Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer said in court that he made the payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal in coordination with Trump, who wasn’t named, to influence the election.
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Manafort guilty on 8 counts; mistrial on 10
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation. A mistrial was declared on 10 other counts.
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The 20-year-old Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts vanished from a small town in mid-July.
Post Malone tweets after his plane makes emergency landing in N.Y.
A plane carrying rapper Post Malone that blew two tires during takeoff was originally going to try to make an emergency landing in Massachusetts, but then headed to New York, where it safely landed just before 4 p.m.
State refuses to referee marijuana testing dispute
Different methods used by marijuana testing labs produce different results and regulators appear to have little appetite for reconciling the discrepancy.
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The ballot question would set strict limits on the numbers of patients assigned to hospital nurses.
Immigrants testify about ordeal of detention, separation from families
Five plaintiffs are asking a judge to file an injunction to prevent ICE from arresting and detaining them as they seek legal status through their spouses.
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One man was killed and a second man was injured in a single car crash on the Maine Turnpike near the coastal town of Wells.
N.H. man accused of killing wife and father is held without bail
A New Hampshire man charged with killing his wife and father was held without bail Tuesday after he waived arraignment on the charges in Strafford Superior Court.
US deports 95-year-old former Nazi camp guard to Germany
The deportation of former concentration camp guard Jakiw Palij came 25 years after investigators first confronted him about his World War II past.
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It could take “weeks to months” to figure out what killed the 52-foot-long whale that washed ashore on Duxbury Beach on Monday, an official said.
Golfer accused of biting off player’s finger was drinking, police say
Derek Harkins smelled of alcohol when officers arrived on the scene, according to the police report.
A reminder from Provincetown: Pilgrims stopped here first
Blown off course, the Mayflower paused on the Cape for 5½ weeks before heading west.
Rip currents do not pull people underwater — they pull them away from shore.
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Each day seems to bring news of another outbreak or recall. You don’t have to give up eating, though. Here’s how to avoid food poisoning like the plague.
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There were so many ways MTV could have honored the Queen of Soul. Here are a few to start.
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Rudy Giuliani was never ‘America’s Mayor’
The former New York mayor has always been a motor-mouthed bully and con man.
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The mere fact that President Trump is unveiling the policy at a rally in West Virginia tells you a lot about the nature of his plans.
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Rhode Island undoubtedly was hesitant about using taxpayer money in Pawtucket after the former Red Sox pitcher’s failed 38 Studios venture there.
Tom Brady talks about staying motivated, feeling rusty, and replacing Nate Solder
The Patriots quarterback said he enjoys the competition, and that he does not want to let his teammates down.
Paul Pierce opens up about battling depression early in his career
“I should have opened up earlier than I did,” Pierce said.
Jon Bon Jovi arrived at Patriots practice in a helicopter
The rock star’s entrance was the most notable development of the full-pads session.
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Their Boston sports bromance was forged out of the limelight amid the mutual pressures of their jobs.
Smoke from western wildfires reaches New England
Weather observers at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire have reported seeing smoke from the wildfires on the West Coast.
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Asia Argento may be both a victim and a predator, but #MeToo should not be held accountable for her actions.
‘Star Wars’ actress Kelly Marie Tran pens powerful essay on racist tropes
Kelly Marie Tran is breaking her silence about online harassment months after deleting her Instagram account.
Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at S.C. resort
The gator dragged Cassandra Cline into the water as she tried to protect her border collie while on a walk near her vacation home.
Josh Zakim barnstorms across Mass. to raise his profile
The city councilor has ventured to far-flung corners of the state, hoping to sow excitement among potential voters.
William Galvin faces strongest challenge in 2 decades
The longtime incumbent says he’s “not taking anything for granted” as he fights to win the Democratic nomination.
Giant pumpkin smashes record at Marshfield Fair
A Sharon man won bragging rights to the biggest pumpkin at the fair — a smooth-skinned, misshapen orange blob that weighed 1,602 pounds.
A taste of summer in downtown Boston: Mass. farms compete for tomato honors
Move over, Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, and Grammys. Here come the “Tommys.”
Rabid raccoon bit Maine resident after person took animal inside house
“Wild animals are meant to left alone and remain outdoors,” police said after a responding game warden was also bitten.
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No exceptions when it comes to politicians and free press
Political figures on both the left and right deserve scrutiny for their treatment of journalists.
TSA says air marshals don’t follow ‘ordinary’ travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ
She’s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.
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Smartphones are becoming a weapon in the global fight against TB
Video monitoring apps are making it easier and cheaper for public health officials to ensure TB patients take medications daily.
Seattle’s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she’s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever
A true-crime podcast about the most valuable — and confounding — art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Both the Rays and the Indians were able to beat them with strategic late-innings bullpen matchups.
The State Department’s J-1 program is cheap labor disguised as cultural exchange, human rights groups and worker advocates say.
Listed for $8,250,000, the six-bedroom home received a preservation award from the Cambridge Historical Commission.
The estranged husband of the former state Senate president was accused of making hundreds of prank calls to the facility while he was a patient there.
Cambridge-based engineers say they have successfully adapted a wireless technology that you might use in your home.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?
As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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Boston saw some of the best gymnasts in the world during the US Nationals at TD Garden.
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Primaries 2018: Secretary of State
