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House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Karen Spilka are already among the highest-paid legislative leaders in the country.
Shutdown solution seems unlikely before Dems take House It?s looking increasingly like the partial government shutdown will be handed off to a divided government to solve in the new year as agreement eludes Washington.
Sleet is expected in the Boston area early Friday, with the precipitation changing to rain before 8 a.m.
The ascension of Rollins, who pledged to stop prosecuting low-level crimes, raised apprehension in law enforcement circles and excitement among advocates for reform.
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With estimates that one in four malls could close by 2022, older properties are following the mixed-use playbook to stave off obsolescence.
The sky in Queens was lit up in an eerie blue light Thursday night. Here?s why Despite the many comparisons to aliens and UFOs, officials had a perfectly normal explanation for the light.
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Justice demands that public show-cause hearings ought to be the rule, not the exception for an out-of-town celebrity.
Mass. one of 6 states to report ?widespread? flu Public health officials are urging people to get their flu shot in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus.
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The closest thing to skin ?Tense? is a show of fabric art at Fort Point Arts Community Gallery.
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The barbershop provides a safe space, a place to nurture solidarity, a place where black boys and men can let their guards down.
A total lunar eclipse in January will showcase the ?super blood wolf moon? Astronomy fanatics are in for a treat Jan. 20, when the eclipse coincides with a ?supermoon.?
As life expectancy falls across US, Mass. bucks trend Life expectancy has slowly slipped nationwide, but here it?s inching upward. State health officials attributed the news to years of health promotion efforts and near-universal insurance.
Rockets 127, Celtics 113
Celtics overcome by Rockets firepower in Houston Kyrie Irving?s 23-point night was not enough as James Harden went for 45.
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Bruins fall behind early, lose to Devils The Bruins allowed first-period goals to Damon Severson and Kyle Palmieri and could never recover.
The Army is looking for a few good robots. Not to fight, but to help the men and women who do. Massachusetts-based Endeavor Robotics is on the short list to provide those robots.
Tragedy and triumph, fresh faces, notable departures, and new challenges. As 2018 draws to a close, here is a look at some of the top local news stories from the year.
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The friends stayed in touch, exchanged Christmas cards, and occasionally had lunch together. Then came the election of 2016.
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Wanted: Diverse pool of applicants for Boston School Committee There?s only a week left to apply for the Boston School Committee, which will pick a new superintendent in 2019.
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Giles Li: Migrant families depend on the humanity of citizens Today?s headlines are not the first to illuminate the role that politics plays in the treatment of immigrant communities.
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The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?
Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc. The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.
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It?s been evident that this team?s margin for error is slim, and that it needs all its best players performing at a high level.
The judge?s refusal to move the Marathon bombings case out of the city made it impossible for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to get a fair trial, his attorneys say.
Prices have consistently climbed faster than wages, a challenge that was overcome until last year by historically low mortgage rates. | realestate.boston.
Tactics used in a special election for a US Senate seat from Alabama last year might have violated state campaign laws, the state?s attorney general said.
A top Russian official says the nation?s new strategic weapon has made any missile defenses useless.
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US stocks staged a furious late-day rally to close with gains, erasing a 600-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Shelter Music Boston performs scores of concerts at shelters and recovery centers, while Eureka Ensemble has launched a Women?s Chorus for the homeless.
We wish we?d written that: our favorite stories of 2018 It?s been a busy 2018 at STAT, but we still have found the time to see what other journalists are writing ? and get jealous we didn?t do it ourselves.
Love Letters: 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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Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
