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The ruling applies to only one man and one facility. But the decision could resonate nationwide because most prisons and jails do not allow medications to treat addiction.
Cindy Hyde-Smith wins Senate runoff in Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won a divisive runoff in Mississippi to remain in office, defeating Democrat Mike Espy and giving the GOP 53 seats in the Senate.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post, the president complained at length about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ??Jay?? Powell.
Seth Moulton is playing a risky game against Nancy Pelosi Seth Moulton has been a leading voice against Nancy Pelosi in her bid to be speaker of the House. If she succeeds, he could face consequences.
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William Gross steps on his own honeymoon as new police commissioner The battle that Boston Police Commissioner William Gross is waging with the American Civil Liberties Union ? and, by extension, a network of social justice organizations ? is baffling.
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Gross?s resentment of the ACLU doesn?t make him right. It makes him a cop. And human Call me cynical, but I?m surprised anybody is surprised that Police Commissioner Willie Gross harbors a deep resentment of the ACLU.
Keolis is doing extra inspections after wheel fell off commuter rail car A commuter rail train derailed near Waltham on Tuesday, causing delays on the tracks at the height of the morning rush and forcing about 800 passengers to board replacement trains.
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Cultivate said it has added portable toilets and more parking spaces after complaints by neighbors.
The first two recreational pot shops on the East Coast made a total of $2,217,621.13 between Nov. 20 and Nov. 25.
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Berkshire Bank CEO quits with no explanation and a $7.5 million payout Plus: Vertex?s positive trial results, the CRISPR controversy, and why H.G. Wells and Orson Welles would be amazed.
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Hundreds of teachers came out to support the Newton school administration and its curriculum during a hearing prompted by a group that complains students are being taught anti-Semitic material.
Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone is hospitalized with severe case of shingles The mayor will focus on recovering before beginning to work remotely in the coming days, city officials said in a statement Tuesday.
Critics love these Cambridge noodle shops. But their real purpose is much deeper than ramen Sure, the Cambridge restaurants sell delicious Japanese noodles. But their real purpose is something else entirely.
After Mike Capuano?s defeat, is Ed Markey a primary target for 2020? Markey?s biggest liability: He is a white male incumbent who?s been in Congress since 1976.
An art sale at the Berkshire Museum, which had been opposed by numerous groups, involved 22 artworks, including Norman Rockwell?s ?Shuffleton?s Barbershop? and ?Blacksmith?s Boy.?
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The soldier and his terrible photos of war He wanted people to know what happened in Baghdad, and so I agreed to carry his terrible pictures home.
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Truthfully, Paul Pierce has rightful place among Celtics? greatest The 2008 NBA Finals MVP is one of the honorees at the Sports Museum?s annual gala, The Tradition.
Veteran WCVB news reporter Jorge Quiroga to retire after nearly 45 years Channel 5 reporter Jorge Quiroga, a towering figure in local television news, will retire at the end of the year.
Stephen Hillenburg, creator of ?SpongeBob SquarePants,? dies at 57 An Oklahoma native with a love of both drawing and marine biology, Mr. Hillenburg conceived, wrote, produced, and directed the animated series that began in 1999.
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At a time when opioid addiction has ravaged family after family in Massachusetts and throughout the country, the problems faced by these families are not unique.
Just one of the pieces could sell for somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 million, experts say.
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How to get your toddler to listen to you. (No, really.) The stalling. The helplessness. The sneaking out of bed multiple times a night. The crying. The whining. It was time to call in the experts for help with my 3-year-old.
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The ?Wedding Singer? star and longtime New Hampshire resident made one couple's special day even more memorable.
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Richard Neal arrives at the center of power and action The dean of the Massachusetts congressional delegation reflects on the next stage of his career.
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The Potemkin presidency For Trump supporters, the president can do no wrong, the winning never ends, and the wall will get built.
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John Allen Chau was an invader who breached the homeland of a small tribe; they stood their ground.
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What?s wrong with teaching the lesson that how you present yourself will count in your career?
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Help was a few feet away. Why didn?t they save her? My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?
Subscribe to This Week in Weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts, and catch up on national pot headlines. Subscribe to ?This Week in Weed? for the latest marijuana news from reporter Dan Adams every Saturday.
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A peaceful march devolved into unrest when US agents fired tear gas to stop migrants attempting to storm a border fence separating Mexico and the United States.
The Eagles will go bowling for the fifth time in six years. Where they end up is a question that won?t be answered until Sunday.
The circular markers, each one featuring a depiction of the Boston Tea Party, were placed at the resting places of many of the patriots who participated in the famous protest nearly 245 years ago.
House hunters have reached a point where they don?t necessarily need to set foot inside a home to make an offer on it. | realestate.boston.
The White House is expressing ?great disappointment? in General Motors after the automobile giant announced it would be cutting thousands of jobs.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort says a Guardian report saying he met with Assange is ??totally false and deliberately libelous.??
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General Motors to lay off up to 14,000 workers, put 5 plants up for possible closure
The owners of the popular craft brewery said they would like to start a discussion about who should be paid tipped wages.
The director?s death raises ugly memories of his most famous film.
Protesters, a few of whom brought the ashes of their children who died after insulin rationing, gathered outside Sanofi?s Cambridge office.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
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