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New Hampshire?s large number of independent voters have contributed to its reputation as a mercurial swing state.
The Super Bowl of shopping is hereBlack Friday used to kick off the holiday shopping season, but now Thanksgiving Day is the new tradition for some shoppers.
GeneInsight is software that digests mountains of genetic data and breaks it into bite-sized information to help doctors treat their patients.
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Vermont Yankee estimates it will cost more than $1.2 billion and take until 2075 to fully decommission the plant.
Could Polito be the one to break the curse?Massachusetts lieutenant governors often dream of becoming governor. Very few ever do.
Lunch Break
New Boston Public Market fills appetites, coffersVisitors gobbled up 30,000 warm cider doughnuts from the Red Apple Farm stall in its first five days at Boston Public Market.
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Boston?s top police official described the man who was killed as ?an innocent? who got caught in crossfire.
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For Ali Al Jundi, the month of November will always be full of celebration.
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A mother asks for gifts her disabled daughter can useTen-year-old needs toys she can play with from a stationary position; she likes board games and puzzles.
Chip-ready credit card machines hard to findThree in five Americans are now carrying a chip-embedded credit or debit card. The only problem? Where to use it.
Judy Foreman
We are dealing with the well-publicized problem of opioid abuse and the under-publicized epidemic of chronic pain.
76ers? Jahlil Okafor in altercation outside Boston nightclubTMZ Sports reported Philadelphia?s rookie center got violent in front of Storyville in Boston, though no arrests were made.
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Music gift guide: box setsA look at a few of the boxes vying for your holiday dollars including collections from Bruce Springsteen and Neko Case.
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A union is using its political connections to help turn the heat up on the project?s framing contractor and subcontractor.
The Confident Cook
Our meat pies are largely spin-offs from the British, who know how to repurpose a holiday roast.
In his first year with the Patriots, Sheard is making a good impression as he continues to make important stops.
Christopher L. Gasper
The scenes at Fenway will be unforgettable for all involved.
BC?s trying season hasn?t hurt the bond between the AddaziosFather Steve and son Louie are in many ways mirror images, and their passion for football shone through this season.
JOANNA WEISS
How to be grumpy, but gratefulEven in the most magical place on Earth, by the end of the day, everyone frays.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Ground Game
Who will be next to drop out of the presidential race? The signs point to two US senators: Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
People are in need, from Boston to places around the world, and many others have offered contributions.
The Patriots receiver, who hurt his knee against Buffalo, was a limited participant in practice Thursday after missing Wednesday.
There were no signs of foul play and the death is not being investigated as a homicide.
Theodore H. White and David Broder, two of the best political reporters of their times, had starkly different views of the N.H. primary.
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Joseph Caputo, who was draped in an American flag, climbed over the fence at the White House Thursday.
Everyone likes the idea of same-day delivery. But who wants to pay for it?
A look at some of the new holiday albums for 2015, including Brian Setzer and India.Arie.
I?ve talked to him about getting divorced, about getting his own place with room for his kids, but it always comes back to the money problem.
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Boston?s brand is the futureOur city isn?t about the past. It?s the place where the future happens first.
A criminal trial for leaks could boomerang on the VaticanThe Vatican?s effort to claim the moral high ground could be damaging, both immediately and over the long haul.
Design New England
Conquering realityA family learns that dream renovations take planning and time ? and are totally worth the effort.
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One killed, three injured in shooting near Fenway bar
50 things about Arlo Guthrie?s ?Alice?s Restaurant? on its 50th anniversary
Russian-Turkish tensions heat up over downed warplane
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