The experimental Optune device appears to modestly extend the life of brain cancer patients, but costs $21,000 a month.
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The cyberattack on the gaming network comes as Sony reels from a separate attack involving ?The Interview.?
The state trooper was videotaped while apparently pepper-spraying a protester in Boston earlier this month.
Beginning Jan. 1, candidates can raise $1,000 per year from individuals, double the current limit of $500.
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The proposal would add 40 minutes of learning time to the school day at elementary and middle schools in the city.
Activists expect at least 100 people to join a demonstration that is planned to coincide with the annual festivities, an organizer said.
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After a period of decline, the iconic game shows signs of revival thanks to an update and a greater diversity of players.
From downing shots of espresso to taking in bags of IV fluids, 12 local pro athletes and coaches share their pre-game rituals.
William Leong thought he had buried the remains of his family?s beloved dog. Then came the call that changed everything.
Ty Burr
The movies that seemed to matter most in 2014 concerned characters who are their own worst enemies.
From a controversial statue of a sleepwalker to various run-ins with pigs, here are the region?s goofiest stories from the past 12 months.
The venerable PBS program renovated Mindy Pollack-Fusi's childhood home in Lexington, and the stars of the show gave her sneak peeks.
Many businesses turned the Christmas holiday into a four-day weekend, leaving the Financial District a ghost town on Friday.
Starting Jan. 1, out-of-state wineries can more easily ship wine directly to Mass. consumers.
Michael A. Cohen
The honey badger presidencyThe president?s willingness to act unilaterally ensures that he remains the most relevant figure in American politics.
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Around the world, nights look brighter this time of year and illuminations of all kinds help celebrate holidays or festivities.
The aggressive 21-year-old blue liner already has 7 goals, which matches his best total for a season.
Haverhill officials are asking for the public?s help in finding whoever desecrated a church?s nativity scene.
Officer Rafael Ramos, 40, was one of two police officers killed Dec. 20 as they sat in their squad car in Brooklyn.
Carolyn Kirk will serve as deputy secretary of housing and economic development.
Retailers benefited from lower unemployment rates, higher consumer confidence, and a decline in oil prices.
Gerritsen has crafted a whale of a murder mystery, especially if you are a big cat person.
She has always shown some interest in him but he consistently turns her down.
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?Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike?Robin Abrahams (aka Miss Conduct) will lead a post-show talkback on the bad behavior in the Huntington Theatre Company show.
How a Mass. man invented the global ice market An entrepreneur?s 1806 scheme to sell chunks of frozen New England ponds still shapes how we live.
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