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Two people fatally struck by MBTA train in Natick, officials say

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Several Framingham/Worcester Line trains were severely delayed or canceled during rush hour Monday due to the incident.

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One arrested, police looking for second suspect in Randolph armed robbery

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Police said residents may notice a “large police presence” in the area of Johnson Drive while the search is ongoing.

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Officials investigating suspected drowning after canoe capsizes in Halifax

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Two kids and an adult got out of the water safely, while a man's body was recovered from the lake, officials said.

Everett woman dies after medical procedure in Somerville home, investigation underway

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A second woman is hospitalized after undergoing a procedure at the same location.

Three in court after fatal shooting of teen at Northborough party

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Three men from outside Northborough were arrested allegedly carrying ammunition outside the 21st birthday party.

Monday, May 13

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3 men charged in James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say

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Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors

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‘Make sure it doesn’t get released;’ Star witness Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money case

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Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer, is by far the Manhattan district attorney’s most important witness in the hush money case.

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Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

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Actor Steve Buscemi's publicist says he is OK after the “Boardwalk Empire” star was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street

Sunday, May 12

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Car with no driver, two children inside rolls onto occupied soccer field in Cohasset

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Only minor injuries were reported and nobody was taken to the hospital, police said.

Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza

16-year-old dies, 2nd teen injured in shooting at Northborough house party

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Authorities say a 16-year-old is dead and several other people were injured in a shooting at a large house party in the central Massachusetts town of Northborough early Sunday morning

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‘Not now, child. Mother is mothering.’

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Maya Rudolph was “mother” last night on the Mother’s Day SNL episode.

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Body found in car at Allston tow lot

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Police are investigating the death of a person found inside a car Friday. A person was found dead in a car that had been towed from the T.J. Maxx parking

Saturday, May 11

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Man charged with overturning port-a-potty, trapping woman and child inside

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Witnesses told Manchester police that the man and woman had been arguing near the port-a-potty at Derryfield Park on Wednesday.

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Man charged with murder, 2 others with assault in deadly Leominster stabbing

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Juan Diaz Contreras, 19, of Fitchburg, was arrested for the murder of 20-year-old Robert Wright Day.

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Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere

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An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications

Friday, May 10

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Police: Man charged in MBTA bus assaults had 11 pending sex assault cases

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Atchely Exavier, 28, is accused of grinding his face in women’s backsides.

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Maine man sentenced to 27 years in prison in New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square

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The sentencing of Trevor Bickford in Manhattan federal court came after a judge listened to emotional statements from the three police officers who Bickford attacked about two hours before midnight on Dec. 21, 2022.

Thursday, May 9

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Adam Montgomery sentenced to minimum 56 years on murder, other charges in daughter Harmony’s death

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That sentence will be added on to the minimum 32 1/2-year sentence Adam Montgomery, 34, began last year on unrelated gun charges.

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City Council denounces antisemitism, recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month

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All councilors present at the meeting voted in favor of the resolution, one week after the body called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza.

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Superintendent fired after her daughter’s softball rival alleged retaliation

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Marian Kim Phelps texted one of her daughter’s teammates, asking if she and other players had conspired to give her daughter lackluster applause.

Election 2024: Here are the 5 national issues that matter to Boston.com voters right now

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Experts and readers weigh in on the most important national issues for voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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Livestream: Adam Montgomery’s sentencing in daughter Harmony’s murder

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Montgomery was convicted of second-degree murder in his 5-year-old daughter Harmony's death. The state is seeking a penalty of 56 years to life in prison.

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10 things to do in Boston this Mother’s Day weekend

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BosTen is your weekly guide to the best events and coolest things to do in Boston.

Cruise ship sails into New York City port with 44-foot dead whale across its bow

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The whale, identified as an endangered sei whale, was caught on the ship's bow when it arrived at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday.

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Rebuilding after a fire. Are things really just things?

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Since surviving a house fire in January 2023, Brooklyn White-Grier has interviewed Beyoncé and given birth to a baby girl.

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Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case

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Mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, the U.S. Justice Department announced.

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Michigan man accused of making explosives to target Satanic Temple in Massachusetts

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Luke Terpstra was charged in western Michigan with two felonies: transportation of an explosive and possession of an unregistered explosive.

Defense attacks Stormy Daniels’ credibility as she returns to the stand in Trump’s hush money trial

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Trump's lawyers have sought to paint Daniels as a liar and extortionist who's trying to take down the former president after drawing money and fame from her story about him.

Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally

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The U.S. has historically provided enormous amounts of military aid to Israel.