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A pediatric oncologist at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer is giving cash to low-income families of kids who are newly diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Continue reading →
A longtime nonprofit leader, first-time political candidate, and son of the billionaire owner of the Patriots, Josh Kraft has struggled to define himself. Continue reading →
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland’s governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the ‘troops.’” Continue reading →
In the two weeks since President Trump declared a crime emergency in D.C., ordered a federal takeover of the police force, and sent in the National Guard, the internet has been awash with footage taken on city streets. Continue reading →
President Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations may be coming closer to reality. Until June, deportations had lagged behind immigration arrests and detentions. By the first week of August, deportations reached nearly 1,500 people per day, according to the latest data, a pace not seen since the Obama administration. Continue reading →
Tens of thousands of people marched through Australia’s cities and towns on Sunday demanding action to save dying and starving Palestinians. Continue reading →
As famine has descended on Gaza, hundreds of Palestinian Americans have gathered on a WhatsApp group chat to make desperate pleas on behalf of relatives and friends in the enclave, many trapped and starving. Continue reading →
Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. Continue reading →
In 2017, I finally got to meet Sonya Hamlin and played for her an audio recording I had made of her parting words on her final WBZ broadcast. Continue reading →
Imagine getting a boost of motivation to work out, not from a drug or power drink but via a cap that delivers a gentle tingling sensation. Continue reading →
A state panel has whittled over 1000 submissions to 23 seals, 48 flags and 32 mottos. Three finalists are due to be chosen Thursday. Continue reading →
After five years in the NFL, Chaisson has welcomed the chance to learn from a head coach who played the same position he did in the NFL. Continue reading →
Although food co-ops have seen massive growth in recent years, competition with big chains and lack of awareness can make them hard to get off the ground. Continue reading →
“She cared deeply about the children who were caught up in the Juvenile Court,” said Margaret H. Marshall, retired chief justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court. Continue reading →
Popular event series Lectures on Tap — a national series that pairs local professors with taprooms and bars to give talks on their expertise — launched in Boston with two sold-out events Aug. 20-21. Continue reading →
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