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The most popular governor in the nation begins his second term Thursday. But what do we really know about Baker and what drives him? By Joshua Miller
Republican leaders said the president asked them and top Democrats to return to the White House on Friday for a second briefing on border security as the government shutdown continues.
Here?s a roundup of some of the things the Democrats who are taking over the House on Thursday are planning to look into.
Editorial
Can Mitt Romney be an effective check on Trump? The bigger test is whether Mitt Romney will actually use some of his new power as a US Senator to rein in President Trump.
President Trump hit back at Senator-elect Mitt Romney Wednesday morning, and he got some support from an unlikely source: Romney?s own niece.
Speaking at Beacon Hill on Wednesday, Senator Warren says she isn?t fazed by pundits who predict that voters outside of Massachusetts won?t back her as a presidential contender.
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Accounts describing episodes of sexual harassment and demeaning treatment in Bernie Sanders? 2016 campaign have circulated in recent weeks.
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Opinion | Colette A.M. Phillips
Working people need the jobs promised by the casino.
Opinion | Robert L. Reynolds
Our retirement savings fuel a stronger nation America?s globally unique workplace savings system has become a dynamic engine for capital formation, growth, and American competitiveness.
Letters
Gender issues at Deerfield Academy Some see the elite boarding school as a particularly hard place for girls, but not everybody agrees.
Love Letters
?I?m engaged to a wonderful man, but I might not want to marry him? My relationship now is calm, steady, and comforting, but I always find myself missing the crazy passion I?ve had in past relationships.
Dave Epstein
If Tuesday got you thinking maybe winter wouldn?t come this year, think again.
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Officials this year are taking a hard-line approach in enforcing a policy that calls for ejecting students from school on their 22nd birthday ? an edict they had routinely ignored in the past.
Judge dismisses child rape charges against ex-Milton Academy drama teacher Authorities traveled to Thailand in June to arrest Reynold Buono and return him to the United States to face charges that he attacked a former student in the early 1980s.
Second woman dies from car crash that sparked fire at Fall River apartment complex Crews were still at the scene Wednesday morning trying to put out hotspots, officials said.
Take out the trash: Amid shutdown, park officials ask public to be respectful National Park Service officials in New England are asking the public to be respectful and clean up after themselves as the federal shutdown continues.
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The TV host made one local family very, very happy this season.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The Hall of Fame and the Harold Baines Effect Baines?s inclusion should help David Ortiz?s chances, but is it too late for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds?
Complaints about bears double in New Hampshire There were at least 800 reports of bear-human conflicts in 2018, and that total will surely go up, because not all of the data has been calculated yet.
Here are the first photos from NASA of a ?reddish snowman? way past Pluto A NASA spacecraft 4 billion miles from Earth yielded its first close-up pictures Wednesday of the most distant celestial object ever explored.
Data released by the Cannabis Control Commission show where marijuana operators have set up shop and where they hope to.
MARIJUANA MOMENT
These states are most likely to legalize marijuana in 2019 The tally of states that allow the use of marijuana is poised to jump in a big way again in 2019.
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Unhealthy Divide
Cancer is a tremendous burden for anyone, but for a growing number of lower-income and even middle-class patients, an illness means an avalanche of trouble.
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The Big Picture
Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.
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 four-time Selke Trophy winner put the Bruins in charge in the 2019 NHL Winter Classic.
With temperatures in the 50s, the L Street Brownies in South Boston held their annual new year?s swim ? one of the country?s oldest and most popular.
19 Ned's Point Road is listed for $2,495,000. This Nantucket-style home, boasting 12 rooms and set on a 1.1-acre lot, might make you feel like you're on island time.
Beacon?s Hill incoming class of lawmakers has already sent reverberations through the Massachusetts political scene with surprising victories and, in some cases, blunt commentary.
US authorities fired tear gas into Mexico during the first hours of the new year as about 150 migrants tried to breach the border fence in Tijuana.
Charlemont is one of several municipalities in Western Massachusetts puzzling over how to ensure that decisions about connectivity stay in local hands.
The streaming service pulled an episode of ?Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj? in Saudi Arabia after the kingdom complained that the episode violated its cybercrime laws.
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?
The inside story of PhRMA?s biggest lobbying loss in years The drug industry will have to pay Medicare billions under a policy that took effect Jan. 1.
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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