Fifteen years after Massachusetts voters pushed bilingual education out of most public schools, lawmakers want to let school systems bring those programs back.
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An effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act fell short Wednesday, forcing Senate Republicans to consider modestly scaling back the law.
Three people were arrested as they attempted to flee on an MBTA Red Line train, authorities said.
A dozen people rescued after boat overturns off Wareham
One 8-year-old boy was air-lifted to a Boston hospital.
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Using new technology, scientists edit genome of human embryos
In a step that scientists have long warned against, biologists have efficiently edited the DNA of human embryos with few mistakes.
Total Wine wins challenge on discount pricing
A Boston judge said the huge retailer’s deep discounts do not violate a state law on minimum pricing.
Nestor Ramos
Want honesty from Congress? Try spying
It can take nearly NSA-level espionage to figure out what’s really going on.
Kevin Cullen
A predator walks while his protectors never had to stand
The reality is that Paul Shanley ruined countless lives, including Joe Crowley’s, and he was never held accountable or punished for that.
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“If Paul Shanley doesn’t qualify as a sexually dangerous person, then nobody will ever qualify,” said one attorney.
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TD Garden representatives acknowledged they have not honored a 1993 law mandating that they hold three fund-raisers a year.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
Several players touched on the subject Wednesday afternoon.
The governor could accept or veto their decision. It was not immediately clear how he would respond.
GROUND GAME
Three theories on the timing behind Trump’s transgender policy change
Donald Trump’s decision to jump the gun on that policy announcement had opponents steaming and D.C. insiders scratching their heads.
Caitlyn Jenner on Trump’s ‘half-baked’ transgender ban: ‘Every American should be outraged’
“The president must ask himself which side of history he will be on — and reverse his position immediately,” Jenner wrote.
RED SOX 4, MARINERS 0
The lefthander dominated the Mariners with seven scoreless innings and 11 strikeouts.
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Dan Shaughnessy
The rookie had his first hit, a home run, and went 2 for 4 Wednesday. Here’s hoping he stays with the team.
Love Letters
What’s the point, after a short relationship with a bitter breakup, of trying to be friends?
Dunkin’ Donuts is paring down its menu at some of its New England locations.
While the identity of Pickle himself has not been confirmed, one thing’s for sure: People sure seem to love these Trump-themed cakes.
ICA faces controversy over painting that isn’t there
Activists are calling on the Institute of Contemporary Art to cancel an exhibition of paintings by the artist Dana Schutz.
Dave Epstein
Different parts of New England will see very different weather this weekend.
That secret shortcut you’ve been planning? Good luck with that.
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Opinion | Kathleen Hirsch
Cancer brings it home
My friend, and now our ailing senator, bring me back to sanity.
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead
In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.
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Republican lawmakers brought forward a state bill that would allow local law officials to arrest people wanted solely for immigration violations.
The scandal involving Cardinal George Pell has stunned the Holy See.
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Boston Globe coverage and the movie ‘Spotlight’
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