Here?s a political riddle: Is it ever a good idea to stand up and admit to paying off a porn star to keep quiet about a sexual encounter?
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Gallops Island is silent now, but traces of the tragedy that once cloaked this former quarantine station in Boston Harbor are resurfacing from its eroding soil.
The prominent real estate developer was arraigned Thursday on charges that he choked his home health care nurse ? an accusation he claims she fabricated to extort him.
The Amherst Democrat, who has served as a legislator for 31 years and whose resignation will take effect Friday at 5 p.m., also expressed grief about the situation.
House chaplain wins job back after scalding letter to Paul Ryan The embattled chaplain accused a top Ryan staff aide of telling him ??something like ?maybe it?s time that we had a Chaplain that wasn?t a Catholic.???
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The suit also claims that the city of Cambridge did little to train officers in racial bias and failed to address the concerns of minorities.
Overnight fire damages Tasty Burger restaurant in South Boston The fire left behind about $150,000 in damages.
Former state senator joins Eversource?s board of trustees Linda Dorcena Forry, who left the state Senate earlier this year to take a job in the private sector, has joined Eversource Energy?s board of trustees.
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The undermanned Celtics again have made themselves the favorites because they have Brad Stevens and the Sixers don?t.
Game 2 of the Celtics-Sixers series brought a unique crowd to TD Garden Thursday night, making way for an odd trio ? Gucci Mane, Meek Mill, and Robert Kraft.
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Price (nine runs allowed) didn?t make it out of the fourth, and Boston dropped the opener of a 10-game road trip.
Kevin Hart had an airplane scare at Logan The comedian?s jet blew a tire on the runway as it was about to land Thursday afternoon.
Even more than the views ? which are heartbreakingly fabulous, don?t get me wrong ? what today?s luxury developers are selling is lifestyle.
Hawaii volcano forces 1,500 from homes as lava bubbles up Volcano officials couldn?t predict how long Thursday?s eruption may last.
Business schools are tackling sexual harassment in the workplace Business schools are starting to teach MBA students ? and future leaders ? how to deal with misconduct, and, ideally, change corporate culture.
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The Caribbean could see losses totaling more than $3 billion during the next four years until visitor rates climb back to 2016 levels.
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Belly laughs are Ali Wong?s specialty The comic, who comes to Medford for four weekend shows, has recorded two Netflix specials while pregnant.
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In ?Tully,? she is messy, but she?s Charlize Writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman deliver a strange, touching comedy-drama.
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Blind date: ?Punctuality is important to me, (and) she showed up before I did? Will these analytical singles figure out they want the same things in life?
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Can you really get back together? It?s tempting to think you can undo a breakup. And maybe you can, but odds are you?ll need time, distance, and lots of life in between.
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Dying is easy. Comedy is hard. Stand-up comedy? Harder Stand-up comedians put in hours and hours of work to make their sets happen.
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The secrets of neurons emerge in Nobel-winning scientists? drawings Neuroanatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal?s depictions of neurons are on display at the MIT Museum.
With Joel Embiid limited by Celtics, Sixers lacked a go-to scorer down the stretch.
The green and white streets signs that carried the last name of the former owner of the Boston Red Sox, Tom Yawkey, have been removed by city work crews.
The property, which fronts a busy street but has a pastoral view out back, represents the best and worst of urban living.
Walsh?s wife, Cindy, said in a Facebook post Thursday that the Framingham Democrat died peacefully last night following a battle with cancer.
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His conference call behavior was labeled bizarre by some investors.
Northern California detectives say they hope to try the same DNA-tracing technology recently used to arrest a suspect in the Golden State Killer case.
Plans for the 690-foot-tall building must next go before the Boston Planning & Development Agency.
This week?s picks by Globe critics.
?Caddyshack? is on the list. So are ?Raging Bull? and ?Eight Men Out.?
Escape rooms are popular and popping up all over. Maybe that?s because in an increasingly online world, we are longing for in-person, interactive experiences.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town? As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a funeral for a fallen police officer, the Boston Marathon, and a new home for a lost dog.
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