Man who killed Brown students, MIT professor targeted symbolic victims tied to grievances, FBI says
Federal investigators say they believe the man who carried out a mass shooting at Brown University and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor did not act randomly.
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Local ERs are already seeing lots of visits for tick bites. Here’s what to know.
Prevention methods have been the same for a long time. But one thing’s changed in the last few decades in Massachusetts: More ticks, and more diseases.
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For 50 years, two friends have helped keep Boston Marathon runners safe
Chris Troyanos and Jon Dana volunteered at their first Boston Marathon in 1977. This year will be their final one. -
People are selling their plasma across Massachusetts to deal with rising prices
New blood plasma centers have opened around Massachusetts in recent years. People say they're increasingly relying on them as gas prices and other costs increase. -
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
Massachusetts was among the two dozen U.S. states that claimed the entertainment ticketing behemoth was a monopoly that cost concertgoers and sports fans. -
She gave her mom a kidney. Now, she’s taking on the Boston Marathon.
Kortney Hixson donated a kidney to her mom, saving her life. She spoke on GBH's All Things Considered about that journey and the impact of organ donation. -
Tablet learning is booming in Mass. prisons
The tablets’ content offer basic education, vocational courses, resume building, job training and reentry preparation.
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