ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley’s chief spokesman, Shaun Adamec, is decamping for a job in Boston. Adamec, who’s acted as O’Malley’s chief line between his office and the press for the last three years, wrote Thursday in a letter to ...

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BOSTON — As lawmakers continue to push a bill that would limit medical malpractice lawsuits, opponents are boosting their criticism of the measure, pointing to a recent study showing that hospital errors occur 10 times more frequently than previously thought. ...

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BOSTON — A game developed by a Boston-based tech company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates. “Smuggle Truck: ...

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — When Savannah welcomed the largest cargo ship ever to call on its booming seaport, the visiting vessel barely fit. The Figaro had to sail in loaded at only half-capacity to avoid scraping the river bottom, and even ...

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BOSTON, MA — During oral arguments in Smith v. Bayer, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court questioned whether a federal court had the authority to stop a state court from certifying a class action when the federal court had ...

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BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees on Thursday tapped Robert Caret to be the new president of the five-campus UMass system. Caret will replace departing UMass President Jack Wilson, who is stepping down June 30. Caret is ...

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BOSTON — The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled against U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co. in a widely watched mortgage foreclosure case that could have serious implications for the nation’s largest banks. The Supreme Judicial Court on Friday ...

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BOSTON, MA — In his later years on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens was not afraid to voice his objection to a certiorari denial in the form of a written dissent or statement accompanying ...

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BOSTON, Mass. — Plaintiffs’ personal injury attorneys are gearing up to initiate an onslaught of litigation against makers of the popular painkillers Darvon and Darvocet. After the voluntary withdrawal of the drugs from the market following a recommendation by the ...

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NEW YORK — Comcast Corp., the country’s biggest cable provider, says a technical glitch caused Internet outages for customers on Sunday night, mainly near Washington, D.C, and the Boston area. Company spokesman Charlie Douglas said Monday that the disturbance lasted ...

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