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The former speaker has been scheduled for release on Nov. 22 after a federal judge agreed that his health has so severely declined that he should no longer be in prison.
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An MIT expert on the high and low roads in business Thomas Kochan discusses two very different approaches to profitability, the relevance of unions and of college degrees, and more.
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Hubway passes, Charlie Cards, parking allowances and even sneaker subsidies are among the benefits helping employees get to work in a good mood.
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Anna Kendrick holds nothing backJudging by the sold-out crowd Wednesday, the Portland, Maine, native is anyone but the ?Scrappy Little Nobody? her book?s title suggests.
The ?case for an increase? in interest rates has strengthened, Janet Yellen saysThe chair of the Fed said delaying a hike for too long could lead to measures that would raise the risks of a recession.
Leonard Cohen?s cause of death releasedThe musician died in his sleep after falling in the middle of the night on Nov. 7.
What do Americans need most for Thanksgiving dinner? Wine, apparentlyThe real question on everyone?s mind this holiday might well be: Red or white?
ALBUM REVIEW
On new double album from country star Miranda Lambert, ambition pays off?The Weight of These Wings? succeeds by merging take-no prisoners lyrics with a sound that spans from the traditional to the adventurous.
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Experts warn that eventually sea levels will have risen to the point where that level of flooding will be an everyday occurrence.
College campuses on edge after Trump electionUndocumented and minority students worry about their future under the incoming administration, and colleges fret that efforts to curb sexual assaults will suffer.
Donald Trump says team ?will be seeing many great candidates today?The president-elect?s former campaign manager said some of the names being considered ?would absolutely surprise you.?
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Since winning the election, Donald Trump has used his Twitter account to take aim at the press, specifically The New York Times.
From an ex-wife to the Patriots owner to boxing pro Floyd Mayweather, the president-elect isn?t just meeting with political bigwigs.
Tom Brady busy hooking up friends with tickets to Sunday?s gameThe Patriots quarterback will finally get a chance to play in the San Francisco Bay Area where he grew up.
Despite all the rain, the drought got much worseThe dry conditions now stretch into Conn., reversing a trend that had shown the dry conditions receding.
See if your child?s school failed its lead, copper water testsThis list shows results for recent testing of water at public schools around the state.
Driver allegedly involved in hit-and-run before car was smashed by trainThe driver has been identified as a Lynn man as Transit Police continue to investigate the incident on the Rockport commuter rail line.
EDITORIAL
After a big loss, Democrats need reformWhether or not Nancy Pelosi wins reelection as minority leader, Congressional Democrats clearly need to take a hard look at reforming their party.
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Spotlight Team: The desperate and the dead
A suicide in the courtroomDefendants with mental illness are much more likely to receive punishment than treatment, putting Mass. courts behind much of the country in addressing the mental health crisis.
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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Emotions are running high in the wake of the presidential election.
Danny Ainge and Warriors GM Bob Myers gave the Celtics TV analyst an earful.
Officials are trying to locate the driver of a dark-colored SUV that was spotted near the scene where Vanessa Marcotte was killed.
The comment underscored the degree to which the new administration?s approach could reverse central tenets of US foreign policy.
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IBM customers are likely to have priority to use the facilities, but the company also plans to make it available free of charge to other groups.
Residents rushed for cover and doctors cowered with their patients in a hospital basement amid the relentless onslaught.
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The cunningly arresting show ?Fertile Solitude? is at the Boston Center for the Arts? Mills Gallery.
The Celtics guard teamed with two organizations to assemble family food kits for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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20 candidates who could run in 2020 It?s on to the next one. And for Democrats -- and even some Republicans -- 2020 can?t come soon enough.
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A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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Democrats know why they lost, but won?t fix their problems
More than 150 House members urge Trump to rescind Bannon appointment
Federal judge approves early release for Sal DiMasi
I don?t want Trump to succeed. I want him to fail spectacularly.
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