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A Westwood man is one of the few hepatitis C-negative patients in the US to get a liver from a donor who has the disease.
Medicare Advantage customers of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will pay as much as 34 percent more in 2017.
Ethics battle exposes infighting among House GOPHouse Republicans, after a firestorm of public anger, reversed a controversial move to gut the independent ethics office.
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Here?s some inspiration for the president-elect from the inaugural words of his New England forebears:
Patrick urges US senators to reject Sessions as AGInvoking a controversial 1985 voting-rights case, Patrick called Jeff Sessions ?the wrong person to place in charge of our justice system.?
First Roman Catholic bishop indicted in clergy abuse scandal dies Former Springfield bishop Thomas L. Dupre was never prosecuted for his crimes because the statutes of limitation had expired.
$15 minimum wage to cost Mass. jobs, survey saysA $15 minimum wage would drive up costs for three-quarters of employers, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
Driverless cars get trade show treatment in Las VegasFord, Honda, and Hyundai are among the carmakers demonstrating self-driving cars at the Consumer Electronics Show this week.
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Mark Costa, a Fall River probation officer, was overseeing about 200 offenders when a handwritten note in one of their files stopped him cold.
Roxbury advocate to run against Tito JacksonRufus Faulk said he is ready to take his advocacy around public safety and other issues to the chambers of City Hall.
What is on Beacon Hill?s agenda? Here?s a quick primer on some of what?s expected to be on the docket when the Legislature?s two-year session begins Wednesday.
Hassan sworn in as Democratic senator from New HampshireDemocrat Maggie Hassan was sworn in Tuesday as a U.S. senator, becoming only the second woman to serve as a governor and senator in American history.
critic?s corner
Will Fallon be in tune with the Golden Globes audience?Jimmy Fallon is hosting Sunday?s awards show.
Television Review
?Emerald City? takes viewers on a yellow brick road to nowhereNBC?s new drama is a labored, humorless attempt to turn ?The Wizard of Oz? into a ?Game of Thrones?-like epic.
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Critic?s notebook
Kelly will soon be more visible than ever in her new, multifaceted position at NBC News.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
After some rest, the Celtics were at their bestThe Celtics took two of the past three days off, and shot 55.4 percent in beating the Jazz.
Sea turtles rescued off Cape moved to Florida KeysThe juvenile turtles have pneumonia as a result of ??cold stunning?? but are expected to make a full recovery.
Tuesday is the first day of the city?s new pilot program to test higher parking rates.
Quick Bite
What?s it like at new Harvard Square Italian restaurant Benedetto?In the former Rialto in the Charles Hotel, this new spot specializes offers house-made pasta and a sophisticated scene.
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Judge not, that ye be judged unfit for ?Ellen?Perhaps homophobic gospel singer Kim Burrell skipped the biblical passages about hypocrisy and not judging others.
special report
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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The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7
The San Antonio solutionOne Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?
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 guard scored 29 points and added a career-high 15 assists to help beat the Jazz
Martha Minow will step down at the end of the academic year, the school announced Tuesday.
This five-bedroom, five-bathroom, two-half bathroom, 8,763-square-foot country estate in Dover was built in 1910 but remodeled in 2016.
The congressman from Wisconsin will lead a hefty GOP majority in the House of Representatives.
Park Geun-hye?s lawyers said the president is unlikely to attend any of the proceedings.
Here are some technologies coming to a store near you:
A snapshot of recent Globe reviews of movies in the theaters.
It only takes about an hour to make, but the flavor is complex.
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Take a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
Ground Game
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.
Design New England
A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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House ethics battle exposes Republican infighting
Seniors hit with big rate increases for Blue Cross Medicare plans
Sorry about that whole 401(k) mess
Son of World War II veteran getting his father?s medals, with help of a Massachusetts probation officer
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![Rapids Applebee's addressed the effects of Islamaphobia.] Asma Jama, the victim of a beer mug attack at the Coon Rapids Applebee's, and an East African women's group are hosting an event this afternoon to push for the reintroduction of a bill enhancing penalties for felony assaults motivated by bias. Only issue is: The bill actually did pass this past session - something that apparently even the Anoka County attorney didn't know earlier this week.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com](c_o0bg_com/rf/image_150x150/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-1885.jpg)
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