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Barnstable, MA - 6/22/2017 - Main street in downtown /Hyannis. Location, Location, Location photos of Barnstable. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Business, Reporter: Correspondent, Topic: 070217Location, LOID: 8.3.2867785407.

These New England locales rank among the happiest in the U.S.

Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic--Pedro Martinez and wife Carolina at the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation.355 kids go to their before school and after school programs for kids 5-15

Carolina Martinez catches us up on her and Pedro's life after baseball

Trump has no plan to block scheduled release of JFK records

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Rowers on the Charles River during the Head of the Charles in 2015.

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FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2017, file photo, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan watches during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. The NFL's reigning MVP is off to a sluggish start for the Atlanta Falcons, with points way down and interceptions way up, troubling numbers that are really in the spotlight heading into a rematch against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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The 2017 Ford Mustang is a lot of fun, even if it could use improved fit-and-finish.

Ford's Mustang GT Convertible is good, old-fashioned fun

Potato Shed Memorial

'Potato, potato, potatoes, potato': The story behind one of Boston's most obscure monuments

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How rage over a woman’s anti-cop Facebook post killed a Lynn coffee shop

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Cambridge-10/21/17- The crew of a mens senior master eights is silhouetted in the morning sun on the Charles River as they race. Thousands participated in the annual Head of the Charles Regatta along the Charles River. John Tlumacki/Globe staff(sports)

These photos take you right into action at the Head of the Charles

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Forcing state workers to pay union fees is repugnant to the First Amendment

Forcing state workers to pay union fees is repugnant to the First Amendment

Cambridge-10/21/17- The crew of a mens senior master eights is silhouetted in the morning sun on the Charles River as they race. Thousands participated in the annual Head of the Charles Regatta along the Charles River. John Tlumacki/Globe staff(sports)

These photos take you right into action at the Head of the Charles

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Adopting role of elder statesman, McCain is a repeated critic of Trumpism

Adopting role of elder statesman, McCain is a repeated critic of Trumpism

Barnstable, MA - 6/22/2017 - Main street in downtown /Hyannis. Location, Location, Location photos of Barnstable. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Business, Reporter: Correspondent, Topic: 070217Location, LOID: 8.3.2867785407.

These New England locales rank among the happiest in the U.S.

2018 Aston Martin Vanquish S Volante.

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