Business groups aim to curb emergency room use, and save money, too

The emergency room of Morton Hospital in Taunton

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Companies might change co-pays to encourage their workers to use lower-cost health care settings ? charging more for emergency rooms, for example, or less for primary care.

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At many college counseling centers therapists are overwhelmed and students are forced to wait weeks for an appointment, even as more of them seek help for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating disorders.

Michael Cohen, 52, is due to appear at 11 a.m. at a courthouse in Manhattan for a sentencing hearing before US District Judge William Pauley III.

Judge set to sentence ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen, a lawyer who made his career protecting President Trump, is set to learn Wednesday whether his decision to cooperate with federal investigators will lessen his punishment.

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Conservative lawmakers in Britain will hold a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday that will see her removed as party and government leader if she loses.

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Dr. Richard Miron of Dracut is alleged to have prescribed high doses of opioids without medical reason to a woman who had previously overdosed.

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French prosecutors said a terrorism investigation had been opened and a suspect had been named in a shooting that killed at least three people.

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State lawmakers appeared ready to back a requirement that professional engineers review gas-pipe projects.

Salem, MA - 12/11/2018 - Alternative Therapies Group, the state's third recreational pot shop is opening in Salem on Saturday. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Daniel Adams, Topic: 12potshop, LOID: 8.4.4106552210.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Third Mass. marijuana store set to open in Salem

Alternative Therapies Group will begin recreational sales ? by appointment only ? on Saturday morning.

Springfield Y apologizes for threatening to report parents who smell like pot

The Greater Springfield YMCA had said it would call the police and the state Department of Children and Families on parents who smelled like cannabis.

FILE -- Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 17, 2018. The 16 House Democrats angling to keep Nancy Pelosi from resuming the post of House Speaker seem to share little in common beyond a determination to shake up their caucus; Moulton, a Marine veteran entering his third term, argues that Democrats need new leaders to reflect a new party. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)

Tom Brenner/The New York Times

Seth Moulton may face a primary challenge as activists take aim

Seth Moulton?s willingness to buck the top echelon of the party ? in this case, Nancy Pelosi ? is stirring calls for a Democrat to run against him in the Sixth Congressional District north of Boston.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump spars with Pelosi, Schumer over government funding, warns ?I will be the one to shut it down?

Arguing heatedly in public with Democratic leaders, President Trump threatened repeatedly to shut down the government if Congress doesn?t provide the money he says is needed to build a wall at the Mexican border.

Boston, MA 12-3-18: Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is pictured being interviewed during the red carpet arrivals for the premiere of

?We?re not looking to move anybody,? says Red Sox? Dave Dombrowski

The Red Sox president of baseball operations downplayed reports that the club is looking to shed payroll this offseason.

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The Dartmouth College professor, who died Nov. 29, worked closely with her husband to help patients make better decisions.

Boston, MA - July 24, 2018: MBTA General Manager Luis Ramirez during a press conference regarding the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Replacement Project continues in Boston, MA on July 24, 2018. The next phase of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge project starts Thursday night, with major effects on the Massachusetts Turnpike, the BU Bridge, the Green Line, and Comm. Ave. that ripple across Boston and its suburbs. Even commuter rail riders may notice more crowding, as some car commuters switch to trains to avoid traffic. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

ADRIAN WALKER

Another ?outsider? fails in a top Boston job. We shouldn?t take pride in that.

Luis Ramirez became MBTA general manager after a nationwide search but was pushed out in little more than a year. Why can?t people who aren?t from Boston succeed here?

Workers picked meat from the lobster (top), which is rapidly frozen with nitrogen. The tail shells are composted nearby.

Greta Rybus for the Boston Globe

WORK SPACE

The grueling, messy, and lucrative work of lobster processing

Maine?s lobster processing industry has been thriving in recent years. Since Shucks Maine Lobster opened in 2006, the lobster catch in Maine has nearly doubled, as has its value.

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Mandy McGowan, 38, who became known as the ?Dollar Store Junkie? after overdosing in Lawrence, said the video showed only a few terrible frames of a complicated life.

Kevin Cullen

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Forget the commercialism and the culture wars: Christmas in the City holds the true meaning of Christmas.

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Neverett said he chose to let his contract run out rather than continue to work for flagship station WEEI.

DEVRA FIRST

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This year?s offerings were personal, evocative, and focused on the joy of everyday cooking.

Grace Greene and her husband John (not pictured), have had to place about $10,000 dollars on their credit card, after a travel vacation issue.

The Fine Print | Sean P. Murphy

After winning island vacation in silent auction, family feels taken

When they arrived at the Dominican resort, they were told they owed almost $10,000 more upfront for food and drink and could not check in until they paid up.

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