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Alleged serial Dunkin’ Donuts robber in custody

A man has been arrested in connection with more than 20 Dunkin’ Donuts robberies in the Greater Boston area.

7-year-old girl killed in Dorchester sidewalk crash

The girl was killed and her mother was injured when an SUV struck them on a Dorchester sidewalk.

Walsh wants Boston out of immigration program

Mayor-elect Martin Walsh said he wants Boston to pull out of Secure Communities, a controversial federal initiative that identifies illegal immigrants.

Supreme Court to take up birth control mandate

The court will hear another dispute over President Obama’s health care law: whether businesses can use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control.

Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in “Philo-mena” as a retired nurse and a reporter who search for her long-lost son. Coogan co-wrote the script.

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Ordinary faith in ‘Philomena’

The tearjerker gets us to side with a plain-spoken woman as she attempts to get to the bottom of a monstrous injustice.

MBTA officials hope to reduce fare for The Ride service

If the decrease from $4 to $3 passes in December, it would likely go into effect in early January.

Pope Francis.

Pope issues mission statement for papacy

Pope Francis outlined how the Catholic Church and the papacy must be reformed to create a more missionary and merciful church.

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Former politicians, including William Delahunt and Thomas Finneran, have partnered with medical marijuana dispensary applicants to navigate regulations.

Opinion

Opinion | Alan Berger

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Contrary to the claims of some critics, the nuclear deal Iran has signed qualifies as a diplomatically disguised capitulation by the Islamic Republic.

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The tipping point in Sunday night’s game: A punt deflected off the Broncos’ Tony Carter and was recovered by special teamer Nate Ebner.

How are Patriots able to be so clutch?

In many NFL cities fans watch games waiting for their team’s inevitable doom. Only in New England do the good guys keep finding ways to come out on top.