ICA looks to expand at Fan Pier site

The Fan Pier development, as seen under construction in December 2014 adjacent to the Institute of Contemporary Art . (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff)

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The ICA expansion being contemplated would be part of a larger allowance for cultural and civic uses at the Fan Pier development site.

FILE - This Aug. 11, 1984, file photo shows a field of entrants during the Men's 5,000 meter event at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Glamour, celebrities, perfect weather. A revitalized and growing downtown. Iconic venues and political support. With these virtues, Los Angeles looks like an ideal fit to host the 2024 Olympics. (AP Photo, File)

USOC denies LA being readied as backup to Boston

The US Olympic Committee insists that lukewarm support in Boston so far won?t prompt it to go to a Plan B.

US attorney subpoenas records related to Health Connector

The federal government is seeking information related to the Massachusetts Health Connector, dating back to 2010.

Boston- 09/10/14- The Boston Flower Exchange building and parking lot takes up a commanding presence of land in the 500 block of Albany Street as an unknown bidder offered $35 million for the landBoston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Sale of Boston Flower Exchange property approved

Shareholders backed the sale of the South End real estate, which has received bids of at least $35 million from four developers.

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Governor Baker is pressing the federal government to make Mass. and its cities and towns eligible for more snow cleanup money.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Judge halts testimony in Tsarnaev trial until Monday

The announcement was made after the judge, defense lawyers, and prosecutors emerged from a long closed-door conference.

Connecticut man allegedly flashes gun on golf course

Police say Alejandro Baeza brandished his weapon after a group behind him accused him of playing too slowly.

A sailboat passed by Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor.

Free ferries offered this Saturday to Harbor Islands

A trip will be free for people who visit the islands? national and state parks to celebrate this season?s opening.

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The decision Facebook?s Sheryl Sandberg faces highlights a question the average worker usually doesn?t consider until tragedy strikes.

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Perspective

Gender equality at work? Only when men can get pregnant

We need to spend more time thinking about the role of men in women?s progress, Shirley Leung writes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/493182059.jpg Red Sox fire pitching coach Juan Nieves

Nieves was in his third season with the team, but the pitching staff?s struggles this season cost him his job.

The Deflategate report

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A comparison of Tom Brady?s comments on Jan. 22. with the findings of the Wells Report shows some key differences.

Tickets to hear Tom Brady speak at Salem State tonight are going for up to $500 online.

Tickets to Tom Brady event at Salem State go for up to $500 on Craigslist

The embattled Patriots quarterback is expected to speak tonight at Salem State University.

01/29/15: Chandler, AZ: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady continues to battle a cold. The Patriots held media availabilities today at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Super Bowl

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Wells Report may be unsettling, but it settles nothing

The report won?t change entrenched opinions on either side, and leaves those of us in the middle not knowing what to believe.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) warms up before the NFL football AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Who are the Patriots workers at the heart of Deflategate?

John Jastremski and Jim McNally are now forever linked as the Patriots deal with the Deflategate fallout.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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It stretches all believability to conclude that the Patriots QB had nothing to do with this, and it damages his hard-earned legacy.

Karidja Touré plays Marieme in ?Girlhood.?

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Movie Review

?Girlhood? follows Parisian daughters of African diaspora

The film is a tough, heart-stoppingly beautiful drama about teenage girls in the high-rise slums of Paris.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

What does today?s NSA ruling mean?

If Congress can?t quickly agree on how to fix the phone record collection program, the NSA will lose its authority to collect records on June 1.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/beach2-8444.jpg Is this spring? Or summer?

Sunshine and temperatures well above normal expected to continue into next week.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

John E. Sununu

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The depth of Clinton?s weaknesses has escaped honest scrutiny among Democrats.

The Big Picture

Georgiy Samsonov (L), Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

The big picture

Berlin battleground?70 years later

Decades after the Battle for Berlin, photographer Fabrizio Bensch unearthed pictures by a Red Army photographer that depicted a city at war?s end.