After the brutal winter, homeowners were hit with big rate increases. Now they want insurance companies to justify it.
David L Ryan/Globe Staff
New farmers, with the help of growing interest in local food, may be stabilizing the state?s agricultural industry.
Boston watchdog takes aim at rising drug pricesA Boston nonprofit may become a serious threat to the drug industry and the prices they charge for new medicines.
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Michael Milken, from junk bonds to legislative advocateAfter building a reputation as a leading medical philanthropist, Milken has quietly added politics to his portfolio.
Skies will be calm this week, with several days of late-summer warmth after a cool, mild start, forecasters say.
Fight, gunfire mar Cambridge CarnivalIn addition, a fight toward the end of the event left five people injured.
Police said a 25-year-old Missouri man was shot by police Monday morning when he refused to drop his weapon.
Democrats get message from Black Lives MatterThe activists have disrupted campaign events nationwide, and now they?re getting results.
Adrian Walker
Late brother?s memory drives Andrea CampbellThe City Council candidate says her campaign has forced her to think deeply about the contrast between their lives.
Growing support is being thrown behind a state measure that protects transgender people from discrimination in public places.
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Movie Review
The James ?Whitey? Bulger saga is a solid if not stellar crime drama, very well acted, and lacking only a genuine reason to exist.
Bulger recalls buying puppy for boy while on the runAn author received a handwritten note from Bulger shortly after he was captured, with a unique detail from his time on the run.
Patriots employees won?t face additional discipline from NFLJohn Jastremski and Jim McNally have been suspended since the Wells Report on Deflategate was released in May.
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Matt Damon defends Tom Brady in Toronto?No, he didn?t cheat, and he?s the greatest quarterback of all time,? Damon said of the Patriots star.
Ben Volin | On football
Patriots defense will be just fine this seasonThe Steelers gained a ton of yards, but the Patriots held firm when it counted.
Dick Dreselly climbed the 8.5 miles to the top of Mount Washington simply because he feels fortunate that he still can.
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In Kendall Square, architects compete to redefine the laboratoryAmenities and design features are the new normal in the biotech hub as firms expand, renovate, and relocate.
Malden man accused of killing Dorchester barbershop ownerSean Dwyer was stabbed in the chest outside his shop just before Christmas 2014.
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Party rules for kids and parentsThere?s nothing more frustrating than watching unruly tots jump on your furniture, terrorize your goldfish, and act like menaces without parental intervention.
Some Democrats question debate scheduleCalls to add additional Democratic presidential debates have gained some traction in the past week.
Keith Bedford/Globe Staff
In July, Globe photographer Keith Bedford visited Boston teacher Nathan Eckstrom during his month-long trip to Haiti.
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Apple takes on carriers with iPhone lease planApple?s new program allows customers to keep paying by the month, and get a new iPhone once a year.
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Expect the unexpected in Pope Francis? US visitThis pontiff is perennially capable of surprise, from his schedule to his statements.
Hill, 35, threw seven shutout innings in his first major league start since 2009.
Nearly 500 took part in Tour De Force, a four-day ride that honors 9/11 victims and raises money for fallen officers? families.
The ??political revolution?? that Sanders is attempting to lead rolls into Virginia with a pair of events that will test his mettle.
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The last Studebaker was built in 1966, but the car still has a legion of loyal followers.
In her first day back after a five-day stint in jail, Kim Davis said she was torn between obeying God and a judge?s directive.
Panorama apps help stitch together multiple or moving snapshots of a view to create a wide-angle image.
The Brookline-bred comic was back in town over the weekend for the New Frontier Network fund-raiser.
Compared with non-picky eaters, selective eaters were significantly more likely to show symptoms of depression, social anxiety, and generalized anxiety.
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Johnny Depp is scary good as James 'Whitey' Bulger in 'Black Mass'
Ben Volin | On Football: Patriots defense will be just fine this season
Patriots employees won?t face additional discipline from NFL
Tom Brady did some early scouting of the Bills on Sunday
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