Despite Boston?s reputation as a liberal bastion, the region?s power base remains largely white men. Blacks? political achievements are more occasional than institutional. There are no black faces in Massachusetts? congressional delegation, nor among statewide officeholders, and the only black to win election to statewide office since 1972 is former governor Deval Patrick.
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The unforgiving culture at the sports media behemoth has led some women to feel pressured to hide pregnancies or take short maternity leaves. One anchor even did her scheduled broadcast while she was having a miscarriage.
Finding the right gift is harder than ever Despite expanding notions of what counts as a ?gift?--a jerky subscription--Americans waste $9.5 billion on unwanted presents.
This marks Attorney General Maura Healey?s third lawsuit against the education department under the Trump administration and Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Cambridge police putting GPS inside packages ? and chasing down the crooks who steal them You?d better watch out; you?d better not steal.
The FBI has begun looking into allegations that Bryon Hefner, husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg, allegedly assaulted several men and boasted of his influence on Beacon Hill.
Watch this 16-year-old?s reaction when he finds out he was accepted to Harvard A video of Ayrton Little, a student in Louisiana, has been viewed millions of times.
Did she try to get into the White House residence to ask her friend Donald Trump to keep her on? It?s not clear.
Former homeless woman seeks Globe Santa?s help for little daughter?s Christmas Many of those who write to Globe Santa know what it?s like to grow up going without anything but food, heat, and shelter. And for some, the challenges only get tougher as they age into adulthood.
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Capitals outmuscle Bruins to extend series dominance Alex Chiasson scored a pair of goals for Washington, which is unbeaten in its last 11 meetings with Boston (0-9-2).
Interior Dept. says 1 in 3 employees report being harassed More than one-third of employees at the Interior Department said they were harassed or discriminated against in the previous year.
Huntington Theatre project wins approval City signs off on $290 million, 32-story apartment tower plan that includes room for expanded arts venue.
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Duncan Ketter worked for his money, six days a week, at a rental car company. He believed in the power of education, enrolling in college, hoping to become an engineer.
3-alarm fire damages Somerville house The fire tore through a triple-decker at 15 Connecticut Ave., causing an estimated $750,000 in damage, Fire Chief Patrick Sullivan said.
It?s been 25 years since he killed a Tufts graduate. Today, he was sentenced to life For 25 years, James Witkowski had escaped punishment for raping and murdering Lena Bruce inside her South End apartment.
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Boston?s plump squirrels have visitors ? and residents ? marveling.
White nationalist now faces first-degree murder in Charlottesville killing A man who has voiced racist and pro-Nazi views faces the possibility of life in prison in the death of a woman during clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.
After teen?s suicide, Sutton family launches fund-raiser for bullying prevention A Sutton family said their teenage son took his own life earlier this month after struggling with bullying from his peers.
Investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to the multi-alarm fire at 16 Sacarrappa Road at about 9 p.m. Thursday.
A Superior Court judge cleared the way for one student to play this year for St. Mary?s High School in Lynn, after transferring from Peabody Veterans Memorial High School.
The Season Ticket podcast Adrian Walker from the Globe?s Spotlight team joins host Chris Gasper to talk about racism in Boston sports.
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Sand in the gears of climate change The state House of Representatives should approve a bill passed by the Senate to establish a long-term plan for climate change.
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He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble 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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Alex Chiasson scored a pair of goals for Washington, which is unbeaten in its last 11 meetings with Boston (0-9-2).
A reporter battles SAD and meets the man who might be the cure for the 4:11 sunset.
I spend a healthy amount of time bed hopping. I knew good bathroom design. I?d seen it in rooms in Hong Kong, Lima, London, and Montreal.
The allegations were ?invented? by President Donald Trump?s political foes to undermine his legitimacy, Russian President Vladmir Putin said.
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A breakdown of the good and bad on the Jeep Compass.
Breakthrough Listen said in a statement that no signals have been detected coming from the strange interstellar object, which is called ?Oumuamua.
The deal includes film and television studios, as well as cable and international TV businesses.
The Netflix miniseries centers on the mysterious death of a CIA scientist and his son?s lifelong quest for answers.
George and Amal Clooney gave passengers on their flight to London noise canceling headphones as a preemptive apology if their babies cried. Here?s why they shouldn?t have.
Kellyanne Conway, top White House aide, is leading an ?opioids cabinet? Conway has been focused on the opioids crisis since the start of the year but has assumed a more active policy role.
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California is dealing with another round of disastrous wildfires.
