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In an age of school lockdown drills, children are playing a new version of ?cops and robbers.? Call it ?active shooter?

The drills are intended to save lives, but along the way, the trauma is invading kids? play and dreams. 2 hours ago

Pelosi, amid growing calls for impeachment, says Trump is ?engaged in a cover up?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that President Trump is ?engaged in a cover up? as more rank-and-file House Democrats call for impeachment.
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Looking at the Red Sox? performance against sub-.500 teams
The gap between the Sox and most of the teams ahead of them in the playoff hunt comes from the failure to bulldoze their lesser opponents. 14 minutes ago

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Why does medically accurate sex education matter? Look at the abortion debate

The best arguments for medically accurate sex ed in Massachusetts classrooms may have just been made in the legislative chambers of Alabama, Missouri, and Ohio.
#StopTheBans: Lawmakers seek to criminalize abortion and risk women?s lives Boston protesters blast strict abortion laws passed by several states

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Is your laptop really more valuable than a life?
People retrieving their baggage during an emergency is a serious problem with fatal consequences. It?s time for a solution. an hour ago

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Family identifies girl, 13, pronounced dead at Lawrence hospital
Chloe Ricard went to a friend?s house Sunday afternoon, her mother and stepfather said. She never returned home.

Key details about the investigation into the death of 13-year-old Chloe Ricard

Much about the circumstances of the Amesbury teen?s death remains unclear, but police are investigating. 3 hours ago

Mass. lawmaker claims Purdue Pharma corrupted World Health Organization
Congresswoman Katherine Clark says the opioid maker influenced the global health group?s drug prescription recommendations. 9:00 a.m.

Animal control officers learn the ropes in handling horses, cattle, and other livestock
The hands-on workshop with large animals in the Berkshires is one of the highlights of the training program. 2 hours ago

Why Italian soccer fans have been bombarding Boston Facebook comment sections
Boston billionaire James Pallotta has drawn the online ire of AS Roma fans. Local Facebook comment sections have become their forum. 3 hours ago

Quincy police officer rescues opossum and brings it home for the night
The little critter has been named ?Stone Cold Steve Opossum.? 3 hours ago

Ben Carson misheard a housing term as ?Oreo? in House hearing
When asked whether he knew what the housing term ?REO? meant, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson thought it was a reference to a similar sounding cookie.

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Forget the partisans, Trump should pick Boston?s Eric Rosengren for the Fed board
There are plenty of candidates out there would be excellent stewards of the economy without the political baggage and Boston?s Rosengren is one of them. 2 hours ago

Fire in Dennis kills dog after stove top left burning

A family dog was overcome by heavy smoke in Dennis Tuesday night after the tenant left the stove on, igniting items nearby, according to the town?s fire department. 42 minutes ago

Brockton man charged with murder in connection with Dorchester shooting

The man was arrested just hours after the fatal shooting on a Dorchester street.

These were the most popular baby names in Massachusetts last year

If you?re in Massachusetts, there?s still a pretty good chance you?ll be meeting a lot of Benjamins and Emmas.

Newton recreational marijuana store gets OK to open

A Newton marijuana dispensary can begin recreational sales as early as this weekend, after state regulators gave it the required sign-off Tuesday.
A map of marijuana stores in Massachusetts

Man?s body pulled from Muddy River by Boston firefighters

The victim was pronounced dead at Brigham and Women?s Hospital, and there was no evidence of foul play, police said.

Addiction used to be someone else?s problem. Doctors graduating today are eager to take it on

?We see people struggling with these disorders on a day-to-day basis,? said a member of a student group that worked on beefing up Massachusetts medical school curriculums.

Dunkin? told a room of professors it didn?t want to be political ? and it seems to be resonating

A Dunkin? official told a room full of academics that the company strives to market itself as apolitical ? and a tweet about that seemed to resonate with many.

MGM pulls out of talks with Wynn over sale of Everett casino

Casino giant MGM Resorts is pulling out of talks with Wynn Resorts over the possible sale of Wynn?s Everett property, Encore Boston Harbor, MGM said.

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