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President Trump on Sunday renewed his threat to invoke a national emergency as a way to circumvent Congress and build a wall on the southern U.S. border.
Maine?s Collins says she?s ?getting ready to run? again in 2020 Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins said she?s ?getting ready to run? for re-election, but also said she won?t make a decision until the end of the year.
Slain Cambridge man ?just made people happy,? says cousin Paul Wilson?s relatives are still struggling with his death, which happened as a result of a violent beating Wednesday at a local park.
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Jerusha Hall?s ex-husband fled with their 3-year-old to Algeria one day in July. She hasn?t seen her boy since, but it?s not for a lack of trying.
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People have problems with Warren. It?s not about her gender, of course There seem to be so many reasons to write the senator off. None of them would have anything to do with her being a woman. Right?
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For many female Democrats in Iowa, it is thrilling to see another woman candidate take the stump after the disappointment they felt when Hillary Clinton lost.
Man, 20, charged with capital murder in girl?s death in Houston Authorities in Texas have charged a 20-year-old man in the shooting death of a 7-year-old black girl who was killed while riding in a vehicle with her family.
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Starts & Stops
A new report, along with activists, calls for better transportation in sparsely populated areas of the state.
The Color of Money | Michelle Singletary
In a panic about their pay, federal workers apply for unemployment Even if a deal is reached quickly to reopen the shuttered agencies, workers probably won?t get a paycheck until mid-January or later.
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Northeastern, Tufts, and others are creating more expensive student housing options ? with more amenities than your average dorm.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The Texans lost to the Colts, 21-7. We were all hoping the Texans would come here next weekend, happy to take their beating. Now that?s off the table.
TARA SULLIVAN
Gilmore has allowed only one 50-plus-yard game by a receiver this season.
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Does the long puffy coat indicate a woman?s given up? Or is it a sign of empowerment?
Travel
Five reasons to visit Grafton, Vt., this winter This southern Vermont beauty, considered one of the prettiest towns in New England, is best in winter. Here?s why.
A new review of Hollywood shows that while the movie industry made progress in 2018 with racial inclusion, it took a step back in gender parity.
The hosts are key to the success of the annual awards show, and these two seem to have a special rapport.
Pack your makeup case and hatboxes. Here we go.
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Sorting through my mother?s closets Winnowing down the possessions of a lifetime shows what really matters.
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Is your feminist T-shirt helping women? Marketers have emblazoned empowering messages on T-shirts, tote bags, and even lipstick tubes. Is all this swag promoting feminism ? or diluting its brand?
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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.
Wagner and David Backes scored for Boston in their fourth straight victory.
Ronald Paquin, who has been defrocked, served time in a Mass. jail in a separate case.
Six city leaders completing their first year in office, plus two veterans, outline their challenges and goals.
ANDOVER: 16 Balmoral St. #422, Condominium Condo/Apt, built 1925, 768 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $225,000 | realestate.boston.
Governor Charlie Baker?s aides have said that the big-money contributions wouldn?t afford donors any special access to the administration.
The country?s powerful Catholic Church has warned of a popular ?uprising? if untrue results are announced.
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The recall is to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
A manager of the iconic South Boston restaurant says there is a deal to sell the half-acre parcel.
The 1980 race between Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy foreshadowed a tectonic reshaping for the Democrats.
Will San Francisco?s issues push people away from J.P. Morgan? The annual trip to the J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference is getting harder to justify each year, executives and investors told STAT.
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.
