Their world is bleak enough, but now some addicts are being snared by middlemen peddling promises of free treatment in sunny Florida. The results are predictable, and sometimes deadly. By David Armstrong and Evan Allen
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It?s a cleaner harbor, with fewer spots to enjoy it The waterfront?s bad old days are gone. Peter Shelley?s outrage isn?t.
Mr. Allman?s bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel The Allman Brothers Band to superstardom.
Movies
Wonder Woman?s Boston roots show on the big screen Director Patty Jenkins found what she was looking for in an unlikely place: the rich colors and textures in the works of John Singer Sargent.
Photos: Boston Calling rocks Allston The festival is set up on 16 acres of Allston?s Harvard Athletic Complex.
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GARY WASHBURN I ON BASKETBALL
The Celtics need more scoring, and they need a player who can get easy points.
Nick Cafardo | On baseball
With Johnson?s gem, Red Sox depth ends up big winner With David Price returning Monday, there?s no room in the Red Sox rotation.
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Brian Johnson completes his comeback with shutout The lefthander, in his third career game, blanked the Mariners on five hits, 6-0
Gold Star families remember lost loved ones with yellow roses and vows to keep memories alive Every day is Memorial Day for Gold Star families, said speakers at the Saturday morning ceremony for the re-dedication of a Boston monument.
Boardroom to bimah The new director of Hillel at Boston University is a former Staples executive who never forgot his lifelong dream of becoming a rabbi.
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The state?s oldest Catholic Church commemorates a largely forgotten fight for religious tolerance that gave Catholicism its foothold in New England.
Trump fails to commit to Paris climate agreement President Donald Trump failed to commit to remaining within the Paris climate agreement during a two-day meeting.
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The president is said to be considering major staff changes as he seeks to contain the escalating Russia crisis.
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Yvonne Abraham
The government is stacked with people who have been at the vanguard of attempts to undo hard-fought victories.
Cambridge officer killed on duty gets long overdue honor Law enforcement groups have pushed for greater recognition of their colleagues who have died on the job.
China likes what it sees in Boston biotech Qilu Pharmaceutical Co. has opened the area?s first Chinese-owned biotech incubator. Expect more to follow.
Springfield judge won?t let alleged clown juggle in his own defense The man said performing is the only way to convince a jury he wasn?t really trying to rob a store.
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Soldier born in Boston dies in crash in Syria Army Specialist Etienne Jules Murphy, 22, died Thursday in a rollover crash in northern Syria, the Army announced Saturday.
Fire rips through restaurant roof on Cape Cod Firefighters battled a blaze on the roof of a restaurant near Provincetown?s transportation hub on Saturday.
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Trump Today: President nears the end of a marathon trip President Trump managed to keep his cool on Twitter during the entire international trip.
Ideas | David Scharfenberg
Extinction is a bummer. Let?s bring back the dead Some scientists want to revive the passenger pigeon and the woolly mammoth.
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Doctor who faced retaliation for double-booked surgery worries wins lawsuit Dr. James Holsapple had ?vehemently objected? to doctors doing two operations at once.
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Advice on taking real estate photos from a Pulitzer-winning photographer In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.
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In a woman?s dying days, a quiet visitor helps light the way home The woman had cancer, and she wanted to go back home to Brazil. There were so many obstacles, but also a path ahead.
Leaguewide parity would make this tough. But the length of the season demands that nontraditional personnel moves be considered.
The victim was shot around 2:30 a.m. at 66 Hudson St., Boston Police said.
?It?s not a game,? said the founder of the International Museum of World War II about its haunting, teeming artifacts that should soon have three times the current exhibit space.
You'll have to look to Downtown Crossing and Beacon Hill to see the winner and runner up.
Investigations are ongoing about the Trump team?s relationship with Russia, and President Trump said he would decide about the US stance on climate change.
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State police encouraged drivers to fasten their seat belts ahead of the holiday weekend.
Emmanuel Macron crushed Donald Trump?s hand until his knuckles turned white.
Wu, director of product science at 23andMe, leads the team that creates the personal genomics company?s genetic health risk reports.
Chance the Rapper capped off the first day with a triumphant barnstormer of a set.
Will two busy grad students turn good conversation into a real connection?
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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The Big Picture
John F. Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917, in Brookline. Here is a look at moments in JFK?s life in his home state.
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