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Sox-Yankees a 'business trip'

LONDON — They traveled 3,200 miles to help promote a game that few in London are aware is taking place.

 

Sweeney's timeis about to begin

BOSTON — With the 2019 Development Camp in the books, Bruins GM' Don Sweeney can focus all his attention to Monday's opening bell of free agency.

 

Billerica, 5 other towns, sued over tobacco bans

Six Massachusetts municipal health boards are unlawfully enforcing bans over tobacco and vape products, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Cumberland Farms.

 

'Housing is the cure for homelessness'

LOWELL — The development of a housing option for the homeless in the city's Highlands neighborhood is nearly complete and the tenant selection is underway.

 

Dozen arraigned in drug sweep

LOWELL — For at least one of the twelve people arraigned Friday in relation to a cocaine trafficking scheme, Lowell District Court was a familiar place.

 

DMZ diplomacy? Trump offers to meet Kim at border

OSAKA, Japan — — President Donald Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea's Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the demilitarized zone that separates the North and South, and expressed a willingness to cross the

 

Lowell fire displaces families

LOWELL — Several families were displaced Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out in a large building at Cupples Square in Lowell.

 

Justices won't revive Alabama ban on abortion procedure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't revive Alabama's attempt to ban the most commonly used procedure in second-trimester abortions after the measure was blocked by lower courts.

 

Pelham officers make drug bust

LAWRENCE — A month-long narcotics investigation in New Hampshire has led to the arrest of a man in Massachusetts allegedly looking to sell drugs.

 

Citizenship question opponents celebrate court ruling

BOSTON The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling halting the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census was cheered Thursday by state officials and advocates who said such a question could jeopardize an accurate count in Massachusetts.

 

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