In the Northern Avenue bridge project, some see a test for Boston and its transit future
What should the city do with the Northern Avenue Bridge? Should moving cars be the priority? Or is putting cars first precisely the problem? Can shuttle buses safely mix with people on foot? And at what cost?
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New Hampshire becomes 21st state to abolish the death penalty
The New Hampshire Senate Thursday morning overrode a governor?s veto and repealed the state?s death penalty.
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Trooper in OT scandal says many of his colleagues also committed fraud, bosses knew about it
A former trooper facing federal sentencing for his role in the overtime scandal wrote about how the conduct was widespread but ?only a handful of us were singled out for federal prosecution.?
STAT
This surgeon had a dilemma only a Nazi medical text could resolve
The illustrations were compiled by an Austrian medical school dean and were based in part on the bodies of people executed by the Nazis.
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The 34 best ways to enjoy every weekend this summer in New England
Here?s your can?t-miss list of the entertaining events and outings in every corner of the region.
mueller investigation
President Trump renews attacks on Mueller, says he had nothing to do with Russia helping him get elected
Trump later told reporters Thursday as he departed the White House, ??Russia didn?t help me at all.??
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Editorial
Mueller?s report is done and so is Mueller
He has investigated the facts, finished his report, and had his say. Mueller?s not going to declare that the president?s a crook, and he?s not going to declare that he?s not.
Elizabeth Warren releases child care cost calculator to promote universal child care plan
Senator Elizabeth Warren is releasing a new cost calculator to promote her universal child care plan.
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Former Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi dies at 81
Former US Senator Thad Cochran, who served seven terms and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. He was 81.
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Lawrence police arrest purse snatcher who allegedly targeted 94-year-old woman
Police credited the city?s video camera system with providing critical clues that led to the suspect?s capture on Wednesday.
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Evidence recovered from home, car of alleged repeat bank robber arrested at Plainridge casino
A fugitive wanted for several armed bank robberies in Mass. and R.I. was captured Wednesday afternoon while gambling at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, State Police said.
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A fugitive wanted for several armed bank robberies in Mass. and R.I. was captured Wednesday afternoon while gambling at Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, State Police said.
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Man?s death in Boston police station cell under investigation
In a statement, the Suffolk district attorney?s office said the man was being held in a single cell at the Area D-4 station in the South End when he was found unresponsive.
Ms. Conduct
Advice: My co-worker brushes her teeth ? in the hallway
Am I being too stuffy objecting to this practice?
Am I being too stuffy objecting to this practice?
How the Merrimack Valley won, despite losing Amazon?s HQ2 contest
An unsuccessful bid for the company?s second headquarters may have helped land a massive distribution center for North Andover.
In battle against vaping, AG sues national retailer, alleging it targets underage consumers
Attorney General Maura Healey is suing a national e-cigarette and vaping retailer for allegedly violating state law, saying the company targets underage people.
Love letters
I fell for a social justice warrior. Now she just wants to pay the bills.
How do I get back the idealist I fell for?
How do I get back the idealist I fell for?
Marijuana
Webster man arrested on drug, firearm charges, gets citation for open container of marijuana
A Webster man was arrested on drug and firearm charges in Oxford on Tuesday after State Police initially stopped the car he was a passenger in for not having a front license plate.
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Mom of five goes missing in Conn. town
Police in Connecticut were continuing their search Wednesday for a missing New Canaan mom of five who was last seen five days ago.
Police in Connecticut were continuing their search Wednesday for a missing New Canaan mom of five who was last seen five days ago.
Boston Marathon bomber lawyers file sealed motion in death penalty appeal case
The Indians put the game out of reach in the seventh inning with four runs on four hits off reliever Hector Velazquez.
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Where?s the beef? The North Shore, where they?re fighting over the No. 1 sandwich
Inside the long-smoldering, recently reignited argument about who makes the best roast beef sandwich on the North Shore.
Closure of Pilgrim nuclear plant is part of a shifting energy industry
Sometime late Friday afternoon, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will be shut down, closing a plant that for nearly five decades has generated electricity for much of the region.
Sometime late Friday afternoon, the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will be shut down, closing a plant that for nearly five decades has generated electricity for much of the region.
Magazine
Is ?Girl Power? really the right message for our daughters?
We mean well with this slogan, but let?s think about what it?s actually telling girls and boys.
We mean well with this slogan, but let?s think about what it?s actually telling girls and boys.
Fingerprints and eyeball scans: a faster way to get through security at Logan
A company called Clear, which allows its members to skip TSA security lines, arrives at Logan this week.
A company called Clear, which allows its members to skip TSA security lines, arrives at Logan this week.
All of a sudden we?ve got a series between Bruins and Blues
Boston haters had their fun Wednesday night as the Blues beat the Bruins, 3-2, in overtime.
