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The delay is because of technical setbacks and mismanagement in a federal effort to develop a low-enriched uranium fuel.
Flooding caused by global warming has already begunThe sea has crept up to the point that a high tide and a brisk wind are all it takes to send water pouring into coastal streets and homes.
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In the late 1990s, Westford spent $525,000 to permanently protect a 9-acre farm. But a developer now wants to build a restaurant there.
Hermine will bring rip currents, high gusts of wind to Mass.The tropical storm will make the ocean dangerous and could topple trees, according to the National Weather Service.
For Tom Brady, forced vacation may be agonyFor New England?s best-known workaholic, it?s likely that this mandatory vacation is the stuff nightmares are made of.
A 59-year-old woman died Saturday morning after her car careened off Main Street and slammed into a tree, police said.
Sutton police continue search for graffiti vandalsSutton Police are investigating the vandalism of a church and other property that was spray painted with graffiti.
Police were searching Sturbridge on Saturday for a 42-year-old man who slashed a boy?s arm and injured a woman.
Pope hails volunteers on eve of Mother Teresa sainthoodPope Francis denounced what he called the modern-day sin of indifference to hunger, exploitation and other suffering.
State Police are looking for a dark-colored ?sedan-type? vehicle, possibly with two doors.
The girl was burned on her legs and the side of her body, police said.
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Relatively little subsidized housing has sprouted in places like Lexington.
Yvonne Abraham
Now free, Angel Echavarria wants answersA lot has changed since Echavarria was freed after serving 21 years for a murder he always said he did not commit.
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Six classic New England getaways ? for splurgers and saversWe?ve put together a hit list of primo New England fall foliage destinations, plus some delightful places to stay on both spectrums of the budget.
For my parents, home is where they park it.Last summer, they sold their 3,500 square-foot house and moved into a decked out Class A motor home.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Smylie Kaufman has more than playoffs in mindThe LSU alumnus has devoted time and energy to helping victims of the Louisiana flooding disaster.
Bob Ryan
What MVP and Cy Young awards are really aboutThis is the time of year when my blood pressure is put to the test.
FLORIDA 24, UMASS 7
UMass hangs tough in loss at No. 25 FloridaThe Minutemen trailed just 10-7 after the third quarter.
America on Edge
Many from the Butler High School class of 1976 are now weary, worn, or furious. For some, those feelings are driving their votes.
Clinton?s campaign trail leads to moneyed enclavesIn the last two weeks of August, Clinton raked in roughly $50 million at 22 fund-raising events.
In Detroit, Trump tries to woo black votersDonald Trump visited a predominantly black church and vowed to fix the ?many wrongs? facing African-Americans.
Legendary high school cross-country coach David Dunsky dead at 73Mr. Dunsky, also an attorney, coached many championship teams at Gloucester High School.
Highway, wildlife officials team to help monarch butterfliesMassachusetts highways may soon become havens for monarch butterflies and other declining insect populations.
Opinion | Jim Kozubek
CRISPR and the capitalistsSociety treats science as a public trust by funding it through taxes, but perhaps we shouldn?t do so indefinitely.
The desperate and the dead
The broken covenantBehind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.
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.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
At Franciscan Children?s in Brighton, several weeks of summer camps are offered so that children with special needs and their families feel supported year round.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Juan Agudelo?s early goal broke the team?s extensive scoreless drought and paved the way to a 2-0 win over the Rapids at Gillette Stadium.
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Police said a search revealed 626 Xanax pills, nine bags of marijuana, four bags of cocaine, $2,000 in cash, and two counterfeit bills.
Just weeks after news broke in 2015 that Hillary Clinton had kept a private e-mail account, an employee deleted some of her e-mails.
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Islam Karimov, a ruthless autocrat who ruled Uzbekistan since 1989, died Friday in the capital of Tashkent.
EMC Corp. of Hopkinton was dealt a setback in its years-long legal war against rival data storage company Pure Storage Inc. of Mountain View, Calif.
?Citizen: An American Lyric?? will not be presented in March as originally planned.
?Chef?s kitchen?? ?As is?? Realtors define that listing lingo.
ground game
Donald Trump deported his immigration pivotMuch of Trump?s speech was a reaffirmation of either current US law or what he has already stated.
Design New England
?This is home?Keith Leblanc and Kelly Monnahan create a haven for themselves, family, and friends in the piney hills of outer Cape Cod.
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Ben Volin: Just how bad is Teddy Bridgewater?s injury?
Flooding of coast, caused by global warming, has already begun
In Pa., baby boomers see the American Dream slipping away
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