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James Murphy and Evan Mandery - Why top colleges should cut back on early decision admissions - Colleges have increasingly relied upon early decision to secure ever-larger portions of their entering classes. But the early decision edge goes largely to students who already have a big leg up on their competition.

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Fare gates at South Station to arrive in December, MBTA says -- The initiative follows the implementation of fare gates at North Station in 2022.

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1-year-old alligator rescued near Charles River -- The young reptile is now out of the cold and in a heated tank, where it was "swimming around, acting like a normal alligator," the man who rescued it said.

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Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family -- The deal would require members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion and give up ownership.

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Fire chief in Townsend facing conflict of interest allegations after his company received millions in town contracts -- The fire chief said in an interview Friday that his company was selected by the town "because we were the low bidder for the job by a wide margin."

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