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‘I didn’t want to be labeled as someone who had a drug problem’

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Butina, a 29-year-old gun-rights activist, served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo)

Maria Butina, suspected secret agent, used sex in covert plan, prosecutors say

Host Danica Patrick appears at the ESPY Awards at Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision/AP)

ESPYs host Danica Patrick falls flat in opening monologue

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Three must-see open houses in Needham this weekend

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A soccer stadium 'next to Boston Garden'? Not so fast.

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Private Maine island with camp compound that sleeps 10 listed for $499,000

Manny Machado

Orioles trade Manny Machado to Dodgers

Boater captures video of a shark feasting on a seal by Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

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9 superlatives from Red Sox' first half of the season

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Pregnant women don't learn about profound brain changes

Pregnant women don't learn about profound brain changes

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 21, 2013, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. Butina, a 29-year-old gun-rights activist, served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo)

Maria Butina, suspected secret agent, used sex in covert plan, prosecutors say

Manny Machado

Orioles trade Manny Machado to Dodgers

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performing with his band at Fenway in 2015.

Grab tickets to these 5 concerts before they sell out

Real Estate

Three must-see open houses in Needham this weekend

Three must-see open houses in Needham this weekend

Madasket Beach at sunset.

2 New England islands named among the top 10 in the continental U.S.

Auto industry cries foul as Trump moves toward car tariffs