The head of the Steamship Authority this week cast blame on a Rhode Island-based contractor for many of its mechanical failures.
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Cleveland used a big second quarter to pull away from Celtics and send the series back to TD Garden.
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The former presidential candidate received something of a hero?s welcome as she accepted the Radcliffe Medal.
Trump lawyer met Russian oligarch at Trump Tower Donald Trump?s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, met with a Russian oligarch and discussed U.S.-Russia relations just 11 days before Trump was inaugurated as president.
Emails show cooperation among EPA, climate-change deniers Newly released e-mails show senior Environmental Protection Agency officials collaborating with a conservative group that dismisses climate change.
Homeland Security releases 15,000 additional H-2B visas New slots will bring some relief to employers facing a labor shortage on the Cape and Islands as the summer season begins.
The former chief justice of the state?s highest court will review the forcible arrest last month of a visibly distressed black Harvard University student.
?Every day for these families is Memorial Day? On Friday afternoon, Gold Star families gathered at the state?s official memorial in Fall River for a service ahead of Memorial Day.
The lawsuit aims to compel a former employee to turn over details about an allegedly inappropriate text exchange with the Globe?s editor.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
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In the interest of saving money, the Red Sox cut loose a proven postseason hitter.
Red Sox 6, Braves 2
Red Sox go deep to KO Braves Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Mitch Moreland, and Xander Bogaerts homer in victory
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Ten thoughts on the Red Sox? decision to cut ties with Hanley Ramirez It seems only fitting that an enigmatic player?s departure from Boston would also have puzzling undertones.
Alex Cora made the call for Red Sox to move on from Hanley Ramirez President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski also said Ramirez?s $22 million option next year was not a factor in the decision.
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Boston Calling
Boston Calling?s inaugural year at the Harvard Athletic Complex presented new problems the festival hopes to alleviate this year.
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The three-day music festival in Boston kicked off Friday. The star-studded lineup for Day 1 includes Pussy Riot, Portugal. The Man, Paramore, and The National.
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
Surgically correct. That?s been Bob Gardner?s workplace ethos since he first walked into the Massachusetts National Cemetery shortly after its dedication in 1980.
Talking shop
Check out all the new shops opening on Newbury Street More than a dozen new storefronts are opening on the city?s best-known shopping street.
Famed chef Mario Batali?s Vegas Strip restaurants will close The move came days after police in New York confirmed an investigation into a woman?s claim on ??60 Minutes?? that Batali drugged and sexually assaulted her in 2005.
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ?We both get up early (5 a.m.!) to work out? Will these two early birds stay out way past their bedtimes?
Love Letters Podcast
Getting over a breakup Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.
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Connor Biscan?s family gave a Globe reporter and photographer access into his world and their struggles, believing it might help other families.
Polio eradication initiative meets resistance to appeals to destroy samples Thirty countries have indicated they plan to hold on to type 2 polioviruses, in a total of 99 facilities.
Ramirez was designated for assignment, meaning the team has seven days to trade or release him.
Markers made of granite, bronze and grass will be erected in the spots where the two bombs went off near the finish line on April 15, 2013, killing three and injuring more than 260 people.
In April, more homes sold in Greater Boston than in the same month the year before, according to data the Greater Boston Association of Realtors released this week. But the higher number of sales, however, did not necessarily translate into lower home prices.
With the summit abandoned, at least for now, there?s a risk that goodwill-enhancing and relationship-improving steps might be lost, too.
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When General Motors recruited prominent auto executive Johan de Nysschen to lead Cadillac in 2014, he hoped for a cavalry of new sport utility vehicles to shore up the luxury brand?s weakest position.
A ?yes? vote would repeal a 1983 constitutional amendment requiring authorities to treat a fetus and its mother as equals under the law.
Cambridge-based Akamai Technologies said the cricket match set a new record for live online viewership.
Burlington native Amy Poehler thinks the idea of a reunion show sounds ?amazing.?
A welcome documentary about an invisible assistant to genius: Leon Vitali, who gave up an acting career to serve as director Stanley Kubrick?s personal assistant.
A day-by-day guide to the musical highlights of Boston Calling.
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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
The activity of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii?s Big Island has become destructive since early May, burning dozens of homes and forcing residents to flee.
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