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Roundups in the US have frightened immigrants in Mass., but officials say nobody has been detained in New England.
Chinese stock trading was suspended for the second time this week when shares dropped more than 7 percent.
A large number of independents have contributed to the victories of insurgents in New Hampshire.
Lawmakers voted to repeal a state law requiring a driver?s license suspension for those convicted of drug crimes that have nothing to do with driving.
A commission found the department imposed ?harsher discipline? on minority recruits than white ones.
Ellen Ishkanian
Residents urged selectmen to grant the two officers paid leave until an investigation of the police department?s racial climate is complete.
FBI still believes mobster knows about art theftLast year, Robert Gentile offered to sell the paintings to an undercover FBI agent posing as a drug dealer for $500,000 apiece.
Johnnie Bonnie pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the murder of 17-year-old Evens Archer in June 2014.
Bella Bond?s mother pleads not guiltyNew, grim details in the case emerged Wednesday as Rachelle Bond appeared in court for the first time since being indicted.
Officials worked throughout the holiday period to lure GE to the Seaport District.
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Several key players, including Tom Brady, have contended with feet and ankle injuries this NFL season.
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Clemens, Bonds still have a ways to go with Hall of Fame votersClemens would need 131 more votes and Bonds 135 more votes. Seems daunting.
Griffey set a record for percentage of votes with more than 99 percent, passing Tom Seaver?s 98.84 in 1992.
Yvonne Abraham
It?s hard to believe Mayor Marty Walsh?s claim that fast-rising lawyer Sean O?Donovan isn?t getting special treatment.
BetaBoston
Appliances getting smart enough to keep the household hummingAfter seeing the latest offerings at CES, it?s almost time to start taking computer-controlled appliances seriously.
Boston area rents grow at fastest clip in at least six yearsThe average rent for an apartment is now $2,009 a month, according to new data out Wednesday.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
NFL should expand playoffs to 14 teamsAdding two more teams would sweeten the pot for owners (more money) and fans (more games).
Matthew Hoffman
?Unlike the memorials, today?s public art is really about the individual experience of the viewer, but it?s also a collective experience.?
?Furious 7,? ?Big Bang Theory? win at People?s Choice Awards??Furious 7?? was named favorite movie, ??The Big Bang Theory?? won top TV show, and Ellen DeGeneres set a record.
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There is simply no precedent where a candidate with a lead this large and durable falls in the final stretch.
The wide receiver erected the temporary metal structure so that he can get to practice on time in a snowstorm.
A bill that would mandate BB guns, air rifles, and all imitation firearms bear large orange markings is scheduled for a State House hearing on Thursday.
Florida Atlantic University has fired a professor who claimed the massacre was designed to pass gun-control legislation.
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Immigrants deliver the dayThe Globe?s delivery crisis provides a glimpse into the underground Boston immigrant economy.
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Will anger trump electability in the primaries?With about a month to go before the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, there is an emerging political dynamic in both sides.
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.
The Celtics let a 13-point lead slip away against former BC star Reggie Jackson and Detroit.
?We were going to be incinerated,? Saugus Fire Lieutenant David Springer said outside the home as firefighters continued to combat flames.
Senator Ted Cruz insists he does not want to be seen as the front-runner in the Iowa caucuses, but he is the candidate to beat.
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The vehicles from the recent ?Transformers? films and other iconic Hollywood cars could be yours.
The professor who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God said her views are in line with Wheaton College?s mission.
The Hong Kong-based Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group said it?s buying the property on Boylston Street that bears its name, for $140 million.
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals has announced its 2016 Woman of the Year. It?s the ?Scandal? star, which means we?ll get a visit from her on Jan. 28.
Chilacates is a space built for takeout, but with enough sunny charm that you?ll want to take your turn at the gleaming copper counter.
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A selection of some of the best animal images from photographers around the world.
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.
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Dear FCC: Don?t fight Internet freebiesThe FCC is casting a suspicious gaze on some US telecom firms that are handing out free Internet bandwidth to their customers.
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Woman at heart of Vatileaks 2.0 sees herself as martyr for reformFrancesca Chaouqui believes she?s been a target since being named to a reform panel independent of the Vatican bureaucracy.
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The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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