Staples agrees to $6.9 billion buyout

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The Framingham-based mainstay of office supplies has agreed to sell itself to a private equity firm for more than $6.9 billion.

James Isaac, center, stood in the courtroom during his arraignment at the Boston Municipal Court.

Man charged with damaging Holocaust Memorial

A Roxbury man allegedly used a large rock to destroy a pane of glass that was etched with the numbers tattooed onto the arms of Jews murdered in Nazi death camps.

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Nadeem Mazen, the state?s highest-profile Muslim elected official, is planning a run against US Representative Michael Capuano in next year?s primary.

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Bruce Smith repeatedly claimed he was on official police business in order to fly with a firearm, officials said.

The Bella Bond trial

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Michael McCarthy will be eligible for parole in 20 years for killing the 2-year-old.

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President Trump said the GOP health effort is ??working along very well?? and suggested there could be a ??big surprise coming.??

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The prolonged uncertainty about health care ? fanned by the Trump administration?s irresponsible talk about intentionally sabotaging the exchanges ? is taking a toll.

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SharkNinja moves into 175,000-square-foot headquarters in Needham

Not everyone is joining the crowds in Boston these days.

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They?ve been spied hopping near grassy lots in Southie, hiding under cars in Somerville, and strutting past the red-brick townhomes in Back Bay.

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A Syrian doctor says he won?t return to the United States to finish his studies at Brown University because of the travel ban.

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Living every day on a high note

Fourteen-year-old Tom Geraci is legally blind and on the autism spectrum. But none of the challenges he?s faced have dulled his spirit. Rather, they?ve given him something to sing about.

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Firefighters battle 6-alarm blaze in Dorchester

Boston firefighters are battling a six-alarm fire in a building under construction in Dorchester.

Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) guards Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13), during an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/George Frey)

Celtics may be angling for both Gordon Hayward and Paul George

The acquisitions would require a lot of roster shuffling and the loss of at least one key rotation player.

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A Georgia man is steaming mad that the TSA shared a picture of his 15-pound lobster on social media, calling it an invasion of privacy.

Shirley Leung

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Just as infuriating is Mayer at the same Stanford talk trying to paint what happened to Kalanick as typical for a startup.

President Trump tells Irish reporter she has a ?nice smile? during call to Irish PM

RTÉ news journalist Caitriona Perry called the interaction ?bizarre? in a tweet posted alongside video Tuesday afternoon.

GROUND GAME

Donald Trump hates Fake News, except when it hangs on his wall

Oh, the irony.

Dan Wasserman

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The president has Time magazine covers hanging in his golf clubs. But there?s something different about this one.

The cake celebrated 200 years of the British having a consulate in Boston.

British consulate celebrates 200 years in Boston

The consulate was established on June 28, 1817.

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Jan Fontein, historian of Asian art and former MFA director, dies at 89

Dr. Fontein served from 1975 to 1987 as director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

The Fine Print | Consumer Advocate

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The thing to know and pass along is that you don?t have to be bullied.

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The three retailers will join new-to-the-neighborhood brands like L.L. Bean and Bluemercury.

Television review

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Is this ?In Treatment,? or is this ?Dressed to Kill??

A screenshot from a Dunkin? Donuts advertisement.

Where?s the steak? Dunkin?s ?steak sandwiches? have beef patties, lawsuit alleges

When is a steak sandwich not a steak sandwich? When it?s made with beef patties, one New York woman says.

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STAT has identified 12 potential game changers, all with the power to bend the curve and save lives.

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Boston is the worst-driving major city in America, insurance company says

Boston loves being first in things, so here?s another. Among 200 major U.S. cities, Boston drivers were the most likely to be involved in an accident in 2017, according to a study of Allstate claims data released by the insurance company Tuesday. Put another way, the worst drivers in the country ? at least among [?]