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By PHILIP MARCELO

 BOSTON — They’re nestled amid bustling downtowns and tucked into nondescript strip malls across quiet suburbs. Brothels posing as massage parlors and Asian spas have been part of the American landscape for decades, hidden in plain sight.But the...

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LAWRENCE — House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday pitched Republican plans for overhauling the nation’s tax code at a shoe factory, as demonstrators outside protested the GOP agenda of scrapping former President Barack Obama’s health care law and tax...

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BOSTON — They dove in, splashed around and blissfully floated in the murky river water.Intrepid swimmers got a once-a-year chance to beat the summer heat with a dip in the once-notorious dirty water of Boston’s Charles River on Tuesday.The annual...

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BOSTON — An Iranian cancer researcher who was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport has been sent back to his home country.U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spokeswoman Stephanie Malin said Mohsen Dehnavi and his family were put on a return...

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BOSTON — A prominent Irishman who lived illegally in Boston for years has been deported, closing a case that has generated fear and anxiety within the state’s sizeable Irish expat community.John Cunningham returned to Ireland on Wednesday night, a...

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BOSTON — Massachusetts’ first — and so far only — casino has enjoyed a modest revenue bump in its second full year in operation.Plainridge Park has generated roughly $157 million in gross gambling revenues since last June, or slightly higher than the...

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BOSTON — It was a simple act of kindness by a complete stranger, but it left a lasting impression on a young Polish boy escaping the horrors of Nazi death camps.Steve Ross searched for decades for the U.S. soldier who had comforted and fed him as the...

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BOSTON — Shoe makers are racing to the Boston area as they compete for millennial talent.Reebok picked the city’s rapidly growing Seaport District for its new global headquarters in December, following in the footsteps of New Balance and Converse,...

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NATICK — President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared it a “date which will live in infamy” — and three-quarters of a century later, relics from that audacious attack still conjure strong emotions.A new exhibition commemorating the 75th anniversary of the...