Residents and law enforcers relish the break from MS-13 crime, but after 3 years, it may be creeping back.
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Boycott looms for Boston landmark named for slave owner
Activists seek to rename Faneuil Hall, which was built in the 1740s on a site where slaves had been sold.
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Robotic dog, a 66-pound machine, can open doors and haul half its weight
Boston Dynamics’s SpotMini is evolving from a viral YouTube sensation to a purchasable pet of sorts.
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Boston man stopped in Auburn is convicted of trafficking cocaine
Cuwan Merritt, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, the U.S. attorney says.
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Spectators vie for attention in Georgetown as ‘Today’ show gets a taste of Maine
Weatherman Al Roker and co-host Craig Melvin report on their New England adventures from the sleepy town for the NBC program’s Great Outdoor Series.
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Face-scanning technologies turn businesses’ attention to moral questions
The all-seeing devices have many valuable uses, but some companies are uneasy about selling them for doing such tasks as military activity, spying on citizens or lie detection.
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Maine about to get a humid, scorching prelude to summer
Monday’s daytime high temperatures will hit 90 degrees, with the possibility of severe thunderstorms.
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Former Boston mob figures being tried in connection with 1993 slaying
Francis ‘Cadillac Frank’ Salemme and an associate are accused of killing South Boston nightclub owner Steven A. DiSarro.
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Leaders of embattled Massachusetts college may face subpoenas
A panel of lawmakers wants answers on whether Mount Ida College tried to conceal its financial woes.
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Food comes fast as robots whip up the meals at Boston restaurant
Although the new eatery’s system may be more a high-tech novelty than a machine with artificial intelligence, more such automation is likely headed for the fast-food sector in coming years.