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FRAMINGHAM, MA - 12/12/2018: At the end of Crosby Circle in Framingham, a dam and the beaver lodge are within easy view of the cul-de-sac. They have been very busy cutting down many trees at Baiting Brook. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 13beavers

Framingham is facing backlash over its plan to kill beavers

3 charged with prostitution at Providence adult club

This image shows a missing person poster on Kelsey Berreth, seen on the Woodland Park, Colo., Police Department's Facebook page on Dec. 10, 2018. Berreth was last seen with her 1-year-old daughter at a supermarket on Thanksgiving in Woodland Park, where she's lived since 2016. Her mother reported her missing Dec. 2. (Woodland Park Police Department via AP)

A mother vanished on Thanksgiving Day, but her cellphone kept sending mysterious clues

US seeks to counter growing Chinese influence in Africa December 13, 2018 | 12:46 AM

Trump's 10 Terrorists: The evolution of a statistic December 13, 2018 | 12:39 AM

Pledge to limit tenure as speaker wins over Pelosi critics December 13, 2018 | 12:33 AM

Rep. Seth Moulton D-Mass., and Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., who led the opposition against House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California for House speaker, arrive for the Democratic Caucus leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Read Seth Moulton's statement on the deal with Nancy Pelosi December 12, 2018 | 11:13 PM

Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas departs for the Caribbean at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 6, 2013. After a string of disasters at sea, lawmakers and regulators push for more accountability and question the size of the newest ships. (Peter W. Cross/The New York Times)

Woman sues Royal Caribbean over husband's zip line death December 12, 2018 | 7:50 PM

China suspected in huge Marriott data breach, official says December 12, 2018 | 7:37 PM

The Latest: Pelosi all but assured of becoming House speaker December 12, 2018 | 6:32 PM

Weather agency chief: I've never briefed Trump on warming December 12, 2018 | 6:26 PM

Congress approves $400 billion for farmers, forests, poor December 12, 2018 | 5:47 PM

Pelosi, foes clinch deal all but paving her way to speaker December 12, 2018 | 5:45 PM

House, Senate reach agreement on anti-sexual harassment bill December 12, 2018 | 5:33 PM

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18-year-old charged in assault on Franklin Pierce student who suffered fractured skull December 12, 2018 | 5:21 PM

The Latest: Senate debating measure to rebuke Saudi Arabia December 12, 2018 | 3:56 PM

Canada says entrepreneur feared detained in China December 12, 2018 | 3:37 PM

The Latest: Trump order boosts Opportunity Zones program December 12, 2018 | 3:22 PM

MBTA police are searching for a person of interest in a Blue Line assault December 12, 2018 | 3:19 PM

The naughty list? Donald Trump Jr. calls his dad a regifter December 12, 2018 | 3:13 PM

Here's what Ayanna Pressley said in a closed-door meeting with top Democratic donors December 12, 2018 | 2:58 PM

When it comes to natural gas, US 'open for business' December 12, 2018 | 12:57 PM

Trump campaign Russia contacts alarm intelligence experts December 12, 2018 | 12:44 PM

Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, accompanied by his children and wife, arrive at federal court for his sentencing for dodging taxes, lying to Congress and violating campaign finance laws in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison December 12, 2018 | 12:15 PM

Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming December 12, 2018 | 11:45 AM

A 9-year-old’s family says she committed suicide after racist bullying, including taunts of ‘kill yourself’ December 12, 2018 | 11:21 AM

After Khashoggi murder, Senate debates US role in Yemen December 12, 2018 | 11:14 AM

Former Vermont principal pleads guilty to videotaping girls December 12, 2018 | 10:50 AM

Police: New Hampshire man in wheelchair hit by tractor-trailer dies December 12, 2018 | 10:44 AM

AP Interview: Jones says farmers scared by Trump's tariffs December 12, 2018 | 10:43 AM

Report: China could allow more access for foreign companies December 12, 2018 | 10:33 AM

Massachusetts man dies while cutting down tree December 12, 2018 | 10:24 AM

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Ronald Vitiello appears for his confirmation hearing in Washington. Nearly 70 former judges, including federal judges and state supreme court justices, sent a letter to Vitiello calling for U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice without fearing they will be detained. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ex-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests at courthouses December 12, 2018 | 10:20 AM