of ?Happy Birthday? ? or ever.

NAMES

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With a new movie coming out this fall, Casey Affleck is speaking publicly about bowing out of presenting the best actress Oscar and past harassment allegations against him.

NAMES

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Her daughter said Wednesday it?s a relief to finally have the truth out.

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The Dorchester native was the first American referee to officiate more than 1,000 NHL regular season games.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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State public safety officials see the problem of stoned driving coming at them like a freight train.

Special reports

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Air marshals are conducting a new domestic surveillance program, tracking people as they fly and move through airports. It might be illegal.

Newsletters

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A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

STAT

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The large study?s findings could change the way some women in the U.S. choose to give birth.

Globe event

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

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A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Real Estate

Small indoor greenhouses let apartment dwellers grow veggies

You don?t need a green thumb to grow vegetables indoors. On the contrary, there are plenty of indoor greenhouses that take the work out of growing plants, from the amount of water they get to the right dosage of light.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

Address

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Summertime festivals around the world

Photographers capture communities gathering at events organized to celebrate a variety of cultural observances.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.