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O.J. Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison

Boston , MA - 6/16/2017 - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sits at his desk in his office in City Hall in Boston , MA, June 16, 2017. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

Marty Walsh on new 4 a.m. last call for casinos: 'If I had a casino, God only knows'

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) appear at American Visionary: John F. KennedyÕs Life and Times debut gala at Smithsonian American Art Museum on May 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for WS Productions)

Mass. politicians extol John McCain’s toughness, bravery

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) departs the Capitol after a Senate vote on Iran sanctions, in Washington, Dec. 1, 2016. Following a House vote in November, the Senate voted on Thursday to extend American sanctions against Iran for a decade Ñ a measure that supporters said would help ensure that the United States could fully respond if Iran were to violate its obligations under the nuclear agreement. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

Doctor who treated Kennedy says McCain may be able to return to Senate for awhile July 20, 2017 | 10:45 AM

20citysports - City Sport USA Owners Brent and Blake Sonnek-Schmelz (Brent Sonnek-Schmelz)

New City Sports owners plot revival of Boston brand July 20, 2017 | 8:30 AM

Fugitive told wife to bury him in backyard when he died July 20, 2017 | 8:20 AM

Python found in Salem.

Kids find python in Salem backyard July 20, 2017 | 8:18 AM

Boston is a wicked sweaty city, report finds July 20, 2017 | 8:15 AM

Trust's decision to sell buildings means big changes in store for Harvard Square July 20, 2017 | 7:50 AM

FILE - In this May 14, 2013 pool file photo, O.J. Simpson sits during a break on the second day of an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas. Simpson, the former football star, TV pitchman and now Nevada prison inmate, will have a lot going for him when he appears before state parole board members Thursday, July 20, 2017 seeking his release after more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

10 things to know for today July 20, 2017 | 5:54 AM

Rhode Island lawmakers in the House of Representatives deliberate on the floor of the House Chamber during a legislative session Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. The state's proposed $8.9 billion budget is expected to head to a vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

RI passes law banning gay conversion therapy for minors July 20, 2017 | 3:33 AM

Police arrest Fall River teacher accused of groping girls at Providence mall July 20, 2017 | 3:32 AM

Trump expresses anger at Sessions and Comey in New York Times interview July 20, 2017 | 2:01 AM

Police: 6-year-old boy revived from possible overdose in NH July 19, 2017 | 9:56 PM

Former sheriff's deputy convicted of smuggling in fishing scheme July 19, 2017 | 9:42 PM

Quincy, MA -- 7/17/2017 - Congressman Joe Kennedy speaks at an MBTA mechanics campaign kick off event to support public transit workers who are opposed to privatization. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Rep. Joe Kennedy III 'reviewing' Israel anti-boycott bill following ACLU concerns July 19, 2017 | 8:40 PM

FILE - In this July 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. McCain has been diagnosed with a brain tumor after a blood clot was removed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Doctors: Senator John McCain has brain tumor July 19, 2017 | 8:35 PM

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker speaks, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during a a rededication ceremony for the repaired New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston. One of the glass panes in the memorial was damaged by a vandal last month. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Charlie Baker again polled as the country's most popular governor July 19, 2017 | 7:10 PM

Barbara Lynch.

Chef Barbara Lynch arrested on drunken driving charge after crash in Gloucester July 19, 2017 | 6:30 PM

Man gets 1 month in jail for sexual assault of 81-year-old July 19, 2017 | 5:20 PM

Manchester VA hospital

Pipe failure floods 5 floors of Manchester VA hospital July 19, 2017 | 5:15 PM

Salem memorial

5 killed in Salem witch hunt remembered on 325th anniversary July 19, 2017 | 4:43 PM

Police say a man drove 105 mph in a construction zone while drunk and naked July 19, 2017 | 4:27 PM

RI teen charged with killing mother's boyfriend, burning body July 19, 2017 | 1:44 PM

RI police issue biggest ever fine for heavy truck: $57,000 July 19, 2017 | 1:39 PM

New Hampshire decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana July 19, 2017 | 1:35 PM

Teenager faces charges after killing seagull with rock July 19, 2017 | 1:25 PM

04/12/2016 BOSTON Stan Rosenberg (cq) President of the Massachusetts Senate, spoke during a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast held at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Mass. Senate leader opposes later last call for casinos July 19, 2017 | 1:10 PM

Police: Woman drove drunk in car with 10-year-old daughter July 19, 2017 | 12:55 PM

Family of slain hardware store owner faced similar tragedy seven years ago July 19, 2017 | 12:20 PM

Boston, MA- July 1, 92017: Israel Burgos (not in photo) left a paintbrush at the makeshift memorial outside AC Hardware in Mission Hill, MA on July 19, 2017. Andres Cruz was shot to death in his hardware store on Tremont Street Tuesday afternoon, and the three suspects were arrested by Boston police shortly afterward with two of them suffering undisclosed injuries during the attack on Cruz, officials said. The 58-year-old Cruz and his store, AC Hardware, was recently honored as the Ò2017 Mission Hill Main Streets Business of the Year,Ó an award that was voted on by his peers in the community, Walsh said. A banner proclaiming the award with CruzÕs picture hangs from a pole within a block of the shop.

Mission Hill mourns beloved hardware store owner killed in robbery July 19, 2017 | 12:17 PM

A 37-year-old Cohasset man was rescued after falling into an open well. ()

Cohasset man rescued after plunge down abandoned well July 19, 2017 | 10:00 AM

Meet Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, stock car racer (a pretty good one) July 19, 2017 | 9:53 AM