There are signs that the Boston area?s heated housing market is cooling

Data from two real estate groups show that price increases are starting to moderate.

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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.

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?We are also deeply troubled both by her death in custody and the Springfield Police Department?s lack of transparency about what happened to her,? said the family in a statement.

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To patients? surprise, a visit to urgent care brings steep hospital bill

Hospitals charging facility fees for off-site care is a common practice that is coming under growing criticism.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh is eager to turn the city?s vast public works yard along the Southeast Expressway over to a private developer, possibly paving the way for a soccer stadium.

Future of city?s public works yard stirs debate

Mayor Martin Walsh is eager to turn the city?s vast public works yard over to the private sector for redevelopment. But Walsh has to get through city Councilor Michelle Wu first.

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In a tweet on its official account, Brookline police described it as a ?large menorah? and reported that it was believed to be stolen from Temple Emeth.

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Researchers say they?ve looked into how hard it would be to spray chemicals into the atmosphere to block the sun and curb global warming ? and it wouldn?t be too technically difficult nor too expensive.

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Governor Charlie Baker quietly slipped away Wednesday to Arizona to attend an annual gathering of the Republican Governors Association, weeks after it finished pouring millions of dollars into his successful reelection bid.

Investment firm donates $20 million to set up ALS research center at Mass. General

The Florida-based firm, Affiliated Managers Group, which was headquartered in Beverly for many years, announced the gift in a statement Wednesday.

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The breakdown of a plea deal and a report about alleged contacts with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have put former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort center stage again.

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Ivanka Trump says her private account e-mails were archived and contained no classified information.

Judge orders new trial for Lowell man convicted of murdering young mother 33 years ago

DNA testing of blood evidence has completely broken the forensic connection that prosectors originally used to link Arthur Davis to the victim, the judge said.

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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.

11/28/2018 East Boston Ma- Blue Line passengers at the MBTA Maverick Square Station. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic:

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MBTA subway ridership is dropping . . . except on the Blue Line

Ridership on the Blue Line keeps growing even as it drops elsewhere in the system.

Iterators company president, Jill Willcox and her son, Oliver, at work.

Companies tap into an underused but highly capable workforce

People considered to be ?neurodiverse? ? those on the autism spectrum, or with OCD, dyslexia, or communication disorders ? often have unique abilities to see patterns and focus on repetitive tasks.

Congressman Seth Moulton has been a leading voice against Nancy Pelosi in her bid to be speaker of the House.

Seth Moulton is playing a risky game against Nancy Pelosi

House Democrats are expected today to elect Pelosi by a large margin. If that happens, Seth Moulton could face consequences.

Renée Graham

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John Allen Chau was an invader who breached the homeland of a small tribe; they stood their ground.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 25: Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings passes the ball in the third quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

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Andrew Mahoney

Let?s take a closer look at the Vikings, the Patriots? next opponent

Minnesota is coming off a big Sunday night win and is in contention for a playoff spot in the NFC.

Cambridge, MA - 10/08/2018- ] Tsuyoshi Nishioka poses for a portrait in his udon shop Yume Ga Arukara in Cambridge, Mass. on Monday, October 8, 2018. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

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.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 04, 2018 A woman dressed as a character from the novel-turned-TV series

Margaret Atwood: Yes, I?m writing a sequel to ?The Handmaid?s Tale?

The novel will be called ?The Testaments? and come out in September.

Boston, MA--10/9/2018-- David Price shows Nathan Eovaldi some love during the Red Sox World Series victory parade. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: paradephotos Reporter:

David Price: ?Eovaldi better be re-signing?

Nathan Eovaldi was a hot topic on Price?s Twitch livestream on Tuesday.

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?I don?t think you?ll see anyone like him again?: Rick Middleton?s final bow on Causeway

Middeton returns to the Garden Thursday night to hoist his No. 16 into the rafters.

Jennifer DePerrio, 45, of Jefferson, laughed as she waited in line at the opening of Cultivate on Nov. 20.

Customers spent more than $2 million in first week of Mass. recreational marijuana sales

The first two recreational pot shops on the East Coast made a total of $2,217,621.13 between Nov. 20 and Nov. 25.

Chinese scientist He Jiankui speaks at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong on November 28, 2018. - Organisers of a conference that has been upended by gene-edited baby revelations are holding their breath as to what He, the controversial scientist at the centre of the

Scientist claiming gene-edited babies reports 2nd pregnancy

A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world?s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway.

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Knickers the steer is huge on the Internet ? for being huge.

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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.

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WATCH: A protest over insulin prices is seen as a fight for life

Protesters, a few of whom brought the ashes of their children who died after insulin rationing, gathered outside Sanofi?s Cambridge office.

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