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The list of fiscal issues the outgoing Republican speaker could address in his final month is long.
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Gerry Adams won?t face charges in ?72 death of Jean McConville
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Gerry Adams won?t face charges in ?72 death of Jean McConvilleThe Sinn Fein leader had been arrested in connection with the slaying of a widowed mother of 10 in Northern Ireland.
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Flowers for an only son
Seven years ago, Dr. Sebastian Schwarte?s parents scattered his ashes off Long Island. They have returned every year since then.
STAT
Harvard Medical revisits ethics rules as landscape shifts
Some professors worry that the restrictions slow the process of turning discoveries into research tools and treatments.
Rain and wind are on the way to the region
Even if Tropical Storm Joaquin is weakened once it arrives here, prepare for lots of rain in the coming days.
Ex-UMass student, an alleged drug dealer, charged in death
The victim was involved in a controversial campus informant program and later died of a heroin overdose.
Area researchers win MacArthur ?genius? grants
Three recipients of the MacArthur Foundation?s 2015 awards are from the Boston area.
At $148m or more, Mandarin hotel sale may set record
The projected price for the Back Bay hotel comes out to $1 million per room for the 7-year-old, five-star property.
Mass. General to pay $2.3 million over drug thefts
Lax controls over its drug supply allowed two nurses to steal nearly 16,000 pain pills, authorities said.
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?How was your day at school?? never works. Try this.
Here are some ideas for getting your kids to actually, like, talk about their day.
Nantucket?s Cisco Brewers expands its reach with new deal
Cisco signed an agreement that puts a company from Portland, Ore., in charge of its distribution, giving it a broader reach.
Desperate Journey
With end near, progress slows for migrants
German officials have slowed arrivals to a few at a time so that they can screen newcomers more carefully and find shelters for them.
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How to keep robots from taking your job
Over the last 30 years, job growth has been strongest in those fields that require high levels of social intelligence.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
Picking apart the Patriots? defensive game plan
The Patriots won Sunday?s game handily, but they did allow the Jaguars to dictate a lot of matchups.
Nick Cafardo | On Baseball
Sending Hanley Ramirez home is best for Red Sox
If there was ever a player who didn?t fit the chemistry, the approach, or the future of the Red Sox , it?s Ramirez.
Television review
Trevor Noah is at ease in his ?Daily Show? debut
Noah made it through the half-hour behind the anchor desk with no stumbles and a sense of easy charm.
Will the US warm up to the Keurig Kold?
Prices ? $369 for the machine and more than $1 for each 8-ounce drink ? may dampen the debut of the cold soda and beverage maker.
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Grand Prix race draws ire of South Boston condo owners
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Grand Prix race draws ire of South Boston condo ownersThe residents of a D Street building urged Mayor Walsh to abandon the plan to host an IndyCar event over the next five years.
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Next challenge for Sanders is building on his support
Bernie Sanders draws large crowds in New Hampshire. Now he needs to turn that enthusiasm into a developed political operation.
The Big Picture
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Pope Francis? mission to the US
The trip by the world leader of the Roman Catholic Church included a White House visit.
BetaBoston
Big names help MIT?s Media Lab mark 30th anniversary
MIT?s Media Lab is celebrating its birthday on October 30 with a daylong symposium entitled ?Mind, Magic & Mischief.?
Crux
Pope calls sex abuse cover-up by some bishops ?very ugly?
Francis said that the problem is not just that the abuse happened, but that bishops have covered it up.
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MBTA unveils simpler system for performance statistics
Brightly colored ?score cards? trumpet on-time rates for subway lines, bus routes, and commuter rail trains.
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Donald Trump unveils tax plan with cuts for the rich
Trump waded into mostly unfamiliar terrain for his campaign: unveiling a plan on a substantive policy issue.
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At UN, Obama and Putin clash over Syria solution
The leaders essentially blamed each other for the catastrophic war and the refugee crisis it helped to spawn.
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An apology to West Enders that was decades in the making
BRA Director Brian Golden last week expressed regret for the city razing the old neighborhood during urban renewal.
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Eileen Myles returns as a rock star of poetry
Once a self-described Massachusetts ?townie,? Myles is now one of the leading contemporary figures in what she calls ?vernacular? poetry.
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Advances in concrete technology make the restoration of the Crane Estate Casino a permanent improvement.
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