The federal government has entered Day 22 of a partial government shutdown, becoming the longest closure in US history.
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Yvonne Abraham
Could absence make the heart grow fonder (of the federal government) when it comes to this idiotic shutdown?
President Trump lashed out following a report that the FBI had opened an investigation in 2017 to determine if the president had been working on behalf of Russia.
Dave Epstein
We are looking at one of the slowest snow starts recorded since 1872, when record-keeping began in Boston.
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About 600 turned out to see the Massachusetts Democrat at Manchester Community College Saturday afternoon.
Man accusing former cardinal of abuse cooperates with prosecutors The development signals that the scandal is now part of the broader law enforcement investigation into sex abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church.
The grandfather of a Wisconsin girl who was abducted during a home invasion that left her parents dead said the family has no connection to the suspect.
3 dead, dozens injured in Paris bakery gas leak explosion The blast destroyed the bakery and devastated the street it was on, trapping people in surrounding buildings.
Senate president to stay away from sports betting legislation because of family conflict Karen Spilka disclosed to state ethics regulators that her son works at Boston-based fantasy sports company DraftKings.
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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
It?s usually an indication the passing game has degraded, a reflection of what?s not working, not what is.
Tom Brady calls upon 3 Boston athletes in playoff hype video Mookie Betts, Jayson Tatum, and Charlie McAvoy made appearances.
BOB RYAN
Zion Williamson, basketball?s Next Big Thing Williamson really is a never-seen-before basketball package.
Editorial
Booze, Boston, and Beacon Hill: Shake and stir It?s high time the Legislature freed communities, including Boston, from a post-Prohibition licensing law and treated local officials like grownups.
Likability, electability, ability: The case for ? and against ? Elizabeth Warren Without even formally announcing her candidacy for president, Elizabeth Warren has everyone talking about 2020.
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OPINION | WILL GILSON
As more restaurants close, here?s one New Year?s resolution: Go out and eat at your favorite places. If you don?t, then you can?t be shocked when they close.
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COMMENTARY | JENEE OSTERHELDT
The congresswoman is not afraid of the facts or scared to speak her mind. And that frightens people across party lines.
Haley House cafe?s closing is a blow to Dudley Square Haley House says the closure is temporary. It marks another chapter in the on-again, off-again efforts to revitalize the neighborhood.
Hiding in a Costa Rican safe house, with their hearts in Nicaragua Even though the ranch is across an international border, those living here take turns on nightly guard duty, concerned about agents from Nicaragua infiltrating their haven.
Megyn Kelly, NBC News finalize their messy divorce The former Fox News star?s attempt to become a network morning television star as part of the ?Today? show floundered.
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One hundred years ago this month an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.
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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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The Sox started out with 12 possible cases but none will go to hearings, including Betts, whose deal set a record.
The partial government shutdown has meant that many inspections, permits, and enforcement of environmental regulations have come to a halt.
A grenade is found in a backyard, shampoo is thrown in a road rage incident, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
Do you really need a tub? Two sinks? These experts think your money would be better spent elsewhere. Get more design inspiration at realestate.boston.com.
The former mayor of San Antonio and former secretary of Housing and Urban Development could be the only Latino in what looks to be a crowded field.
Viral pictures of these protected trees show a vastly different scene unfolding at Joshua Tree National Park, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Here are some vehicle trends from CES that you'll see in the immediate future and some others that are much further away.
Data brokers such as Equifax are now required to provide free credit freezes, and up to three years of free monitoring to victims of data breaches.
In 2019, the credits will roll for the last time for ?Game of Thrones,? ?The Big Bang Theory,? ?Veep,? ?Homeland? and many more.
A hotel in the buzzy Brickell neighborhood of downtown Miami may be attached to a mall, but it?s still a restful retreat.
Democrats eyeing 2020 put an early spotlight on drug prices A whole slate of Democratic hopefuls are suddenly fixating on the same policy target: high prescription drug prices.
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.
