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American Federation of Teachers again sues Education Department over public service loan forgiveness

American Federation of Teachers again sues Education Department over public service loan forgiveness

The class action lawsuit announced in Boston Friday says tens of thousands of student loan borrowers are stuck in a nationwide backlog of pending buyback applications.

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How a secret Chicago abortion network inspired a Boston rocker’s opera

It’s taken years for musician-activist Chadwick Stokes to fine tune his homegrown rock opera about the clandestine abortion rights collective known as Jane. Now it’s premiering with the American Repertory Theater.

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Min Jin Lee's new novel asks: Is education worth sacrificing for?

In her sweeping follow-up to "Pachinko," author Min Jin Lee zooms in on learning centers, or hagwons, in the South Korean diaspora. "American Hagwon" examines whether education can really deliver a perfect life.

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Police fatally shoot man with a knife in Brighton, officials say

Police fatally shoot man with a knife in Brighton, officials say

Police said a man with a knife threatened to harm himself, and later charged at them before they fatally shot him. The Suffolk County District Attorney is investigating the Brighton shooting.

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How Massachusetts' historic cemeteries are trying to draw in the living

How Massachusetts' historic cemeteries are trying to draw in the living

Leaders at some of Massachusetts' historic garden cemeteries are encouraging locals to bring their sketchpads, binoculars or walking shoes to explore their acres of trails and gardens.

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Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Common will close next year

Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Common will close next year

Owners Holly Heslop and Charlie Christopher plan to sell the building and shutter the long-running club and restaurant at the end of May.

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Map: Here's how every Mass. town has voted for governor since 1970

Map: Here's how every Mass. town has voted for governor since 1970

Ask a pundit on the national news, and they'll tell you Massachusetts is a "deep blue" state. But the commonwealth is positively purple when it comes to its governors.

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Latest Korean beauty craze uses dead Americans' skin cells

Over the past several years, tens of millions of dollars' worth of donated skin has made its way from American tissue banks to biotech companies in South Korea.

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Get a good scare this Halloween from one of these horror books

With Halloween this weekend, we get some books to get the blood racing from "The Stacks" host and creator Traci Thomas.

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What to make of the closing arguments this midterm election

Senate races in Kansas and Iowa remain toss-ups.

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Why we're so fascinated by the spooky and inexplicable

'Tis the season for ghostly tales and scary stories.

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Some students are trying to find a political middle ground. But don't call them moderates

A new political organization is popping up on campus, aiming to bridge the gap between progressives and conservatives.

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State and federal government officials at odds over election processes, voter roll vetting

The Constitution grants states the power over elections, but the Trump administration has made efforts to intervene.

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Hiking untouched arctic wilderness before it becomes a mining road

President Trump has promised to "unleash Alaska’s extraordinary resource potential" by making it easier to mine America’s Last Frontier.

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Atlanta Dream force Game 7 in WNBA finals

After a lack of planning led to a lunchtime Game 6, in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,000 people, the Atlanta Dream forced a Game 7 in the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries.

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What Americans living abroad think of midterm elections

We hear from three Americans living abroad as they consider the midterm elections here in the U.S. and what it's like to see their home country from the outside.

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Hackers stole $6 billion in digital coins from Binance

Binance says it will cover client losses.

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The race to fill the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's Senate seat in South Carolina

Republican Sen. Darline Graham is up against Democrat Annie Andrews, but Graham is also facing opposition from supporters of Congressman Ralph Norman, whom she defeated in the primary.

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Halloween forecast: Cool and clear on the spookiest night of the year

Halloween forecast: Cool and clear on the spookiest night of the year

The verdict for Saturday evening in Greater Boston? Mother Nature is handing out treats, not tricks.

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2028 referendum supporters say they have enough signatures to suspend new Mass. abortion law. Now what?

2028 referendum supporters say they have enough signatures to suspend new Mass. abortion law. Now what?

Supporters of a possible referendum on Massachusetts' new abortion law say they've collected enough signatures to put the law on the 2028 ballot and suspend the law until then. Gov. Maura Healey, who signed the law in August, is considering her options.