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A day-and-a-half visit ? detailed in e-mails discussing Boston?s courtship of Amazon ? left city and state officials believing they made a good impression. But it was not a game changer.
Dreams of a reinvented Cleveland Circle collided with fears of widespread marijuana use at a meeting Monday night in Brighton.
State workers on Monday removed metal spikes designed to discourage homeless people from sleeping under a Route 2 bridge after Arlington officials objected to them.
Bill Belichick talks about his friendship with Nick Saban The Patriots coach said his father called the Alabama coach one of the best coaches he?s ever worked with.
CFP Championship | Clemson 44, Alabama 16
Clemson overwhelms Alabama to claim second national title in three years The second-seeded Tigers (15-0) roared to a 31-16 halftime lead and never looked back against the overmatched Crimson Tide (14-1).
Celtics 116, Nets 95
Celtics stuff shorthanded Nets at TD Garden Eight Celtics players scored in double digits in an easy victory, their third in a row.
With no breakthrough in sight to end the partial government shutdown, President Trump is highlighting his demands for a border wall.
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Workers voted Monday to approve a contract agreement between the utility and two United Steelworkers locals, ending a lockout that kept 1,250 employees out of work for six months.
Two Everett landlords face charges in 3-alarm blaze last July Investigators determined that an overloaded electrical panel caused the blaze on July 13 that injured two firefighters.
Elizabeth Warren pushed back against numerous aspects of the Trump presidency, but rarely uttered his name and refrained from the insults and direct attacks the two have traded previously.
Lawyers for Kevin Spacey Monday said the man at the center of a criminal sexual misconduct charge against the actor has made ?patently false? allegations.
Kevin Spacey flew to Reagan National Airport in Virginia after his appearance in Nantucket and was pulled over for speeding.
Judge presiding over Kevin Spacey case is no stranger to controversy Thomas Barrett is a veteran judge, having spent nearly 20 years in the district courts in Quincy, Plymouth, Hingham, New Bedford, Fall River and Barnstable.
Actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty Monday in Nantucket District Court to a single felony count for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man at an island bar in 2016.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Spikes to keep out homeless people? That?s outrageous The spikes, known as ?hostile architecture,? are designed to let people know they, like pigeons, are not welcome.
Opinion | Aimee Ortiz
Bernie Sanders shouldn?t run for president A newspaper in Vermont is not only asking Senator Bernie Sanders not to run for president, it?s begging him.
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What sets America apart from other countries is how little we value the lives of our fellow citizens.
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In what is likely the biggest investment in school furniture in decades, the Boston Public Schools spent millions on 55,000 new desks, chairs, bookcases, computerized white boards, and other furnishings.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
To win this one, the Patriots have to let Philip Rivers and the Chargers lose it The Patriots won?t mind if history repeats itself and the more talented team loses again. They?re banking on it.
A Massachusetts judge had ruled in 2017 that ExxonMobil must turn over 40 years of documents on climate change but the company appealed.
NAMES
The man of many nicknames pumped up a sold-out crowd at The Grand.
Stars of the big and small screens stepped out in style at the first big Hollywood awards show of 2019.
Some women think they can escape the long, dark, puffy coat. But many have succumbed Does the long puffy coat indicate a woman?s given up? Or is it a sign of empowerment?
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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.
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New England got the better of the Chargers in Week 8 last season.
The state legislature would need to approve a rule in Cambridge that would allow people born in the city to amend their birth certificates and choose ?X? as a gender option.
ANDOVER: 16 Balmoral St. #422, Condominium Condo/Apt, built 1925, 768 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $225,000 | realestate.boston.
In era of political fire-breathers, the Merrimack Valley?s new representative in the House hews to moderation, in politics and tone.
Bill Haslam said that he would show mercy to the now 30-year-old Cyntoia Brown by releasing her Aug. 7.
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The recall is to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
Hosts in Massachusetts are sorting through the new state regulations, even as Airbnb is set to release a study Monday highlighting the industry?s contribution to the state economy.
Join Charlie in exploring a chocolate factory filled with special effects, watch a dramatic comedy set around a soccer field, and more.
Opinion: Our child received a devastating diagnosis before birth. We decided to protect her At 15 weeks of gestation, our daughter had severe malformations due to trisomy 18, a deadly genetic condition.
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.
