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James Pindell | Ground Game

Impeachment is the new litmus test for Democratic candidates

Six of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates supported impeachment proceedings before the Mueller press conference on Wednesday. In the hours afterward, that count ticked up to 10. an hour ago
Warren calls for allowing indictment of a sitting president

American companies are in the crossfire of Trump?s Mexico tariffs

The 5 percent tariff on all Mexican imports is designed to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the US border. 2 hours ago
Stocks slump after US expands trade war to Mexico President Trump announces new tariff on Mexican goods

?An act of hate pure and simple? prompts peace rally in Peabody

An anti-Semitic incident against two local rabbis in which someone in a passing truck allegedly threw a penny out of the window and shouted a slur led Peabody?s mayor to call for the June 5 rally. an hour ago
OPINION | MARY CONNAUGHTON, JAMES ALOISI

The Mass. Pike is in for some massive disruption. Are we ready?

Major projects at two points of the Mass. Pike will worsen traffic conditions on a stretch of highway already in crisis congestion conditions.

Police handing out fliers in area where missing Conn. mother?s car was found

Police are investigating the matter as ?a missing person case as well as a criminal case,? and authorities ?have not classified this case as a homicide,? nor have they recovered a body. 55 minutes ago

Gun-toting masked man sticks up grocery store in North End

A lone gunman robbed a grocery store Thursday in the North End right around dinner time, officials said. 2 hours ago

Craving a cookie at 3 a.m.? Insomnia Cookies has been approved for Downtown Crossing

If you?re a sleepless student with a sweet tooth, you?re in luck: A late-night cookie joint recently got the green light to open a location in downtown Boston, city officials said. 2 hours ago

Connections | Magazine
Blind date: ?My initial reaction was, ?I?m going out with a hippie? ?
This inquisitive pair was determined to figure out why they were matched. 25 minutes ago

Connections | Magazine

My husband calls me ?Madame Lasagna.? And I?m OK with that.

After almost a quarter century, our goofy couple nicknames still have a nice ring to them. 30 minutes ago

A Drag Queen Story Hour is coming to Fall River?s library ? and now a group is planning to protest it

A month or so after the children?s event was planned, protesters have flooded the library with calls, and a Christian group is planning to oppose the event in person on Saturday.

Hundreds of women respond to tweet asking how they protect themselves while running

A mom tweeted a question on Wednesday, asking what other women take for protection while running outside. The post garnered hundreds of responses.

Death of Claus von Bülow resonates with former Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz

Dershowitz won an appeal of the socialite?s conviction on charges that he tried to murder his wealthy wife with insulin injections at their Newport, R.I., mansion.
Von Bülow, accused of trying to kill wife in R.I., dies at 92

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ted Cruz float teaming up on new lobbying ban

?Here?s something I don?t say often: on this point, I AGREE with @AOC,? wrote Ted Cruz.

Boston teachers would get 2 percent pay raises under contract deal

A three-year tentative agreement would offer 2 percent annual pay raises, a full-time nurse in every school, and an aide for every preschool and kindergarten classroom.

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Ben & Jerry?s wants to make CBD ice cream ? but it needs federal law to change first
Ben & Jerry?s is eager to join the CBD trend and wants to use sustainably sourced CBD from Vermont to do it. an hour ago

FDA to hold CBD hearing
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Oregon, awash in marijuana, takes steps to curb production

Oregon is awash in pot, glutted with so much legal weed that if growing were to stop today, it could take more than six years by one estimate to smoke or eat it all. an hour ago

Amid reports of North Korean purge, there are reasons for caution

A South Korean newspaper reported Friday that North Korea executed a senior envoy involved in nuclear negotiations with the US as well as four other high-level officials. But there are reasons for caution. 2 hours ago

Man killed during Dorchester domestic dispute

Police say the victim was transported from a Tremlett Street residence to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

In the Northern Avenue bridge project, some see a test for Boston and its transit future
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?

Tell us: What should be done with the bridge?

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
Some doubted the Raptors, but Game 1 proved they?re a threat to win it all
The meltdown-prone Raptors of old have been replaced by a team with newfound confidence and prowess.

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GateHouse-Gannett merger talks underscore shaky state of the industry
Stop the presses, folks. After surviving an ugly proxy fight, Gannett?s next steps could bring the newspaper giant into Massachusetts.

Don?t blink, but 5G is about to change a lot more than just watching movies

The advent of superfast 5G wireless networks could be as revolutionary for businesses and for consumers watching video on their smartphones.

Nantucket judge orders alleged victim?s cellphone records be given to Kevin Spacey?s lawyers

Judge Thomas Barrett also ordered the Club Car bar to turn over any surveillance footage it has from the night of the alleged assault.

Census citizenship question was crafted to aid white Republicans, files suggest

Census citizenship question was crafted to aid white Republicans, files suggest

Gillette?s new ad, featuring a transgender man, seen as groundbreaking

An ad celebrating a transgender man?s first shave is the latest in a series of provocative spots that Gillette has rolled out since the start of the year. 

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Local news is tanking. Report for America aims to help save it

Taking inspiration from Teach for America, the organization deploys early-career reporters to local newsrooms across the country to fill gaps in local coverage.

Jackie Bradley Jr.?s adjustments on the upswing
Bradley circled last Saturday in Houston as the date that marked a redirection of his season.

Guy Fieri is opening a restaurant here, and he?s promising to street taco the heck out of us
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SJC chief justice always leaves a paper trail
Ralph Gants?s office is filled with documents, historic photos, and some cool sports memorabilia.

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?He really beat himself up.? Former Celtics assistant opens up about Brad Stevens?s trying year

Micah Shrewsberry saw up close how this challenging season wore on his close friend.