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House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Karen Spilka are already among the highest-paid legislative leaders in the country.
Dave Epstein
This year, we will end December with little or no snow in southern New England. What does that mean for the rest of the winter?
Housing at a shopping mall? It?s becoming more common in Mass. With estimates that one in four malls could close by 2022, older properties are following the mixed-use playbook to stave off obsolescence.
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The ascension of Rollins, who pledged to stop prosecuting low-level crimes, raised apprehension in law enforcement circles and excitement among advocates for reform.
Mass. one of 6 states to report ?widespread? flu Public health officials are urging people to get their flu shot in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus.
The sky in Queens was lit up in an eerie blue light Thursday night. Here?s why Despite the many comparisons to aliens and UFOs, officials had a perfectly normal explanation for the light.
Alphabet spin-off lands in Cambridge with plans for a salty solution for storing energy Malta is an energy storage company that?s trying to make renewable energy a more integral part of the electrical grid.
Chain restaurants had a tough year, and 2019 looks worse Rising food and wage costs may stall profit and hinder efforts to jump-start growth.
Two 17-year-olds suffered serious injuries and a 19-year-old passenger, who suffered life-threatening injuries, was hospitalized in Mass. following the fiery crash.
EDITORIAL
Justice demands that public show-cause hearings ought to be the rule, not the exception for an out-of-town celebrity.
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Life expectancy has slowly slipped nationwide, but here it?s inching upward. State health officials attributed the news to years of health promotion efforts and near-universal insurance.
Ty Burr?s 20 favorite movies of 2018 The Globe?s movie critic offers his picks on films that took us to special places.
Rockets 127, Celtics 113
Celtics overcome by Rockets firepower in Houston Kyrie Irving?s 23-point night was not enough as James Harden went for 45.
DEVILS 5, BRUINS 2
The Bruins allowed first-period goals to Damon Severson and Kyle Palmieri and could never recover.
Chad Finn | Sports Media
Sports Hub wins all-important fall Nielsen Audio ratings in most coveted demographic WEEI was second across the board in the ratings battles.
Starting next week, Stephanos and Ben Simmoneau will coanchor ?NewsCenter 5 at 4:30.?
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The barbershop provides a safe space, a place to nurture solidarity, a place where black boys and men can let their guards down.
Miss Conduct
Advice: How to tell would-be guests they aren?t making the cut Plus, helping a friend to stay sober.
A total lunar eclipse in January will showcase the ?super blood wolf moon? Astronomy fanatics are in for a treat Jan. 20, when the eclipse coincides with a ?supermoon.?
Letters
Alan Dershowitz objects to op-ed on Flynn ?My colleagues Nancy Gertner and Laurence Tribe misstate my views in their recent op-ed, ?The judge and Michael Flynn.? ? ? Alan Dershowitz
OPINION | WARD SUTTON
Cartoonist and illustrator Ward Sutton envisions the only wall that Trump has managed to build.
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The Big Picture
Photographs from July to December 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.
It?s been evident that this team?s margin for error is slim, and that it needs all its best players performing at a high level.
The judge?s refusal to move the Marathon bombings case out of the city made it impossible for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get a fair trial, his attorneys say.
Prices have consistently climbed faster than wages, a challenge that was overcome until last year by historically low mortgage rates. | realestate.boston.
Tactics used in a special election for a US Senate seat from Alabama last year might have violated state campaign laws, the state?s attorney general said.
A top Russian official says the nation?s new strategic weapon has made any missile defenses useless.
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John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader questioning a technician's recommendation.
US stocks staged a furious late-day rally to close with gains, erasing a 600-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Shelter Music Boston performs scores of concerts at shelters and recovery centers, while Eureka Ensemble has launched a Women?s Chorus for the homeless.
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.
