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Jon Lester has decided to sign a six-year, $155 million contract with the Chicago Cubs, turning down offers from the Red Sox, among others.
Nick Cafardo | On baseball
The Red Sox probably could have signed Lester for $105 million back in March. The market took off on them, and they miscalculated.
Patrick to seek ride-sharing regulation Governor Patrick wants to allow services like Uber and Lyft to grow while requiring them to follow insurance and driving standards.
Thomas Farragher
Last week, city councilors dreamily attested to the efficiency of Uber and Lyft all while acknowledging that it?s, well, against the law.
Genevieve Kelley said worries about her daughter led her to disappear as a fugitive 10 years ago and worries about her son led her to turn herself in.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Tom Brady and his receivers aren?t a deep threat, something that may not serve them in the playoffs.
Hate letters to black staff shake Milton AcademyInvestigators believe the anonymous messages came from someone inside the prestigious private school.
An associate professor at Harvard Business School had a disagreement with a local Chinese restaurant over prices listed online.
The report is a sweeping indictment of the CIA?s program in secret prisons around the world after the 9/11 attacks.
MIT professor apologizes for remark on voters Jonathan Gruber was criticized for stating that the law was passed by relying on ?the stupidity of the American voter.?
Southcoast Health System is criticizing a rule change that will allow Steward Health Care to open a clinic close to one of its own.
Shirley Leung
Conor Yunits, a leader of No Boston Olympics, is defecting from the group, saying he supports the effort to host the 2024 Summer Games.
EBT card confusion troubling, Baker saysThe state?s photo ID requirement with EBT cards has prevented some low-income families from buying groceries.
The 39-year-old jogger was rushed to an area hospital where shotgun pellets were discovered lodged in his body.
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As a former Globe Santa recipient from a family of eight children, comedian Lenny Clarke knows just how much the program means to struggling families.
Nancy Gertner, Michael B. Keating, and Martin F. Murphy
Spare Boston the pain of a Tsarnaev trialThe last chapter doesn?t have to be one of bitterness, division, and re-traumatization.
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The huge fire shut down parts of two major freeways in Los Angeles early Monday morning.
No one finds an opponent?s weakness like Bill Belichick, and he did it again in San Diego.
The charity for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has distributed nearly $80 million.
Senator Elizabeth Warren issued her fiercest salvo yet over President Obama?s choice for a key Treasury Department post.
Secretary of State John Kerry defended the president?s actions towards the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday.
The workers say the process, meant to prevent theft, can take as long as 25 minutes.
BMOP and Odyssey Opera co-presented Tobias Picker?s opera ?Fantastic Mr. Fox,? based on the children?s tale by Roald Dahl.
Davis Square needs more places like Spoke, an intimate wine bar serving consistently inventive small plates.
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How ?deadbeats? can still be good dadsChild support needs to catch up to reflect new roles for fathers, say experts.
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