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DraftKings filed an appeal of the shutdown order, the heaviest blow yet to the beleaguered daily fantasy sports industry.
Five takeaways from the DraftKings N.Y. rulingDraftKings hasn?t lost its case, though Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the ruling takes effect immediately.
Favorable Mass. taxes a factor in GE?s huntThe Boston area is on the short list of contenders for General Electric?s headquarters and its 800 people.
?Grateful Doe? identified after dying in 1995 car accidentThe victim became known as ??Grateful Doe?? because of two Grateful Dead ticket stubs in his pocket.
In Maine house, the way life should beWriter Meadow Rue Merrill and her husband won their first home in a lottery.
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A strong El Niño is bringing warmer than normal temperatures ? and with it, prospects for much less snow.
Shared lifetimes of love, wit, and wisdomOn Thursday, three couples who have been married for decades offered their secrets on life and love.
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When Christmas pits holiday tacky vs. holiday tastefulSome couples who love Christmas just differ in what it should look like. Call it the great decorating divide.
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Amazon?s ?Transparent? makes triumphant returnWith his astonishing work as trans heroine Maura Pfefferman, Jeffrey Tambor is in a rarefied group of TV actors.
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The untold story of TV?s first prescription drug adTV ads for prescription drugs are as commonplace as ads for cars or food these days. But it wasn?t always that way.
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NBC?s Michele Tafoya reaches 200 games on Sunday nightTwenty-seven of those games have involved the Patriots, including Super Bowl XLIX.
MBTA operator tied off throttle, didn?t set brakes on runaway trainThe operator apparently ?tied a cord around the throttle? and also failed to set the brake before climbing out of the cab, a source said.
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The car slammed into the exterior of the house, killing the driver and punching a hole into the living room wall.
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A home invasion on Waite Street claimed the lives of two people and left a third person with serious gunshot wounds.
Convention Center authority taps David Gibbons to lead agencyThe authority?s board voted unanimously to hire the veteran hotelier to run the agency as its new executive director.
Cost of winter cleanup hit some Mass. towns hardMassachusetts cities and towns spent more than $325 million to clear snow and ice last winter.
Dow Chemical, DuPont to merge, create $130b firmThe new company, DowDuPont, will be owned 50-50 by the current shareholders of both companies.
First government plane carrying Syrian refugees arrives in CanadaSyrian refugees arrived in Toronto late Thursday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Judge denies bail for Irish banker facing fraud chargesDavid Drumm will remain in jail until a March 2016 hearing on his extradition to Ireland.
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The decision to close came on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a fire that destroyed its textile mills.
The Constitution requires inequalityA careful reading of the Federalist Papers shows how the Founding Fathers intended for the system to protect the elite.
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Three scenarios for Trump and the GOPWhat happens after Donald Trump, particularly for the Republican Party?
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.
Staff photographers share the stories behind the year?s most powerful pictures.
With chemistry, versatility, and small lineups, the 23-0 Warriors make winning appear effortless ? but it?s not.
Temperatures may reach into the high 50s and even into the 60s in some communities.
In less than two months, N.H. GOP voters will face a primary with more choices on the ballot seen in a generation.
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Driving in the snow and cold is no fun, but some simple preparation will make life easier in the winter months.
President Vladimir Putin on Friday vowed to further modernize Russian arsenals and said that its military in Syria will ?immediately destroy? any target threatening them.
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Christopher Baldwin joined BJ?s Wholesale Club in September as chief operating officer.
?Youth? is the ambitious but banal new film by Italy?s Paolo Sorrentino, whose last work, 2013?s ?The Great Beauty,? won a deserved foreign-language Oscar.
?Earth Matters,? now on view at Bowdoin College Museum of Art, shows some ways in which African artists have formed poetic associations with their land.
I started to notice little things ? like he was always taking his phone to the bathroom and keeping the screen face down and on silent.
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MIT study frets over business growth in Mass.A new study says it will take a concerted effort to make the state a haven for ?super-scale? companies common in places like N.Y.
Defying governor, Indianapolis archbishop takes in Syrian refugeesThe Archdiocese of Indianapolis has decided to help resettle a Syrian refugee family.
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The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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