Losing bidder sues to block commuter rail deal

Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co. lost its bid earlier this year to continue running Boston’s commuter rail network.

Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, a Harvard sophomore, started the

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New campaign highlights black students’ frustrations

Since being posted on Tumblr earlier this month, a multimedia campaign labeled “I, Too, Am Harvard” has drawn tens of thousands of views.

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President Obama’s visit comes days after a major GOP fund-raiser in Boston featuring Mitt Romney.

Furor over limits to state voyeurism law

A decision by the state’s high court quickly drew calls for a change in state law to so “upskirting” can be prosecuted.

“I’m mostly afraid of being afraid,” said Casey Carey-Brown (right) of Jamaica Plain, with wife Michelle and daughter Riley.

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Emotions mixed on being part of Marathon crowd

Police are preparing for record crowds along the route, but some spectators are debating whether they’ll show up this year.

”The College Board cannot stand by while some test-prep providers intimidate parents at all levels of income into the belief that the only way they can secure their child’s success is to pay for costly test preparation and coaching,” said David Coleman, president of the not-for-profit College Board.

College Board drops essay portion of SAT

That’s just one part of a sweeping redesign of the test aimed at making it more relevant to what students study in college.

Dr. Deborah Persaud, a virus specialist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, noted that the Long Beach baby is still on antiretroviral drugs at nine months.

Second infected baby cleared of HIV

A clinical trial in which 50 babies who are born infected will be put on drugs within 48 hours is set to begin within three months, a researcher said.

BetaBoston

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The CEO of the largest database in the US insisted that license plate recognition technology is “simply photography.”

Tech Lab

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Steve Serge is a star. Serge plays videogames and makes movies of the resulting digital carnage. It’s called “e-sports,” and it’s huge.

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JOAN VENNOCHI

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How does the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality translate to a St. Patrick’s Day celebration?

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Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) met in Paris on Wednesday.

John Kerry talks on Ukraine yield no change

Talks on Ukraine between the secretary of state and his Russian counterpart bore no tangible fruit, but established that Russia wants to avoid broader conflict.

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A tube over Albany Street will be replaced by a glass bridge to better connect buildings at Boston Medical, formed when Boston City Hospital and University Hospital merged.

Boston Medical Center consolidating campuses

Boston Medical Center is preparing to break ground in the coming weeks on a $270 million construction and renovation project.

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Marcus Wainwright (left) and David Neville of Rag & Bone. At left: their Newbury line.

First it was the investment bag, now the investment shoe

While creating the season’s “it” shoe may result in a quick retail hit, there’s a long-term incentive for creating a signature design.