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Boston teachers, school officials sign tentative 3-year deal

The agreement calls for 2 percent annual pay raises, a full-time nurse in every school, and an aide for every preschool and kindergarten classroom.

National Spelling Bee ends in unprecedented 8-way tie

The Scripps National Spelling Bee ended in an unprecedented 8-way championship tie after organizers ran out of challenging words.

President Trump announces new 5 percent tariff on Mexican goods in response to migrant issues

President Trump says he is slapping a 5 percent tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the US border.

Relatives name 5-year-old boy who drowned in Malden pool

Jeremiah Joseph had stopped by a relative?s home around noontime. He went outside to play and ended up at the bottom of an in-ground swimming pool next door, a relative said.

In one swing House district, a Democrat?s focus is on anything but impeachment

The vast majority of House Democrats still publicly back Speaker Nancy Pelosi?s methodical approach to investigating President Trump without yet beginning an impeachment inquiry.

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He may not become president, but Seth Moulton has done his country some service
Moulton is trying to become the most powerful man in the world. But first he had to admit that he is vulnerable like everybody else.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
By winning Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Raptors prove they?re a threat to take it all
Golden State had no answers for Toronto?s stifling defense or Pascal Siakam?s 32 points. 2:33 a.m.

In the Northern Avenue bridge project, some see a test for Boston and its transit future
Should moving cars be the priority? Or is putting cars first precisely the problem? Can shuttle buses safely mix with people on foot? And at what cost?

Tell us: What should be done with the bridge?

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State commission grants final license to first marijuana microbusiness
In addition to the license approvals, state regulators also postponed a discussion Thursday to evaluate changes and additions to adult-use and medical marijuana regulations.

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GateHouse-Gannett merger talks underscore shaky state of the industry
Stop the presses, folks. After surviving an ugly proxy fight, Gannett?s next steps could bring the newspaper giant into Massachusetts.

Don?t blink, but 5G is about to change a lot more than just watching movies

The advent of superfast 5G wireless networks could be as revolutionary for businesses and for consumers watching video on their smartphones.

Nantucket judge orders alleged victim?s cellphone records be given to Kevin Spacey?s lawyers

Judge Thomas Barrett also ordered the Club Car bar to turn over any surveillance footage it has from the night of the alleged assault.

Alan Dershowitz recalls former client Claus von Bülow

Dershowitz won an appeal of the socialite?s conviction on charges that he tried to murder his wealthy wife with insulin injections at their Newport, R.I., mansion.
Von Bülow, accused of trying to kill wife in R.I., dies at 92

Trump says he didn?t know about efforts to hide USS McCain

?Now, somebody did it because they thought I didn?t like him, OK?? the president said Thursday. ?They were well-meaning, I will say. I didn?t know anything about it. I would never have done that.?

Census citizenship question was crafted to aid white Republicans, files suggest

Census citizenship question was crafted to aid white Republicans, files suggest

DEP must answer more questions about contested gas facility in Weymouth

A hearing officer ordered agency officials to answer more questions from the opponents of a proposed natural gas compressor station in Weymouth.

R. Kelly faces 11 new sex-related counts

Kelly was already facing 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four women years ago.

Richard Todd, editor who shaped work of Tracy Kidder and others, dies at 78

Mr. Todd, who died April 21, was a longtime editor at Houghton Mifflin, The Atlantic Monthly, and New England Monthly.

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Taking inspiration from Teach for America, the organization deploys early-career reporters to local newsrooms across the country to fill gaps in local coverage.

Jackie Bradley Jr.?s adjustments on the upswing
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Guy Fieri is opening a restaurant here, and he?s promising to street taco the heck out of us
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?He really beat himself up.? Former Celtics assistant opens up about Brad Stevens?s trying year

Micah Shrewsberry saw up close how this challenging season wore on his close friend.