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FILE- In this Sept. 21, 2018 file photo, fire investigators pause while searching the debris at a home which exploded following a gas line failure in Lawrence, Mass. Federal prosecutors have been conducting a criminal investigation into the natural gas explosions and fires that rocked three communities north of Boston in September. NiSource, the parent company of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, disclosed Thursday, Nov. 1, it is cooperating with a criminal investigation by U.S. Attorney...

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Feds open criminal probe into natural gas blasts

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressNovember 2, 2018

Confetti flies as a duckboat carrying members of the Boston Red Sox pass by during a parade to celebrate the team's World Series championship over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston throws a party for World Series-winning Red Sox

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 31, 2018

In this Tuesday photo striking hotel workers carry picket signs outside The Westin Copley Place hotel, in Boston. New technology threatening to make some hotel jobs obsolete is among the concerns prompting thousands of Marriott workers to walk off their jobs across the U.S. in recent weeks. The Westin Copley Place is a Marriott-owned hotel.

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New technology among concerns in hotel strikes

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 14, 2018

Striking hotel workers carry picket signs outside The Westin Copley Place hotel, in Boston, Oct. 9, 2018. New technology threatening to make some hotel jobs obsolete is among the concerns prompting thousands of Marriott workers to walk off their jobs across the U.S. in recent weeks. The Westin Copley Place is a Marriott-owned hotel.

New technology, housekeeping among concerns in hotel strikes

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 12, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2018 file image take from video provided by WCVB in Boston, flames consume the roof of a home following an explosion in Lawrence, Mass, a suburb of Boston. Federal investigators are confirming that over pressurized natural gas lines were the source of a series of explosions and fires in communities north of Boston last month. The preliminary report on Thursday, Oct. 11 from the National Transportation Safety Board said that Columbia Gas work in Lawrence on Sept....

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Feds: Over-pressurized lines caused deadly gas explosions

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 11, 2018

In this Sept. 20, 2018 photo, Francisco Melger, left, of the Boston Center for Youths and Family, and Police Officer Dan Long greet East Boston residents during a Walk for Peace and Unity. Nearly three years after the nation's largest single takedown of MS-13 gang members, residents in the strongly Central American communities around Boston say the streets are noticeably quieter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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MS-13 takedown helps city breathe free

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 8, 2018

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Senators: Utility ‘woefully’ unprepared for gas explosions

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 5, 2018

Hiwaida Elarabi is shown at a graduation ceremony in Medford, May 21, 2017. When Elarabi, a Sudanese immigrant, learned the U.S. government was ending the temporary protected status that allowed her to live and work in the country legally for two decades, she sold off the restaurant that had been her life’s dream.

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Immigrants cheer ruling on protected status

by Philip Marcelo Associated Press, Amy Taxin Associated Press, and Jennifer Kay Associated PressOctober 4, 2018

Two signs at the top of the dune at Newcomb Hollow Beach alert visitors that the beach is closed to swimming, Saturday, in Wellfleet. A Revere man died after being bitten by a shark off Newcomb Hollow Beach on Saturday.

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Shark attacks highlight need for better cell service

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressSeptember 18, 2018

A house is destroyed in Lawrence, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 after a series of gas explosions in the area. First-responders continued to fight at least 50 fires in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover Mass., Thursday. The fires are being attributed to problems with the natural gas system and officials are urging residents to leave their homes if they smell gas. (Carl Russo/The Eagle-Tribune via AP)

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Gas blasts near Boston destroy homes, kill 1, injure at least 10

by Philip Marcelo Associated PressSeptember 14, 2018