Obama limits deportations of young immigrants

The policy shift allows many a chance at legal status and renewable work permits, but not a path to citizenship.

In Mass., order stirs joy, disbelief, outrage

Young immigrant activists in the state said the victory was testimony to their risky and unorthodox approach to immigration.

Adrian Walker

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For people like Conrado Santos, the news that they may soon be able to legally stay in the US stirred up a host of emotions that boiled down to one: relief.

Walmart abandons Somerville, Watertown plans

The world’s largest retailer said its plans in the two cities no longer make financial sense.

N.H. officials: Needle-swapping employee may have caused outbreak

Public health officials suspect a drug-abusing hospital worker spread hepatitis C by exchanging sterile needles with contaminated ones.

Nurses trading in drab scrubs for fashionable workwear

Quincy firm Work ‘N Gear, better known for overalls and construction boots, has shifted its focus to the booming business of fashionable scrubs.

Models posed for the Work 'N Gear catalogue in scrubs that have gone from utilitarian to fashionable.

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Models posed for the Work 'N Gear catalogue in scrubs that have gone from utilitarian to fashionable.

Work N' Gear, a Quincy firm best known for overalls and construction boots, has pivoted toward the booming business for stylish hospital duds.

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Work 'N Gear, a Quincy firm best known for overalls and construction boots, has pivoted toward the booming business for stylish hospital duds.

Michelle McGrath prepared model Lealyn MacAlister for the photo shoot, part of the company's all-out marketing effort to make scrubs fashionable.

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Michelle McGrath prepared model Lealyn MacAlister for the photo shoot, part of the company's all-out marketing effort to make scrubs fashionable.

The Quincy company hired a design guru to create Scrubology, a private label featuring colorful prints and tailored fits.

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The Quincy company hired a design guru to create Scrubology, a private label featuring colorful prints and tailored fits.

Hospitals often issue traditional scrubs to their employees for free, but health workers must pay for designer duds out of their own pockets.

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Hospitals often issue traditional scrubs to their employees for free, but health workers must pay for designer duds out of their own pockets.

Work ‘N Gear has opened Scrubology boutiques inside 90 Sears and Kmart department stores across the country and plans to open 50 more this fall.

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Work ‘N Gear has opened Scrubology boutiques inside 90 Sears and Kmart department stores across the country.

With its huge hospital scene, Boston is seen as a major market for scrubs.

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With its huge hospital scene, Boston is seen as a major market for scrubs.

However fashionable, all scrubs are still required to meet certain national standards and infection control requirements.

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However fashionable, all scrubs are still required to meet certain national standards and infection control requirements.

Jillian Caulfield, seen here with fellow MGH nurse Jennifer Kelly, wears fashionable scrubs rather than those issued by the hospital.

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Jillian Caulfield, seen here with fellow MGH nurse Jennifer Kelly, wears fashionable scrubs rather than those issued by the hospital.

Caufield, 26, works in the ICU and estimates she has spent about $1,500 on stylish scrubs in the past year.

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Caufield, 26, works in the ICU and estimates she has spent about $1,500 on stylish scrubs in the past year.

Work 'N Gear buyer Lisa Waugh showed the new fall products. Several companies are now rolling out their fall lines.

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Work 'N Gear buyer Lisa Waugh showed the new fall products at a review for fall fashion scrubs.

Waugh helped spearhead Work 'N Gear's Scrubology line and weighs in on every detail.

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Waugh helped spearhead Work 'N Gear's Scrubology line and weighs in on every detail.

Products in the Koi line, made by a California designer, helped start the scrubs revolution and can cost as much as $32 each.

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Products in the Koi line, made by a California designer, helped start the scrubs revolution and can cost as much as $32 each.

Along with Koi, Med Couture pioneered the push beyond bland, utilitarian garb for nurses, physicians, dentists, and medical students.

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Along with Koi, Med Couture pioneered the push beyond bland, utilitarian garb for nurses, physicians, dentists, and medical students.

Trove of evidence offers deeper look into Bulger case

A shelf in James “Whitey” Bulger’s apartment was full of books about gangsters and crime, something federal prosecutors say Bulger specialized in himself.

The Coast Guard’s oldest-known artifact is a fog cannon at Boston Light.

At 293 years, fog cannon is Coast Guard’s oldest artifact

After months of research, the Coast Guard has determined that a fog cannon on Little Brewster Island, built in 1716, is the oldest known Coast Guard artifact by several decades.

The Alchemist Brewery’s Celia Saison is gluten-free.

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For people with celiac, there is at least one great gluten-free beer

A Vermont brewery created the Belgian-style beer, made with sorghum instead of barley, after its co-owner was diagnosed with gluten intolerance.

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Jarrod Saltalamacchia was responsible for one of the Sox’ 11 runners stranded when he flied to center to end the sixth inning.

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After a day off, the Red Sox showed up in Chicago and had five hits, two of them infield singles, as they lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games.

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The Amorphophallus titanum plant, also known as the “corpse flower,” seen May 15 in Honolulu.

‘Corpse flower’ expected to bloom at Franklin Park Zoo

Amorphophallus titanum, a rare 200-pound flower, is expected to bloom and emit its signature rotting flesh smell Saturday or Sunday.

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Hostelling International’s $46 million facility on Stuart Street has a modern design and amenities not common to old-style hostels.

New hostel provides more affordable lodging in Hub

Hostelling International Boston’s spacious new $46 million facility on Stuart Street will charge $29-$59 a night for dorms and $89-$169 a night for private rooms.

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Mitt and Ann Romney scooped ice cream at a campaign event in Milford, N.H. His bus will travel to the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa before ending up in Michigan.

Romney begins bus tour in N.H.

Speaking Friday before about 2,000 people, Mitt Romney argued that his vision would better serve the country’s struggling middle class.

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Wary Greeks head back to polls

Depending on the outcome of Sunday’s election, Greece could be forced out of the European joint currency, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the global economy.

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At 22 years old, Laura Marling has been compared to Joni Mitchell.

Laura Marling defies age — and expectations

The British singer-songwriter’s allure is wrapped up in both her prodigious talent and people’s incredulous reaction to it.

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Aubrey Plaza plays an intern at a Seattle alt-weekly reporting on a rural oddball (Mark Duplass) who claims to have invented a time machine.

‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ is a low-budget charmer

The film sticks to its droll indie aesthetic while giving Aubrey Plaza the star-making role a lot of us have been waiting for.

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