Transgender woman sues Mass. over placement at male prison

The inmate says she has been subjected to groping and taunting by prisoners and correctional officers because she identifies as a woman.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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The public deserves to know about law enforcement in Massachusetts.

Governor Charlie Baker swore in Kerry Gilpin as the new head of the State Police on Wednesday.

Kerry Gilpin will lead State Police after scandal

Gilpin?s predecessor, Richard McKeon, was forced to step down after a furor over his order to remove embarrassing information from a police report about a judge?s daughter.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9225082p) Donald J. Trump President Trump Touts Foreign Policy Accomplishments on Asia Trip, Washington, USA - 15 Nov 2017 US President Donald J. Trump pauses to drink water while touting his foreign policy accomplishments during his trip to Asia in a speech in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 15 November 2017. The President just returned from a 12-day, five country trip across the continent.

Trump mocked Rubio for sipping water. Now the tables have turned

After Donald Trump mocked Senator Marco Rubio for taking a gulp of water in the middle of a televised speech, he opened himself up to the same treatment.

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Back Bay developer to pay $3m for casting shadows over churches

There?s a price to pay for casting shadows on historic churches in Boston ? $3 million, to be exact.

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Critics had complained the Seaport Square development proposal has too little in the way of public benefits.

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Voters approved a ballot question in 2002 for schools to teach only in English. Governor Baker?s response to the new move by legislators isn?t certain.

The King Arthur?s Motel and Lounge, which was the scene of a 1982 fatal case of police brutality, has been closed for three years.

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Chelsea rejects request to establish strip club at King Arthur?s site

Strippers won?t be doing encore performances at the former site of King Arthur?s Motel and Lounge in Chelsea, at least not for now.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Repealing the insurance mandate yields huge savings to fund tax cuts, but invites new opposition to the bill.

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Fox News has been suggesting for months a link between donations to the Clinton Foundation and the approval of a uranium deal by the Obama administration.

BC janitor who put five kids through college among those who would suffer under GOP tax plan

The bill, set for a vote on Thursday, would tax the value of tuition benefits conferred on thousands of university employees like Fred Vautour.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Celtics seem almost too good to be true right now

Even hardened skeptics can?t find much to complain about as the team takes the NBA by storm.

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

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Here?s all you need to know about the Celtics, who have won 13 straight and next face the powerful Warriors.

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Chris Gasper and Dan Shaughnessy marvel at the Celtics? 13-game win streak and preview the team?s highly anticipated Thursday night showdown against the Warriors.

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Johnny Ortiz has helped lead his teams to victory with his tenacious spirit and a mastery of the game?s nuances.

NESN's Kacie McDonnell and free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer at last weekend?s Gold Glove ceremonies in New York.

Names

Would Eric Hosmer sign with the Red Sox because he?s dating a NESN anchor?

The free agent Royals first baseman has been seeing Kacie McDonnell.

November is the cloudiest month for many parts of New England, and it?s not unusual to see a sunny day followed by a stormy one.

Dave Epstein

2 approaching storms mean a few wet, cold days in New England

On Thursday, a cold front will push through the region and bring showers and perhaps even heavy downpours.

No, David Crosby is not sorry for calling a fan a ?Trump dummy? on Twitter

The left-leaning singer got into it on Twitter with a fan who wasn?t happy when the musician started talking about politics at his Massachusetts show.

Frances McDormand plays a murdered teen?s mother in ?Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.?

Movie Review

In ?Three Billboards,? all signs point to quintessential Frances McDormand

The actress hits a career peak as a small-town avenging angel, the mother of a murdered teenager who won?t let the local cops off the hook.

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In a tweet on Wednesday, President Trump claimed the players were ?headed for 10 years in jail? after they were accused of shoplifting in China.

Travelers filled the terminal at South Station in Boston around the Thanksgiving holiday last year.

Here are some travel tips for this Thanksgiving

With one of the busiest travel holidays of the year around the corner, state transportation agencies are offering tips to those who will be caught in the crowds.

Nestor Ramos

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The avalanche of credible allegations dating back decades makes it clear that many of us have been too willing to ignore what women endure on a regular basis.

Cold sea turtles stranded in Cape Cod Bay to be rewarmed at aquarium hospital

Each year, turtles that are migrating south become trapped by Cape Cod?s hook shape, and people try their best to save them.

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The gravestone was made for Betty Clark, a little girl who died 256 years ago. How it ended up in the front steps of Bill Fenton?s house remains a mystery.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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Opinion | Amar Diwakar

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Despite its ultimate failure, the Soviet experiment represented a global threat to ruling classes and an alternative to capitalism.

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The Amazon bid

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An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

STAT

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A UC Berkeley physicist is using printers with high-tech inks to make a new generation of medical devices.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.