A bill Senator Jason Lewis plans to introduce next month would only allow employers to fire workers who show up high.
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The actor is accused of sexually assaulting the teenage son of former Boston WCVB-TV news anchor Heather Unruh at a Nantucket bar in 2016. He is due to be arraigned on Jan. 7.
NEWS ANALYSIS
Sometime in the last couple of months, predictions of a major economic downturn or recession in 2019 went from being a crank view to the conventional wisdom.
Did President Trump ruin Christmas for a 7-year-old? President Trump and first lady Melania Trump spoke by phone from the White House to children on the day before Christmas.
Federal shutdown continues into fourth day with scant change President Trump excused federal employees from work on Monday and Christmas is a federal holiday, meaning the public could begin feeling the shutdown?s effects on Wednesday.
Fall River mayor shows no sign of voluntarily stepping aside That desire to cling to office is a familiar one in Massachusetts? history of political scandal, where criminally charged politicos have often resisted appeals to leave office willingly, convinced they could weather the storm, or perhaps, find vindication.
Somber Christmas for thousands displaced by Indonesia tsunami Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsunami victims in an area hit by disaster.
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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.
Tufts doctor dies after being hit by falling ice on hike in White Mountains Dr. Judith Pinsker was hiking with her husband and sons, and other people, in the White Mountains when she was struck by falling ice.
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Casady Roy knows he?ll always be an addict, always in recovery, and he can deal with that because he knows the alternative.
Not just a water tower: Chelsea landmark will come down next year The water tower at the Soldiers? Home in Chelsea will be taken down early next year to make room for a new long-term care facility for 154 veterans.
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The game against the 76ers is a chance for the Celtics to determine if they can really compete for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
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With one week left in the season, we are looking at one of the most confusing editions of the Belichick-Brady reign.
Another year, another round of wacky business tales Here?s a look back at the stories that had us wondering, chuckling, or running out to buy some Donut Fries.
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Audiences enjoyed musical and spoken-word performances based on the theme ?Hope to the World? on Christmas Eve at Watertown?s Grace Chapel.
TV Critic?s Corner
There is nothing like relaxing to beloved shows playing over and over on linear TV. It?s a different kind of watching: daze-watching.
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.
These were the 10 most-borrowed books at the Boston Public Library in 2018 Have some free time on your hands over the holiday break? Now?s a good time to pick up a new book. These ones proved popular among Boston borrowers.
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Why I?m celebrating Christmas alone this year The holidays were my mother?s time to shine, because giving and receiving presents made her light up.
Editorials
The most-read Globe editorials of 2018 The Boston Globe?s Editorial Board dealt with a range of topics during 2018, from Brett Kavanaugh, to President Trump?s attacks against the press, to the Catholic Church?s sex abuse scandal.
Opinion | Kenneth Rogoff
Has peak cryptocurrency already come and gone? The right way to think about cryptocurrency coins is as lottery tickets that pay off in a dystopian future.
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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.
The Hurricanes honored their franchise heritage by wearing Hartford Whalers uniforms vs. the Bruins.
Cardinal Sean O?Malley helped to serve Christmas Eve lunch to the men at the Pine Street Inn in Boston?s South End.
The five-bedroom property used to be a 12-unit apartment building.
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.
More than 1,400 people were injured and at least 128 were missing after the killer waves slammed into western Java and southern Sumatra without warning Saturday night.
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Porsche's SUV features new engines, new brakes, and better performance.
Many restaurateurs know the wage goes up come Jan. 1. But they could be in for a rude surprise.
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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