• Newport, R.I., suffers through days-long natural gas outage

    In an eerie reprise of the Lawrence disaster, another community has been held hostage to a prolonged breakdown in the natural gas system.

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  • Apparent road rage incident on the Pike ends with a man riding on the hood of a car

    Two drivers were charged in what began as an apparent road-rage incident in Weston.

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  • 50 years after Inner Belt protest, activists gather again

    Protests surrounding the highway — which would have sliced Greater Boston in two — were the main reason it was not built.

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  • $60 million settlement proposed in sex abuse lawsuit against New England Jesuits, others

    Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian sued in federal court in Connecticut on behalf of 133 Haitian boys who said they were molested at a school there.

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  • Starts & Stops

    Get ready: The MBTA’s next fare hike is probably on its way

    Officials are scheduled to discuss fare proposals at a Monday meeting of the T governing board.

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  • Federal workers are relieved — and wary

    For those with little or no income, the prospect of returning to work and receiving back pay felt like a burden lifted.

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  • Roger Stone may have a Nixon tattoo, but don’t call him a campaign aide

    The stewards of the former president’s legacy want to set the record straight on the Trump confidant arrested Friday.

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  • Housing Court case offers a glimpse into displacement transforming Chinatown

    The hearing provided a microscopic view of an argument that plays out again and again in court hearings and lease negotiations.

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  • Black women get a seat at the table with growing Queens Dinner

    Held every few months, The Queens Dinner is meant to be a place to cast off the armor one needs to survive in a world that so often dismisses and stereotypes black women.

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  • Dave Epstein

    Next week set to bring arctic air

    The temperature doesn’t look like it will be as low as what we saw at the beginning of this week, but it will still be one of the colder readings of the winter.

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  • ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s siblings lay claim to slain gangster’s estate

    It’s currently is worth nothing, but could grow if the Bulgers succeed in a federal civil rights lawsuit over James Bulger’s death in prison.

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  • Parents of overdose victims protest OxyContin maker at court hearing

    Lawyers for Purdue Pharma argued to keep concealed many pages of a lawsuit against the company brought by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office.

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  • Here’s how investigators tracked down the Charlestown abduction suspect, and rescued Olivia Ambrose

    Victor Pena, accused of kidnapping Olivia Ambrose, sobbed and appeared to be talking to himself during a court appearance where he was ordered to undergo a 20-day mental competency evaluation.

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  • Beacon Hill Pub reopens after 4-month closure

    The bar got a number of upgrades during the shutdown, according to a member of the ownership group.

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  • Table: State Police troopers who made more than $200,000 last year

    In 2017, 245 State Police troopers — or about 12 percent of the force — made more than $200,000.

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  • Norman Goodman dies at 95; summoned Manhattanites to jury duty, like it or not

    For generations, his name struck fear in Manhattanites’ hearts.

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  • Wall of snow slams into house in Claremont, N.H.

    Windows broke, a pickup truck was pushed 80 feet, and a basement flooded after an avalanche Thursday, fire officials said.

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  • Mary Boyd Higgins, Wilhelm Reich’s devoted trustee, dies at 93

    “Growing up, I was very aware and was always haunted about what happens to unusual, creative people, how generally they are destroyed,” she said in a 2009 interview with Philip Bennett.

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  • Whole Foods recalls baby spinach products over salmonella concerns

    Products affected include certain salads, pizza, sandwiches, and wraps, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.

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