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Indictment alleges ‘criminal enterprise’ to keep Trump in power

Former president, Meadows, Giuliani, and others accused of conspiring to overturn his election loss in Georgia

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The MBTA’s chief safety officer is resigning

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Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher

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Legal Sea Foods is leaving its harborfront plant. But the cod will remain.
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Hartford police officer arrested after incident at Ballard’s Beach Resort on Block Island
A four-year veteran of the department, Justin Damone was arrested on sexual assault charges.

Dozens of motorcycles, street bikes block Leverett Connector while riders do donuts, spin tires
Drivers on the Leverett Connector near TD Garden were brought to a halt Saturday afternoon as dozens of riders on motorcycles and dirt bikes blocked the highway, according to officials and video of the incident.

As Littleton gun vendors seek new home, towns erect barriers

Home prices in Greater Boston keep going up despite — and because of — interest rates

Hunter Biden’s lawyer steps down from case

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Robots are being used at 26 Court Street in Boston to help assemble scaffolding.

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'Liftbot' replaced ropes and pulleys on 130-foot high scaffolding at an ongoing project at 26 Court Street in downtown Boston.

Malik Cunningham (right) has done a little bit of everything in training camp, including being the gunner in punt drills.

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The indictment in Georgia against former president Donald Trump and 18 codefendants.

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