Crime & Safety

Police Demand City's 'Black Lives Matter' Banner be Replaced|Rep Says Clinton Should be "Shot for Treason": PM Digest

Also: Region mourns young girl who inspired thousands; AG takes aim at assault weapons ban "loophole"; Truck crashes into MBTA bus; More.

The police said the banner is "demoralizing" and demanded it be replaced.

Inspirational Girl Followed by Thousands Dies

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Thousands followed the young girl's fight on the Facebook page Riley ROCKS after she was diagnosed with cancer at age six.

Church Displays Banner Supporting Police Next to 'Black Lives Matter' Banner

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Massachusetts has an assault weapons ban on the books, but sellers are finding workarounds, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.

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NH State Rep: Hillary Clinton Should Be "Shot For Treason"

Al Baldasaro’s comments on a Boston radio station from the GOP convention creates a firestorm.

Red Sox Put Koji Uehara on DL

But they named a new closer.

RELATED: Watch Julian Edelman Swings for the Green Monster at Red Sox Batting Practice

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