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US sports betting is expanding following a Supreme Court decision, but Massachusetts and other states are still debating it.
?How hard can that be? Saying that Nazis are bad,? and more quotes from Obama?s speech Barack Obama jumped back into the political world Friday with a speech aimed at unifying Democrats and encouraging voter turnout.
Ashley A. Monturio, 41, was arraigned Friday for allegedly driving over Romelia Gallardo in the parking lot of Gallardo?s building and fleeing the scene of the deadly crash.
Company offers to drop Stormy Daniels? hush-money agreement The company set up by Donald Trump?s former personal attorney offered Friday to rescind Stormy Daniels? hush-money agreement and drop its planned $20 million lawsuit against the porn actress for allegedly violating the deal.
Abigail Hernandez speaks about her 2013 abduction in TV interview The New Hampshire teenager who was abducted and sexually assaulted by a man for months described being gagged, blindfolded, and tortured during an ABC interview that aired Friday night.
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Portland panhandlers clean parks, beautify public gardens, and even place flags at the graves of veterans in exchange for a small paycheck and a possible path to better, lasting employment.
Ex-Trump campaign adviser sentenced to 14 days in prison George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday by a judge who said he had placed his own interests above those of the country.
US prosecutors are asking Google for information about an e-mail account linked to the defunct ?Northern Herb? delivery outfit.
Somerville is changing. Just ask Michael Capuano Given Michael Capuano?s history with the area, it?s surprising that he won his home city over Ayanna Pressley by just 122 votes.
Two Mass. women sue N.H. hotel after contracting Legionnaires? disease The lawsuit comes after an outbreak of the disease sickened 14 people in Hampton in recent weeks.
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THOMAS FARRAGHER
What happened one day at the Cornish Fair has led a 53-year-old New Hampshire native around the world and to the top of the arm-wrestling world.
ASTROS 6, RED SOX 3
Friday?s game against the Astros offered Alex Cora a chance to test candidates against the second-best team in the AL.
Nick Cafardo | on baseball
David Price strong in return from bruised wrist Red Sox aiming to have healthy duo of Price and Chris Sale in October.
The platinum hip-hop star?s rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use.
JEFF JACOBY
Celebrity gossip may be entertaining, but it makes our whole culture sick Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words ? ugly, gossipy, cruel words ? can eventually break a whole society.
Opinion | Alan M. Dershowitz
Donald Trump is not an unindicted coconspirator Those who misuse the term should stop. And when they persist, they should be corrected.
Obama gave a Suffolk DA candidate a shoutout in speech The former president appeared to be referring to Rachael Rollins, who won a crowded Democratic primary for the district attorney?s seat on Tuesday.
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COMMENTARY
From magazine covers and beauty empires to ?We Wanted a Revolution? at the ICA, black women are setting stereotypes on fire and defining themselves.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
With Tom Brady, some topics remain out of bounds Saying he was focused on football with the opener Sunday, the QB did not want to discuss Alex Guerrero or Colin Kaepernick.
Look on Montana teen?s face at Trump rally raises eyebrows A high school student?s appearance behind President Donald Trump at a Montana campaign rally caused a social media stir on Friday after the 17-year-old made a series of facial expressions that looked a lot like, well, a teenager reacting to a rambling politician in a suit.
US prosecutors look to resurrect City Hall indictment in Boston Calling case The appeal argues that US District Judge Leo T. Sorokin misinterpreted federal extortion laws, creating a legal framework that would have made it impossible for prosecutors to prove their case.
Talking Points
This was not your parents? college recruitment fair. General Motors had something different in mind.
Attendees will be able to step into the ?Hall of the Future?on City Hall Plaza when the festival comes to the plaza on Oct. 10.
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ?She struck me as . . . much more logical than emotional? He?s a Gemini, she?s a Virgo. Are they hopelessly incompatible?
Editorial
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Blame for late school buses goes round and round In the absence of effective mayoral leadership, the city council or the school committee may need to flex their muscles.
TSA says air marshals don?t follow ?ordinary? travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.
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How a ?hidden safety net? was rolled out in response to quarantined plane A system involving federal, state, and local agencies across the U.S. at major ports of entry is the country?s ?hidden safety net.?
Saying he was focused on football with the opener Sunday, the QB did not want to discuss Alex Guerrero or Colin Kaepernick.
A family cow was shot and killed Wednesday morning in rural Maine after police said the animal wandered from its owner?s property and scratched a parked SUV.
The home has four bedrooms, three full baths, two half baths, and many of the original features.
On paper, US Senator Elizabeth Warren?s bid for a second term shouldn?t attract a lot of national interest.
The first lady reportedly said the unnamed author was ?sabotaging? the country, while the press secretary encouraged people to call The New York Times.
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Edmunds has selected some of the best models buyers can expect at dealerships now or in the near future.
Adding to the confusion, the two groups squaring off over an initiative to mandate staffing ratios at hospitals have similar-sounding names.
Reynolds made scores of movies, ranging from lightweight fare such as the hits ??The Cannonball Run?? and ??Smokey and the Bandit?? to more serious films like ??The Longest Yard?? and ??The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.??
And it's not called "Dude (Looks Like a Lager)."
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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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.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.
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