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Business leaders said their members are just not that worked up over the initiative ? pro or con.
Baker a dilemma for LGBT activistsHow will the Massachusetts left handle a GOP governor who is riding high in opinion polls?
Hoax calls draw SWAT team, police in several communities Authorities responded to hoax phone calls in four Massachusetts communities Friday.
Vermont senator says visa program needs overhaulPatrick Leahy issued the warning a day after the developers of the Jay Peak resort were accused of misusing millions of dollars.
Caitlin Clavette, 35, was killed when a dislodged manhole cover flew into her windshield in February.
Charges to be filed in alleged Littleton puppy abandonmentThe 8-week-old pit bull was allegedly abandoned on the side of the road earlier this week.
In Wellesley, it?s curtains for three dancing TrumpsA fifth-grade dance act featuring the face of Donald Trump was silenced so as not to offend anyone.
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Artist draws inspiration from rich palette of dual heritage As rich and colorful as the work of Richard Hearns is, his life story rivals his vibrant art.
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THE MARATHON
Fifty years after Bobbi Gibb made history, female runners from Duxbury to Medfield to Somerville continue to pursue their dream.
The moment of the bombings, three years later Some stopped for pictures or a selfie where the bombs went off, three years ago, near the end of the world?s most prestigious road race. Others lingered.
Boston observes moment of silence to mark bombingsSurvivors of the bombing participated in ceremonies held today near the race?s finish line.
Bruins prospect Jeremy Lauzon suffers frightening injuryLauzon, the Bruins? second-round pick in 2015, suffered a neck laceration during a QMJHL playoff game.
Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3.
Red Sox, Blue Jays hit ground runningBoston starter Rick Porcello pitched effectively into the seventh inning as the Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3.
Why did Tom Brady send a message to a soccer goalkeeper?The Patriots quarterback delivered some encouragement to the goalie for the Premier League?s most surpising team.
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Comedian Kevin Hart is busy these days ? he has a stand-up TV series and four films in the works ? yet he?ll be here Saturday making a promo appearance for the Nike+Run Club.
Elizabeth Warren calls out JP Morgan CEO Jamie DimonTone is important, and the senator from Mass. didn?t like the recent tone the JPMorgan Chase CEO struck when talking about his bank.
Feeding Boston?s homeless, one sandwich at a timeOn Saturday, Erin Dinan and her One Sandwich at a Time nonprofit will prepare 1,000 peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches to be handed out to the Boston-area homeless.
Mountain lion dashes from Los Angeles school to backyardStudents and teachers at a Los Angeles high school missed their lunch break Friday after a mountain lion strolled onto campus.
EDITORIAL
Baker boos don?t help the cause of transgender rightsThe Boston Globe editorial board backs the Transgender Public Accommodation Bill, but not the booing of Governor Charlie Baker.
ground game
Biggest moments in the 9 Democratic debatesThe matchup between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in Brooklyn Thursday night may well have been their final one.
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Syrians returned to the destroyed city of Palmyra this week after being forced to flee almost a year ago during intense fighting.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
As expected, catcher Christian Vazquez was called up to the majors after beginning the year in Pawtucket.
Activists say the politicians support the expansion of alcohol sales while backing an effort to stop the legalization of marijuana.
With a federal grand jury sitting in Boston and subpoenas being delivered, Brian Joyce is looking to raise some real money.
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Bay State residents can face higher auto insurance penalties than the national average.
Leslie Van Houten, who had joined the cult of Charles Manson more than 40 years ago, convinced a board she is now fit to be paroled.
Several pieces had to come together for Verizon to decide to invest $300 million in fiber-optic lines.
Disney?s live-action/CGI remake of its 1967 film is a thing of digitized beauty until its formulaic smackdown of an ending.
ClassPass announced it is raising its Boston rates to $150 per month for current unlimited users, and $180 for new ones.
The film recounts Hill?s testimony against Thomas 25 years ago, but in many ways it seems very much of the moment.
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Key reports from Globe?s Spotlight team on clergy sex abuseThe Boston Globe?s 2001-2002 investigation into sexual abuses by clergy in the Catholic Church resulted in more than 600 stories.
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.
Makover Derring-DoIn the latest issue of Design New England, lots of color and a bit of bravado wake up a ho-hum family room.
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Teacher seeks to solve mystery of 200-year-old Jane Austen book mailed to high school
Duxbury father wins student loan relief, seeks more change
Red Sox send Blake Swihart to minors
Spotlight Church abuse report: Church allowed abuse by priest for years
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