President Trump blasted the Federal Reserve, blaming it for the plunge in the stock market, following reports he has considered firing Fed chief Jerome Powell.
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As the stock market buckles, the president has a lot less to crow about. Many economists and business-watchers say some of the downturn is his fault.
Treasury secretary startles Wall Street with unusual calls to top bank CEOs Steven Mnuchin startled financial analysts, bankers, and economists Sunday by issuing an unusual statement declaring that the nation?s six largest banks had ample credit to extend to American businesses and households.
The 57-year-old woman was hiking in a group of 10 ? which included her sons and husband ? on the Frankenstein Cliff Trail in Harts Location, N.H.
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Lakeville firefighters helped to keep the holiday spirit alive for a local family Sunday afternoon after a fire forced them out of their home just two days before Christmas.
The woman told police that two males had quietly snuck up behind her and plucked her cell phone from her jacket pocket when she was distracted taking the photo.
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What?s with all these food recalls? We hear repeatedly that the United States has the safest food supply in the world. But with all these recalls, how can that possibly be true?
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The Hurricanes honored their franchise heritage by wearing Hartford Whalers uniforms vs. the Bruins.
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From a restaurant pushing the Seaport?s boundaries to a Peruvian party in Somerville to an adult snack bar near Fenway Park, these are the places that stood out this year.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Restaurants ill prepared for new minimum wage law Many restaurateurs know the wage goes up come Jan. 1. But they could be in for a rude surprise.
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The TV marathons: They?re going, and going, and going . . . Here?s your guide on what to watch over the holidays.
EDITORIAL
?Twas the Night Before Christmas (Trump edition) ?No leader ever has been so first rate. I?m better than Santa and America?s great!?
JENEÉ OSTERHELDT
The holidays were my mother?s time to shine, because giving and receiving presents made her light up.
From ?Die Hard? to a crackling yule log: The best Christmas movie streaming options Gift wrapping complete? Kick back with a glass of eggnog and enjoy some snow-dusted streaming options.
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Joanne Chang and Martha Stewart bond over love of scones Joanne Chang, the culinary powerhouse behind Flour Bakery and Myers + Chang, is set to appear on PBS alongside the queen of baking herself, Martha Stewart.
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From the Olympics to the World Series, the Globe had you covered throughout the year.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Tom Brady did what was necessary, but the win was not reassuring The way the Patriots won was a slow, unrecognizable grind, a microcosm of their season.
Ben Volin
With Texans? loss, Patriots again in control of No. 2 seed in AFC The Texans? loss was key, and even the Chiefs lost, so the Patriots have fate in their hands.
RENÉE LOTH
In deep winter, trees keep on giving The importance of trees to our health and the planet?s is well documented, and they bolster our spirit as well.
Alex Beam
The word of the year: Stop! It?s true that no small animals perish in this nothingburger selection process. But ? Ugh.
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The Big Picture
Photographs from January to June on a range of topics from around the world.
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The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?
Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.
Court Sense Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.
Following three straight losses, including two in a row at home, the Celtics came up big at the Garden at the expense of Charlotte.
Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo, the Everett official who was shot and killed last week outside her parents? home, played a major role in parish life at St. Anthony?s.
But what if your guest room is really your home office?
Jim Mattis will depart as defense secretary after his stinging criticisms of President Trump in his resignation letter. His deputy, Patrick Shanahan, will be acting secretary.
It was the second deadly tsunami in Indonesia this year, and a devastating end to what was a horrific year for disasters in the country.
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Porsche's SUV features new engines, new brakes, and better performance.
The treasury secretary called top executives of the six largest US banks in the wake of recent stock market losses.
The Berklee grad won a blind audition in front of the four iconic red swivel chairs in a future season of the show.
We wish we?d written that: our favorite stories of 2018 It?s been a busy 2018 at STAT, but we still have found the time to see what other journalists are writing ? and get jealous we didn?t do it ourselves.
Love Letters: 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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