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The agreement will commit nearly every country to lowering greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.
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After Friday’s game, the Warriors heaped praise on the Celtics, who face the Hornets in Charlotte on Saturday.
Derrick Z. Jackson
The height of hypocrisy in higher educationUniversities bring African-American men to campus at grotesque levels to earn the school millions in sports revenues.
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Startups and big players like Amazon.com and Total Wine & More are trying to shake up the retail liquor industry.
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A lobsterman, a fire truck, a chef, a sand dollar, and a crow are among the 34 sculptures on display from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.
Art Review
The 2015 Portland Biennial is tightly organized and aesthetically rewarding, full of high-caliber art.
Personal, backyard smokers are popping up in suburban backyards across the country. So how do you go about picking the right one?
When Sophie Fellows got out of a hospital bed to play in a Christmas concert last year, she didn’t know if she would perform again.
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The emotional ride to an athletic scholarshipLexington High senior Anna Kelly finalized a four-year process in April, committing to play basketball at Fordham.
Artisan-crafted gifts offer local flair, flavorShop with these folks, or others like them, and you’re giving something special (often one-of-a-kind) and totally New England.
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Red Line probe points to MBTA driver mistakesThe unmanned subway train is the latest in a string of controversies for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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The supervisor and the dispatcher had 48 years of MBTA experience between them, but neither had game-planned for this. Nobody had.
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Most save just 27 percent of their college funding goals by the time their child heads to campus.
Boston’s count of Chipotle norovirus cases rises to 136The city has not determined how the virus got into food at the restaurant.
Cherise Hill was stabbed Dec. 2 and video footage recorded the attack, according to reports.
The employee copied years-old reports when preparing evaluations of the mother of the slain 2-year-old.
Fantasy sports firms get break at last minuteDraftKings and other fantasy sites can temporarily operate in New York until a panel rules on whether to allow the sites’ operation while the fight plays out in court.
Group raises number killed in Afghan airstrikeDoctors Without Borders revised the number of people killed in a US airstrike on a hospital to at least 42, up from 30.
The San Bernardino massacre has raised fears that foreign-born brides who support Islamic State could carry out extremist missions.
opinion | Stephen Kinzer
What truly conservative foreign policy looks likeRestraint is an essentially conservative doctrine, yet most members of the GOP favor the liberal dogma of interventionism.
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Three scenarios for Trump and the GOPWhat happens after Donald Trump, particularly for the Republican Party?
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ‘Spotlight’“Spotlight” is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Staff photographers share the stories behind the year’s most powerful pictures.
Golden State continued its historic streak, but Boston opened some eyes with its unrelenting effort Friday.
The shooting on Waite Street claimed the lives of two people and left a third person with serious gunshot wounds.
The discussions come amid severely strained ties between the Cold War foes, but there are also some signs of possible improvement.
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Driving in the snow and cold is no fun, but some simple preparation will make life easier in the winter months.
Burundi’s political violence continued Saturday as 21 people were found shot dead in a neighborhood of the capital.
The Federal Trade Commission wants more information about Walgreens’ $9.41 billion plan to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid.
Frank Sinatra was the Chairman of the Board, Ol’ Blue Eyes and The Voice. But “Slacksy O’Brien?”
I met a wonderful, free-spirited woman. She’s a 9 or a 10 in every way. But her past lifestyle experience is vastly different from mine.
Scott Kirsner | betaboston
Old economy and new trying to catch the holiday spiritsStartups and big players like Amazon.com and Total Wine & More are trying to shake up the retail liquor industry.
Defying governor, Indianapolis archbishop takes in Syrian refugeesThe Archdiocese of Indianapolis has decided to help resettle a Syrian refugee family.
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The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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A call, then a scramble to stop runaway train
In France, climate envoys prepare for broadest deal yet limiting pollution
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MBTA operator tied off throttle, didn’t set brakes on runaway train
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