Judge dismisses more than 7,000 Amherst drug lab cases

On Thursday, the state?s top court issued yet another sweeping dismissal order stemming from misconduct by a former chemist Sonja Farak at the Amherst drug lab.

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Tossing his ?boring? prepared remarks into the air, President Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation?s immigration policies.

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The president said he did not know where his attorney got the $130,000 for the payment, and declined to say if he ever set up a fund for Cohen to cover expenses like that.

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President Trump said he plans to keep the National Guard members there until a ??large portion of the wall is built.??

Richard Vinci, with his wife, Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci, at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is taking part in a late-stage clinical trial of a treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was diagnosed with the disease 18 months ago.

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Trials for potential ALS treatment spark cautious hope

MGH and the UMass Medical School in Worcester are among six sites across the country testing the therapy.

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Prosecutors say the agent got a 21-year-old intern drunk, handcuffed her, and put ?his service weapon deep into her mouth,? before raping her.

Orion Krause (right) stood with his attorney, Edward Wayland, at a competency hearing in Ayer District Court last year.

College grad, 23, indicted in killings of mother, grandparents, caretaker

Prosecutors allege that Orion Krause bludgeoned his victims with a baseball bat on the evening of Sept. 8 and then confessed the killings to a neighbor.

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A worker killed in an accident at the site of the Wynn Boston Harbor casino in Everett was remembered by his daughter as a man devoted to his family and his job.

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Here?s a day-by-day look at how terrible the weather is going to be over the next week

You would think that after suffering nor?easter after nor?easter, New England would be due for some beautiful spring weather. Think again.

Boston schools place 2 headmasters on leave

The school system decline to say why the headmasters of West Roxbury Academy and Brighton High School were removed from their posts.

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Dramatic Red Sox rally sends Fenway opening to extra innings

Follow minute-by-minute updates from Globe reporters as the Red Sox get ready for their first home game of the season.

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving, left, sit with teammates Jaylen Brown, center, and Marcus Smart during the first quarter of the team's NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Boston, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. All three starters are sidelined with injuries. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Second knee procedure will sideline Kyrie Irving for playoffs

The Celtics said he will have two screws removed from his left knee and is expected to recover in four to five months.

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Don?t expect Beacon Hill to respond to Annapolis, dollar for dollar.

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Play spaces that were designed to recruit twenty-something workers are out; low-key but tasteful furniture is in. You know, like a regular office.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi06Sanctuary02.jpg A Springfield church is sheltering an immigrant and her family, and the city just sent in inspectors

South Congregational has been in Mayor Domenic Sarno?s cross-hairs since it started housing a Peruvian immigrant facing deportation and her two children.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/16/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/wiggs_report_117589.jpg UMass might help Mount Ida students finish degrees

News of the discussions comes two weeks after a deal to merge Mount Ida with nearby Lasell College fell through.

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Fifty-two new HIV cases ? linked to injecting drug users ? were reported in 2017 in the state?s northeast region, up from 32 in 2016.

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Human urine is providing nutrients to microorganisms that could choke the pond, a new study suggests.

Mistletoe the reindeer.

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Maine farm welcomes first reindeer born in the state in two decades

A reindeer was born on a farm in Maine on Easter Sunday ? the first to be born in the state in more than 20 years.

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That?s the question rocketing around the Internet after Page Six TV reported the actor has been spending time with MIT?s Neri Oxman.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/berkshire-748435.jpg Berkshire Museum gets court approval to sell up to 40 artworks

The sale, including Norman Rockwell?s ?Shuffleton?s Barbershop,? is part of an effort to shore up the museum?s finances and refurbish the building as part of a broader shift in mission.

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Hudson rallied fans to vote for Boston restaurant Saltie Girl, and Flour sent a disguised treat to their competitor.

Vote now

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/MunchMadnessComp-7219.jpg You have until midnight to cast your vote in Munch Madness

Saltie Girl and Flour Bakery + Cafe are in the title tilt. Vote for your favorite!

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.

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Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs

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The Syrian war has been described as a civil war. It is nothing of the sort.

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