Laura Perille, the former head of the Boston nonprofit EdVestors, has never run a school system before and never worked as a teacher or principal.
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Apple unveiled upgrades to its iPhone models on Wednesday, including larger storage, a longer battery life, a bigger display screen, and upgrades to its camera.
Suffolk DA Conley to step down later this month Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley is resigning to take a position at a Boston law firm.
Evan Horowitz | Quick Study
Incomes are up, poverty is down ? but we should be doing better New data show today?s median household is doing no better than in 2007, or 1999, once you adjust for changes in the way this survey has been run over time.
Massachusetts Lottery raises nearly $1 billion for cities and towns It was the second-highest profit total in the lottery?s 47-year history.
Growth in state health care spending drops to lowest level in five years Total spending in Massachusetts increased 1.6 percent in 2017, but costs remain a burden for many consumers.
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Mass. congressional candidate swims in Merrimack River as recount looms The fact that the Republican candidate is beginning a full-fledged campaign is notable because Democrats are still waiting to see who officially won the party?s primary in the district.
Trump OKs sanctions for foreigners who meddle in elections President Donald Trump has drawn widespread criticism for not taking threats to the US electoral system seriously enough, particularly Russian interference in the 2016 presidential race.
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?60 Minutes? chief Jeff Fager out at CBS CBS ?60 Minutes? executive producer Jeff Fager says he?s leaving the company, after being named in recent stories that accused him of fostering an abusive workplace.
Names
Mark Wahlberg gets up at 2:30 a.m. to work out There are early risers. And then there?s Mark Wahlberg.
Trump?s former lawyer wrote a letter to a Cape Cod newspaper to complain about sharks John M. Dowd, who resigned as the president?s lead counsel, wrote a letter to a Cape Cod publication about the seal population and presence of sharks.
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Olympic medalist Ashley Wagner is skating into Boston The 27-year-old announced on Instagram that she was moving to the area, where she will coach at The Skating Club of Boston.
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The bridge along Storrow Drive has held a score of zero out of 100 for nearly two decades.
Hurricane Florence put a corridor of more than 10 million people in the crosshairs Wednesday as the monster storm closed in on the Carolinas.
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These maps shed light on Hurricane Florence?s new projected path Hurricane Florence?s projected track shifted somewhat south and west on Wednesday, with forecasters predicting that it could throw Georgia into peril.
Hurricane Florence by the (frightening) numbers Forty inches of rain, 13 feet of storm surge, millions without power. It all adds up to one devastating storm.
Hurricane Donna killed five people in New England and left thousands homeless.
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Scientists, working from the University of Rhode Island, have been overseeing an expedition to survey the remote netherworld of the Pacific Ocean.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
My niece who played on the WTA Tour says Serena Williams was not mistreated Meghann Shaughnessy, a 19-year tennis pro, believes the umpire did nothing wrong at the US Open.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
He comes with baggage but also proven ability, and they?d have nothing to lose by bringing him in.
?I don?t know why everyone doesn?t believe that,? Doug Marrone said on a conference call.
Movie Review
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively play young mothers in Paul Feig?s thriller, ?A Simple Favor.?
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Had sex on a plane? Who?s most likely to get drunk on a flight? It?s the wonderful, clickable world of travel surveys There are studies released nearly every week about some of our most despicable travel habits, and they?re impossible to resist.
Editorial
Fifteen years? Figure out a faster way to fix the T Massachusetts deserves better. Reliable transit is ? and will be ? a key to the region?s continued success.
The life and rise of Ayanna Pressley Long before her shocking win, Pressley?s was an against-the-odds story. Time and again, she has toppled expectations.
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What?s in the Senate?s opioid package ? and what?s not Many senators say the bill is enough. Many advocates for better addiction treatment beg to differ.
David Price will be on the mound as the Red Sox go for their third straight win.
The company that oversees Boston?s school buses hired drivers from companies that serve neighboring communities, causing headaches in those places.
Amazon?s second headquarters is expected to bring 50,000 jobs to the chosen city.
Pappas edged out 10 other Democrats seeking to replace retiring Representative Carol Shea-Porter. Also, Molly Kelly won the right to face incumbent Governor Chris Sununu.
Pope Francis summoning the presidents of every bishops conference around the world is evidence that he realizes the sex abuse scandal is global.
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Hybrid versions of hatchbacks and sedans dominate the 2018 list of fuel-efficient vehicles.
UMass Boston sees the former Bayside Expo Center site as a bustling business district that will bring the school much-needed cash.
The filmmaker is slated to discuss her much-anticipated new film at the Brattle Theatre this Saturday.
The much-admired sandwich shop will serve fried chicken, slushies, and fries at the pop-up.
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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Fall House Hunt: Tips for making that winning offer Buyers who know what sellers want can craft a winning offer in a crowded field without putting themselves at risk.
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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