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Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address Congress.
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Members of Congress applauded as Pope Francis arrived.
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Francis greeted schoolchildren after leaving the Vatican Embassy.
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Immigration reform activists held a banner in front of the US Capitol.
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House Speaker John Boehner met with Francis before the speech.
In his speech to Congress, Pope Francis called on politicians to stand up for poor people, welcome immigrants, and end the death penalty.
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According to the Catholic church, Pope Francis has the ability to speak infallibly on certain subjects, without the possibility of error.
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Shelisa Bittle?s fellow travelers were a community on that bus who risked great danger to de-escalate the situation.
A trip on Boston Harbor, more than 50 expletives, and a strange-looking fish turned Michael Bergin into an Internet sensation.
Forget age. What Tom Brady has done through two games hasn?t been done often, by any quarterback.
The apparition, believed to be artwork, captured the attention of curious onlookers both in nearby office buildings and on the streets below.
It will end its support of the nonprofit arts center ? which operates the Citi Wang Theatre, the Citi Shubert Theatre, and, for a short while longer, the Colonial Theatre.
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The city may significantly increase fees at peak times in an effort to free up spaces and ease gridlock in commercial districts, Mayor Walsh announced.
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More than 715 were killed and more than 805 were injured Thursday during the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, authorities said.
Stone Zoo retains accreditation after state cash infusion Although it wasn?t facing closure, the zoo would have taken a reputational hit without the $3 million allocated for the Stone and Franklin Park zoos.
Richard Moreau of North Attleborough had a goal of riding to Florida but died apparently of natural causes in his tent in N.C.
State education officials said they saw irregularities that require examination in Boston?s English High School?s MCAS math scores.
For the first time ever, the Garden will open to the public as half basketball court and half hockey rink. Tickets go on sale Thursday at noon.
A Charlestown man was arrested for resisting arrest after he allegedly drove his car into an unoccupied State Police cruiser on I-95 in Newbury.
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Joe Biden can rescue the DemocratsThe vice president should run to rescue his party from the fringe.
Pope Francis confronts a partisan AmericaAs he continues his US trip, there?s one thing it?s clear Pope Francis understands: We are a very politically polarized nation.
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A collection of images of creatures recently captured by photographers all over the world.
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The Volkswagen scandal is a warning to everybody who?s ever assumed that the stuff on your computer screen is the gospel truth.
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The pope?s in the US. How well do you know him?With Pope Francis visiting the United States, we challenge you to show us how well you know him.
Daniel Nava, the former Red Sox player, broke a scoreless game with an RBI single in the seventh against Rick Porcello.
Governor Baker met with T officials and workers for a look at what?s been done to get ready for snow.
Democrats like Vermont?s Bernie Sanders are pushing for more Democratic debates. Those forums will be his largest audience to date.
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A survey shows people don?t trust their self-parking systems to take the wheel.
The interim president of Burkina Faso, the target of a coup last week, returned to power Wednesday.
?As CEO I accept responsibility for the irregularities that have been found in diesel engines,? said Martin Winterkorn.
Why is NBC bringing back a series that, only five years ago, had lost not only viewers and critical respect but also an overall sense of storytelling momentum and foresight?
One cocktail at Brick & Mortar is the classic rum-based Queen?s Park Swizzle, traditionally made with a wooden swizzle stick to stir it.
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Citigroup to end retail banking in Massachusetts
Strange image appears on side of former John Hancock tower
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Tom Brady shows no signs of slowing down at 38
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