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A wrong-way driver struck a vehicle carrying four people, causing the car to burst into flames.
Photos: Wreckage after fatal wrong-way crash on I-495Five young adults were killed when a wrong-way driver on Interstate 495 in Middleborough
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Surprise! Early voting doesn?t boost turnout.Early voting doesn?t help draw new voters to the polls, and it actually makes things worse.
For the first time, Mass. voters can now cast their ballots ahead of the traditional election day.
ground game
The wild 2016 campaign has become boringSure, anything could still happen, but millions have already cast their ballots in early voting, and Hillary Clinton has a double-digit lead over Donald Trump.
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What to do with your house mice, and other animal adviceWith fall coming on, mice are coming in. What is the most humane way to get rid of them?
Love Letters
Who gets the dog?It was given to me as a gift, however he pays the vet bills. So if we break up, who keeps the dog?
NTSB to investigate Calif. bus crash that left 13 dead, 31 injuredPassengers told officials that most people were asleep when the crash occurred shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday.
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Hayden moved beyond his notoriety as a Chicago 8 defendant to become a California legislator, author, and lecturer.
Missing Nashua teen?s body found in Mass. riverJacob Goulet might have fallen at least 20 feet down an open sewer on Main Street, according to police.
Rudeness in the workplace is contagiousIs your snappy coworker making you snap at someone else? The effect is real, say the authors of a new study on ?incivility spirals.?
Before the traffic gets better, it?s going to get worseExpect construction zones to pop up on the highways when the state begins demolishing toll plazas as electronic tolling gantries go live.
B.M.C. Durfee High School was placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure.
NFL needs to ?handle those types of things,? Brady says of domestic violence?Any type of abuse or bullying of people who can?t defend themselves or fight for themselves, I have no respect for that,? Tom Brady said.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren wants the Justice Department to explain how it reached its $465 million settlement with Mylan.
Parading to support women in yoga pants after man?s letterIt was the shaming and the policing of women?s bodies that struck a chord with the attendees, said the organizer of the R.I. event.
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Curt Schilling earned legions of fans for his performances in a Red Sox jersey, but can that translate into a run for office?
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Neighbors of 12 Hemenway are concerned Emerson College?s plan to use the facility for temporary dorms will become permanent.
If you think Stephen Gostkowski stinks right now, so does heThe Patriots kicker missed another point-after Sunday, but coach Bill Belichick still has confidence in him.
Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs
Disparities and high costs fuel the health care crisisObamacare increased health care coverage but did not solve the crises of sky-high prices, health inequality, or public health.
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The broken covenantBehind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.
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The trolleys that rolled out of Worcester?s Pullman-Standard factory in 1944 and 1945 are still rolling, seven decades later, along Boston?s most scenic commute.
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The Bruins goalie has been out since Thursday night?s win over New Jersey.
Catherine Lucier is 5-foot-6 and 100 pounds, with short hair and hazel eyes.
The Democrat urged voters to make it hard for Donald Trump to mount a comeback.
Last week, the lucky big home sale number was in the $2 million range -- this week, it's $3 million.
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The Bashiqa attack came nearly a week after Iraq announced the start of the Mosul offensive.
With obesity rising, more are dropping the beverages ? and angering employees and visitors in the process.
At Jordan Hall, Bach?s Mass in B Minor was truly transporting.
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.
Ground Game
Strange things could happen on the Electoral College mapBecause of Hillary Clinton?s recent rise, some traditional Republican states may have closer-than-anticipated contests.
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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Hundreds of people wearing yoga pants parade past man?s house in R.I.
Five people killed in fatal crash on Interstate 495 in Middleborough
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Ben Volin: It?s pretty clear Patriots win over Steelers was ugly
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