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Cruise ship passenger from Boston making best of quarantine after hantavirus outbreak
Jake Rosmarin, from Boston, is one of 18 Americans under observation at specialized healthcare facilities after a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. He expects to spend 42 days at...

Boston Fleet fall to Charge in double OT, sending Ottawa back to the Walter Cup Final
Michela Cava scored at 1:12 of the second overtime to lead Ottawa to a 4-3 win over the Boston Fleet, winning the best-of-five semifinal series in four games.

Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Security was tight...

Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is found not guilty of assaulting his private chef
The case centered on a Dec. 2 encounter at Diggs’ home in Dedham, where Jamila Adams, a former live-in personal chef who is known as Mila, testified he slapped and...

Massachusetts company aims to crack the household market with an AI-powered pet robot
The robotics pioneer who helped unleash the Roomba vacuum is now betting that you might one day replace your beloved dog or cat with a plush robot that follows you...
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Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women
The move to investigate the Massachusetts school is the latest by the Trump administration to limit transgender rights in the U.S. Smith College has admitted trans women since 2015, along...

Assault trial of former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs begins with contrasting accounts
The trial began with a prosecutor describing how Diggs' private chef was slapped and put in a headlock while lawyers for the former New England Patriots wide receiver insisted he...

Supreme Court temporarily restores telehealth access to abortion pill mifepristone
The justices’ order Monday allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.

After looking like a potential NBA title contender, Celtics season over
After debuting in Game 4 following appendectomy surgery last month, Joel Embiid played some of the best playoff basketball of his career over the final four games of the series...

Germany focuses on shared interests after US announces troop drawdown
The German defense minister has responded to the U.S. plan to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, emphasizing the mutual benefits of the U.S. military presence in Europe.