The confirmation hearings for chief executive Rex Tillerson could become a forum on greenhouse gases and climate change.
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As goes Maine, so went no other state in Monday?s Electoral College proceedings.
Electoral College vote confirms that Trump will be next president The Electoral College voted to ratify the election of Donald Trump as the country?s 45th president amid protests and unrealized threats of revolt.
Is Michelle Obama going to run for office? The outgoing first lady discussed her political future in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Monday night.
The first generation to grow up with smartphones is even more tied to their jobs than older workers.
Obama reduces Mattapan man?s federal drug sentence A former Mattapan man was among dozens of drug offenders who received sentence reductions on Monday from President Obama.
The convictions in 2014 of three former Probation Department leaders who were accused of political corruption have been vacated.
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The authors of the new law legalizing marijuana must have been high.
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Burhan Ozbilici was attending a photo exhibition when a policeman opened fire, killing Russia?s ambassador to Turkey.
Invoking Aleppo, Turkish policeman assassinates Russian ambassador to TurkeyThe man opened fire on Russia?s ambassador to Turkey at a photo exhibition and invoked Syria before he was killed.
The White House condemned ?what appears to have been a terrorist attack? after a truck rammed into a crowd at a Christmas market.
Trump blames terrorists for killings in Turkey, BerlinDonald Trump vowed Monday that the Islamic State Group and other ??Islamist terrorists?? would be ??eradicated from the face of the earth.??
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With more people shopping online, malls are working to get shoppers back for the last-minute Christmas rush.
Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the Patriots? eight straight division titlesHere are some fast facts about where this feat, and the others that come along with it, ranks in NFL history.
Boston College students face discipline over protests Protesters did not have permits for two rallies after the election of Donald Trump, and seven students face discipline.
Former sorority sisters urge eradication of Greek life at TuftsIn a blog post, former Chi Omega sisters at Tufts University outlined problematic behavior and argued that reforming Greek life is not feasible.
T workers give up raises for job security MBTA officials approved a nearly $1.5 billion contract with the Carmen?s Union that would protect a majority of their jobs from privatization.
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Across region, outdated sex abuse laws have loopholesLaura and Antonio Siracusa were shocked to learn police could do nothing when a teacher allegedly had sex with their 17-year-old daughter.
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Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.
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Yes, there is shame in not knowingThat Trump voters chose an easily disprovable myth over readily available facts is one sign of their willful ignorance.
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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.
The team?s best defensive three-game stretch of the season has come in the last three weeks. But some numbers are deceiving.
The victim?s husband lunged at the suspect, shouting ?murderer,? but was restrained.
Just steps from a private beach, this six-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom Cohasset home has 5,067 square feet of living space. 399 Atlantic Ave. sits on just under an acre of land and is listed for $4,800,000. From the outside, the home maintains its original Victorian charm; inside, it?s been completely renovated.
At state capitals around the nation, demonstrators gathered as electors met to cast their votes for president.
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Governor-elect Roy Cooper said legislators will repeal the contentious law that limited protections for LGBT people.
Chief commercial officer Michel Vounatsos will head the largest biotechnology company based in Massachusetts at a time of slowing sales growth.
A report says the famed tenor will sing at the Jan. 20 event in Washington.
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Some two hundred Santas and Mrs. Clauses came from across the world to a Michigan Santa school to learn how to spread Christmas spirit.
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With Carrier, Trump exposes rift between unions and leadersSomehow Donald Trump, who claims a net worth of $10 billion, was standing up for the little guy, against their own union boss.
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