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In a surprise move, President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the highest civilian honor Thursday.
?It?s not partisan chowder?: Legal Sea Foods dropped from inauguration menuInaugural festivities have traditionally included the company?s clam chowder, but so far it appears it has been frozen out.
Intel officials disclosed Trump allegations out of fear they would leak, Biden saysJoe Biden said he and other top leaders were told of uncorroborated allegations about Donald Trump out of concern the information would become public.
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Tito Jackson?s focus on the maddening gap between the haves and have-nots could give him his own edge in the Boston mayoral race.
?You can say goodbye later?: Michelle Obama confirms Sasha missed speech for a testIn her final late-night appearance as first lady, Michelle Obama looked back at her eight years in the White House and shared her plans for the future.
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If you thought 2016 was a bad year for famous people, just wait.According to the MIT Media Lab, more famous people will die in 2017 than in 2016.
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Bay Staters flocking to MedicaidAn average of 6,000 new people have signed up for MassHealth, the state?s Medicaid program, every month since mid-2015.
Pre-election moves by FBI, DOJ will be investigated The Justice Department Inspector General says he will investigate Justice Department and FBI actions before 2016 election.
Obama scrapping ?wet foot, dry foot? policy for CubansThe Obama administration is ending the ?wet foot, dry foot? policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the US without visas.
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Warren slams Trump over business interests at HUD hearing Senator Warren grilled Dr. Ben Carson about whether he would be able to guarantee that ??not one dollar?? of HUD money would go to the Trumps.
Baker urges Congress to keep key provisions of ObamacareAs the GOP-controlled Congress moves rapidly to dismantle President Obama?s health care law, Republican Governor Charlie Baker is staking out independent ground.
House to vote as early as Friday on Obamacare repeal effortThe pressure is now on House Republicans to complete the first step toward repealing President Obama?s signature health care law.
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Like the Hilltop, Weylu?s, and Route 1 Miniature Golf, the highway landmark may be demolished to make way for development.
Boston ties high-temperature record for the day The unseasonable weather, which came on a damp day, matched a mark set on Jan. 12, 1975, and in 1913.
The Worcester DA declined to say how the elder Armstrong was killed.
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The US needs answers on Trump and Russia It will take a crowbar to pry the truth from Donald Trump.
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She loved him, and he died in the Holocaust. Now her son is bringing his music back to life.A tale of young love drove a son on an eye-opening journey. And in the process, a musical legacy that was all but lost has been found, and a life revealed.
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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 defenseman said only that he had his wind knocked out in St. Louis, and that he has been cleared to play.
Students had rallied for additional seconds to be tacked on at the busy crossing of Boylston and Tremont streets.
If sitting in the bleachers at the regulation high school basketball court loses its luster, this 20,043-square-foot home has options ? many, many options ? to keep your interest, including a covered water slide under the balcony overlooking all the hoop
As Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House, his message appears to be along these lines: I can be presidential, but I have no plans to be.
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The ruling party has vowed to ??sweep out?? the organizations funded by Hungarian-born George Soros.
Governor Charlie Baker had previously opposed such an assessment, but Airbnb has repeatedly lobbied for hotel taxes on its heaviest users.
It?s not the first time the show has ventured into polarizing territory.
?Relationships matter,? says the study?s coauthor.
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Tthe newly proclaimed 1.9 million-acre National Monument will preserve a photographer?s checklist of high-desert drama.
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History shows how the Sununus earned their political dynastyAs voters rejected the political dynasties of Clinton and Bush, N.H. put back in power one of the most successful last names in state history.
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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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Brookline woman found dead in home; sister may have lived with body for more than a year
Intel officials disclosed Trump allegations out of fear they would leak, Biden says
Legal Sea Foods chowder dropped from inauguration menu
Obama awards Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom
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