Boston’s mayor bracing for potential National Guard deployment
The Trump administration has already dispatched the Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts ecologists build a winter ‘hotel’ for snakes
The success of the rocky structure will be measured once temperatures drop.
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Discounted T fare enrollment exceeding estimates
Nearly 30,000 people have enrolled in the MBTA's new low-income fare program in the first nine months after it launched, and 3% to 4% of all trips across the entire system are now made using discount fares, officials said Thursday. -
Latest family feud at Market Basket has customers asking 'what to do?'
MIT labor expert calls for mediator, calling leadership turmoil a potential 'disaster' for the grocery chain. -
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Driverless cars run into resistance at Boston City Council
Officials said labor, safety and environmental concerns raise doubts about deploying autonomous vehicles any time soon. -
Air Force unit suspends use of Sig Sauer pistols after shooting death of airman
The incident has prompted the Air Force's Global Strike Command to pause use of the New Hampshire-made M18 pistol.
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