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The infant section of the Lehi City Cemetery in Utah, where Penny Mae Cormani, a toddler who died after ingesting heroin, is buried.

‘The pills are everywhere’: How the opioid crisis claims its youngest victims

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Chris Sale reaches 300 Ks as Red Sox beat Orioles for sweep

You can now buy Polar Seltzer's limited-edition mythological flavors online

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New York Yankees third base coach Joe Espada reacts after a young girl was hit by a line drive during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Wednesday, Sept.20, 2017, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Young girl hospitalized by foul ball at Yankee Stadium

Foxborough, MA - 9/20/2017 - New England Patriots middle linebacker Dont'a Hightower (54) was back at Patriots practice in Foxborough. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Jim McBride, Topic: 21Patriots Practice, LOID: 8.3.3782299408.

The Patriots appear to be getting healthier

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski pulls in a touchdown reception in front of New Orleans Saints linebacker Alex Anzalone (47) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Is Gronk already the greatest tight end of all-time?

In this Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 photo Airbnb operator Jennifer McConnell stands for a photograph in a communal area of her home, in Cambridge, Mass. College towns like Cambridge say they are feeling the pinch in the debate over whether short term rental sites like Airbnb have driven up housing costs. Cambridge, home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has approved new regulations requiring those offering short term rentals to live in the same building and undergo an inspection once every five years. McConnell said she’s okay with the city’s regulations but isn’t thrilled about the inspections. She said she also doesn’t fault Airbnb for the city’s soaring housing and rental costs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

College towns like Cambridge feel pinch from rental sites like Airbnb

FILE - In this May 7, 2015 file photo, Pamela Geller speaks during an interview at The Associated Press in New York. A trial is set to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in federal court in Boston for David Wright of Everett, Mass., accused of participating in a 2015 plot for the Islamic State group to behead Geller, a conservative blogger. The plot was never carried out. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Defense attorney: Man accused of terror plot a 'complete idiot,' but not guilty

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Some bears took an extremely close look at a trail camera in Western Mass.

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Crews recover body believed to be missing Saugus kayaker

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning of a baseball game in Baltimore, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Chris Sale reaches 300 Ks as Red Sox beat Orioles for sweep

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Carbon fee is our climate ‘moon shot,’ and it’s well within reach

You can now buy Polar Seltzer's limited-edition mythological flavors online

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Watch live: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to speak to the media

You can visit 40+ Mass. museums for free on Saturday

Beginning with the Yaris GRMN revealed in Europe in March 2017, TMC plans to deploy the GR series outside of Japan gradually.

The raciest Toyotas could make it stateside.