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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft walks on the field before the AFC Championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Patriots on Jan. 20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

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Patriots Owner Kraft And Others Offered Plea Deal In Prostitution Case

The Palm Beach state attorney said it's offered Robert Kraft and 24 other men charged with soliciting prostitution the standard diversion program offered to first-time offenders.

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A state police vehicle sits on Water Row in Wayland, Mass. in 2013. (Josh Reynolds/The Boston Globe, via AP pool)

Traffic Ticket Quotas Alleged In Ongoing State Police Overtime Probe

Police have long denied that officials use quota systems for issuing tickets to drivers, but a revelation from federal prosecutors investigating a now-disbanded state police troop alleges otherwise.

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Curt Schilling and other creators behind "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning," the only game produced by 38 Studios, participate in a panel discussion in 2011. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for Electronic Arts)

Wells Fargo Agrees To $800,000 Penalty In 38 Studios Case

The company will pay the penalty to settle an SEC lawsuit over Rhode Island's failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company.

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DA: Accelerants Found In Home In Which Family Of 5 Died

Investigators located evidence of an accelerant in different parts of the Sheffield home, including two 20-pound propane tanks on the upper floor.

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Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/ AP File Photo)

Markey To Give Kraft's Campaign Donations To Group Combating Human Trafficking

Markey called the allegations against Kraft "very alarming," and said sexual exploitation was "reprehensible" in any form.

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Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found At Jewish Cemetery In Fall River

About 25 gravestones were tagged with swastikas and phrases including "Hitler was right."

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The installation of "Gender Bending Fashion" at the MFA. (Courtesy Michael Blanchard/MFA)

These Non-Binary Bostonians Create Space For Everyone In The MFA's 'Gender Bending Fashion' Exhibit

The exhibit showcases a storied history of disruption and transcendence in design. Throughout the galleries, designers and wearers speak of the intersections between their fashion and their gender, sexual, racial...

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign house party, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Salem, N.H. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Warren Calls For End Of Electoral College

"I think everybody ought to have to come and ask for your vote," Elizabeth Warren said during a CNN town hall broadcast Monday.

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A rendering of the proposed innovation school (Courtesy of Powderhouse Studios)

Somerville School Committee Says No To Innovation School Plan

The proposal previously won support as a plan to redesign public education from the inside -- with the backing of a large private grant.

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee takes questions from reporters, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Says Climate Change Should Be America's 'No. 1 Priority'

Jay Inslee joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes in-between campaign stops in New Hampshire.

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In this 2018 file photo, a trailer door is opened on a truck filled with unsorted recyclable refuse as it is offloaded and added to a giant pile in a processing building at EL Harvey & Sons, a waste and recycling company in Westborough. (Charles Krupa/AP)

How A New Policy In China Has Led To A Recycling Crisis In Mass.

China, the world's largest importer of recycled materials, instituted strict new standards on the quality of the products they'll buy. The impact is being felt here.

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On the left, a conventional beef burger. On the right, "The Impossible Burger," a plant-based burger containing wheat protein, coconut oil and potato protein among. (Nati Harnik/AP)

Could 'Meatless Meat' Change Cultural Values Around Food?

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11:24Mar 18, 2019

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016 AND THEREAFTER - In this April 19, 2016 photo, Laurie Millan, a para-professional and tutor, works with a student during an after school tutoring session at San Francisco International High School, in San Francisco. While some districts in numerous states have discouraged migrant minors from Central America from enrolling in their schools, the school accommodated its youths by rewriting young-adult novels at a basic level to spark the newcomers' interest in reading. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Over 50 Years, One Study Finds No Progress Has Been Made To Close Achievement Gap

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17:07Mar 18, 2019

A Boeing 737 MAX 8 being built for for Shanghai Airlines sits parked at Boeing Co.'s Renton Assembly Plant, Monday, March 11, 2019, in Renton, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

Boeing Crashes Raise Questions About FAA Oversight

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17:30Mar 18, 2019

Chris Redd, from left, Will Stephen, Eli Brueggemann, and Kenan Thompson winners of the award for outstanding original music and lyrics for "Saturday Night Live - Host: Chance the Rapper" pose for a portraits during night two of the Television Academy's 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)

SNL's Chris Redd On Fusing Rap And Comedy

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In this 2015 photo, Bobby Gentile is brought into the federal courthouse in a wheelchair for a continuation of a hearing in Hartford, Connecticut. (Cloe Poisson/The Courant via AP)

Elderly Reputed Conn. Mobster Linked To Gardner Heist Is Freed From Prison

Robert Gentile, 82, maintained he knows nothing about the still-unsolved theft of $500 million worth of art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990.

Mar 18, 2019

Slot machines on the main floor during a preview tour at the MGM Springfield casino (Charles Krupa/AP)

6 Months After Springfield Casino Opens, Gambling Addiction Services Roll Out Slowly

Half a year since the opening of the MGM casino, some mental health counselors are seeing an uptick in gambling among clients.

06:25Mar 18, 2019

At Annual St. Paddy's Day Breakfast, Traditions Old And New

This year, the breakfast saw new developments, WBUR's Fred Thys reports.

02:42Mar 18, 2019

Manny Oliver starts a pop-up art installation with a stencil of Albert Einstein. (Simón Rios/WBUR)

Parkland Parent Brings Art Honoring Son To Youth Gun Violence Summit In Boston

Manny Oliver, the father of a 17-year-old victim of the school shooting, brought a pop-up art display to the South End.

02:31Mar 18, 2019

High temperatures are shown for March 18, 2019. (Courtesy National Weather Service)

Today's Weather: Mostly Dry And Seasonably Cool

The weather will turn to spring soon, but it will likely be a slow process.

Mar 18, 2019

Spectators hold flags and cheer during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 17, 2019, in South Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

PHOTOS: Thousands Turn Out For St. Patrick's Day Parade In Boston

Tens of thousands of revelers crowded the streets of Boston for the city's annual celebration.

Mar 17, 2019

Wollaston Beach is shown in April 2012. (Eastern Nazarene College via Flickr)

Feds: Quincy Discharged E. Coli, Ammonia Onto City Beaches

The city violated the federal Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants onto city beaches and tidal areas from 2009 through 2018, according to a civil complaint filed by the federal...

Mar 17, 2019

Dr. Robert H. Goddard at the blackboard at Clark University, Worcester, Mass., in 1924, explaining the method by which a rocket might reach the moon. (AP photo)

Worcester Launches Year Of Festivities To Honor Robert Goddard, Developer Of Early Rockets

The city of Worcester is launching a year of festivities to honor Robert Goddard, a scientist and engineer whose discoveries helped pave the way for the space age.

Mar 16, 2019

Suspect In Fire That Killed Worcester Firefighter Arrested

City leaders and firefighters in Worcester are thanking police Friday following the arrest of a suspect accused of setting a fire back in December that killed a Worcester firefighter.

01:34Mar 15, 2019

(Courtesy Boston Fire Department via Twitter)

Investigation Underway Into Massive Fire In East Boston

The Boston Fire Commissioner says there are "millions and millions of dollars" in damages and that the business is a total loss.

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Elderly Reputed Conn. Mobster Linked To Gardner Heist Is Freed From Prison

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Investigation Underway Into Massive Fire In East Boston