With just a half-dozen legislators present, lawmakers worked to unravel a significant part of the legalization measure passed by 1.8 million voters.
How could so few legislators pass a marijuana delay? The move, held at an informal session which took less than an hour, was extraordinary, but technically allowed.
US Secretary of State John Kerry touted a two-state solution in a speech today that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called ?a great disappointment.?
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Obama?s lame-duck stunt on IsraelHis attempt to isolate Israel on his way out the door is the last wheeze of a feeble foreign policy.
The two off-duty firefighters saved a 61-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest at Gillette Stadium.
The young man was hunting near Tully Road with family around 9 a.m. on Christmas Eve.
?Smooth transition - NOT!?: Trump-Obama tension boils overThe honeymoon might already be over for President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump meets with Partners HealthCare?s chief executive President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with a number of medical professionals Wednesday following a brief lull in his schedule for the holidays.
Nonprofit director fired after calling Michelle Obama an ?ape in heels? The former leader of a W. Va. agency that provides services to elderly and low-income residents had been suspended last month amid uproar over the remarks.
Boston is expected to see mostly rain with tomorrow?s nor?easter, but Western Mass. will have a winter storm warning for most of the day.
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Promising Red Sox lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez continues to have problems with his right knee, and that is worrisome.
Alexa, who did it? A murder investigation looks to get Amazon Echo dataThe Arkansas case has raised fresh questions about privacy issues regarding devices like the Amazon Echo or the Google Home.
Feds won?t let Boston continue killing rats with dry iceCity workers began using dry ice to exterminate rats earlier this year.
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Search in Georgetown home in possible old murder case yields mannequins, animal bonesThe search of the house of a deceased man yielded some bizarre items, including a box of children?s identification cards.
Boston is seeking a safe harbor, you?ll have to wait longer for legal pot shops, and more of Wednesday?s important business news.
Even on this, America is divided: Was Cinnabon?s Carrie Fisher tweet offensive?When companies try to capitalize on events in the news with their social media accounts, it can lead to some, well, sticky situations.
5 off-the-beaten-path locations to ring in 2017Try greeting the new year from a mansion, mountain top, or maybe an island.
Too much pressure on kids can make their eating habits worse.
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Officials said they would work directly with other nations and states to strengthen aggressive policies to fight climate change.
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