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If the public decides you should not be held accountable for what you did as a drunken 17-year-old, some wondered, what message does that send today’s 17-year-olds?
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It did not involve Clydesdales or polar bears or Michael Jordan. It’s an ad for retractable awnings. And it has been seen hundreds of millions of times.
At the scene Saturday night, Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said the man had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
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The lines that wend through the state, beneath city streets, and into people’s homes are overseen by a patchwork of bureaucracies and a regulatory system that largely trusts utility companies to police themselves.
Lawrence residents appreciate the help, but remain concerned
About 7,000 hot plates are being handed out to Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover after gas explosions and fires. And space heaters will be provided to residents, but the weather will get much colder before repairs are complete.
Aging sex offenders regularly cleared to leave prison
The release of criminals who were once deemed sexually dangerous is not unusual, according to state Department of Correction data.
Maine restaurant’s plan to mellow lobsters goes up in smoke
Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor can no longer let customers request meat from lobsters sedated with marijuana.
A man later called police and said he had “accidently left the child” in a shopping cart after a trip to the store.
Lost and alone, Deb made a decision to reclaim the only home she’d ever had, whatever the risk.
Indians 5, Red Sox 4 (11 innings)
Michael Brantley’s walk-off RBI single off Drew Pomeranz lifted the Indians in extra innings.
Gronkowski resisted the trade because he didn’t want to play anywhere except in New England with Tom Brady.
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The Patriots go up against former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia on in prime time.
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Belichick has an 11-4 record against his former coordinators heading into Sunday’s game against Matt Patricia and the Lions.
What makes a leader great? Sharing lessons from 4 presidents
Doris Kearns Goodwin distills lessons from a study of four presidents who overcame withering challenges.
Ideas | Vanessa Weiland and Lena Sibulesky
Would you decline a kidney from an overdose victim?
In the US, about 20,000 kidney transplants are performed each year — too slow a pace for the 95,000 Americans waiting for kidneys.
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7 credit myths that can cost you a lot of money
If you’re low-income, having bad or no credit can make you even more financially unstable, according to new research.
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’80s glam meets Western details in this season’s lively looks
Attention-grabbing colors and whimsical colors and textures bring a sense of fun to these fall ensembles, photographed at a New Hampshire fair.
White House drafts order to look into Google, Facebook
The order is in its preliminary stages and hasn’t yet been run past other government agencies, said a White House official.
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Dad’s old shirts provide the warm embrace of memory
My father’s clothes were the least remarkable thing about him. After he died, wearing them gave me comfort.
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Gordon Hayward ready to put grueling rehab behind him
The Celtics forward has not played in an NBA game in close to a year.
Ideas | David Jenemann
The mitts that make us
As the playoffs approach, it’s worth paying a little attention to the mitts and gloves that make so much drama on the diamond possible.
Stranger in the house
The US has a huge need for home health care, and many from Ghana do the hard work
The need for home care is soaring, and much of it is done by immigrants willing to take on this hard and low-paying work.
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When Cora was acquired in 2005, he entered a clubhouse in a state of unrest. He then became a catalyst for change.
The blaze caused heavy damage and forced St. Patrick to temporarily relocate services, officials said.
Electric pedal-assist bikes have been added in nine communities outside Boston.
Anyone who imagines that modernist houses across the United States are a homogeneous collection of sleek glass boxes may want to look again.
They previously condemned Paul Gosar’s false accusation in 2017 that a wealthy Democratic donor was a Nazi collaborator.
Gunmen disguised as soldiers opened fire on an annual parade in Iran’s oil-rich southwest.
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Up to 40,000 vehicles are estimated to be lost due to the storm.
Joe Bancewicz is readying for the opening of a state-of-the-art facility at a storied Cambridge cemetery.
Many TVs have a setting that may be hazardous to movie watching.
Given the turbulence roiling the present day church, the prospect of exploring its origins beckoned as a welcome respite.
Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people have been linked to pet store puppies.
Until next year, my sweetheart
In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and “Wet Hot American Summer” creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Despite debt, millennials are the biggest home-buying generation. How?
Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.
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.
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Deb was still new to this high school in Peabody, and had found her way to the vaunted theater program, establishing a foothold in a realm that felt magical.
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