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One of the nation?s oldest and most elite boarding schools remains a place where female students have a sense that this is not their Deerfield.
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.?
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 barbershop provides a safe space, a place to nurture solidarity, a place where black boys and men can let their guards down.
18 of the biggest Greater Boston stories of 2018 Tragedy and triumph, fresh faces, notable departures, and new challenges. As 2018 draws to a close, here is a look at some of the top local news stories from the year.
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The friends stayed in touch, exchanged Christmas cards, and occasionally had lunch together. Then came the election of 2016.
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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.? ?
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National Enquirer didn?t commit a crime by killing Trump affair stories Lost in the fury of progressive ? and some conservative ? resistance to President Trump is the fact that the Enquirer did not commit a crime: Its conduct is protected by the First Amendment.
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A year after net-neutrality?s repeal, the Internet is alive and well ? and faster than ever When the FCC voted to scrap mandatory net neutrality, it was a move with which reasonable people could disagree. But the reaction from countless critics was anything but reasonable.
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The Red Sox can?t afford to go cheap on their bullpen Building a powerful team with a fatal flaw is foolish, and the Red Sox shouldn?t wait to head off that problem.
Original Woodstock site to host 50th anniversary concert A three-day music festival will be held in August 2019 at the original Woodstock concert site to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic event.
Humbug! Weed that sprouted holiday cheer in Ohio is mysteriously uprooted Someone pulled out Toledo?s ?Christmas weed? early Friday morning and drove off with it, reports say.
911 outage could still affect wireless callers In a cell phone alert, MEMA said the 911 outages are continuing and urge residents to call police and fire agencies directly.
Trump threatens to close southern border if Congress doesn?t fund wall It?s looking increasingly like the partial government shutdown will be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year.
More than 40 crashes in Fitchburg alone as ice turns roads into ?skating rink? The slippery roads made for a messy commute Friday morning, as several crashes were reported in communities west of Boston.
Woman crashes Audi into New Bedford home A woman in her 60s suffered non-life-threatening injuries when she crashed her car into a New Bedford ranch-style home.
The incident is under investigation, according to the Norfolk district attorney?s office.
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House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Karen Spilka are already among the highest-paid legislative leaders in the country.
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With traditional retail under siege, landlords and local officials should embrace pop-up entrepreneurs to stave off Main Street vacancies.
The ascension of Rollins, who pledged to stop prosecuting low-level crimes, raised apprehension in law enforcement circles and excitement among advocates for reform.
Electric utility Con Edison was working Friday to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City.
Trump used her slain daughter to rail against illegal immigration. She chose a different path Laura Calderwood?s daughter, Mollie Tibbetts, was allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant and left in a cornfield this past summer.
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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.
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The former Patriots defensive coordinator took over a Detroit team that had gone 9-7 the previous two seasons.
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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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.
