Walsh files municipal lobbying legislation

A proposal by Mayor Martin Walsh would force city lobbyists to register and publicly report their efforts to influence public policy at City Hall.

Thousands without power following thunderstorms

Roughly 20,000 people were left without power following a string of severe thunderstorms that hit Massachusetts overnight.

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The state senator, whose office was raided by the FBI, represented Stonehill and the company that installed 9,000 solar panels there.

State begins review of 500 sex offender cases

Officials seek to identify which offenders might still be risks to the public and should be returned to the public watch list.

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The 2012 GOP presidential nominee waded into a controversial Republican primary by making the comments on Fox News Wednesday.

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Republicans see Trump barreling toward the March 1 primary, and few think there is much they can do about it.

Robert DeSalvio looked over his notes before making the announcement.

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Wynn casino on hold ? indefinitely

Wynn Resorts is postponing groundbreaking indefinitely because of an appeal of a key permit filed by the mayor of Somerville.

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?There?s no sinister plan here,? Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said.

Boston, MA 072613 An old tree is a favorite at the Prouty Garden in Boston Children's Hospital, where plans are underway to construct a new building at the site, Friday, July 26 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 26garden reporter: Nikita Lalwani

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Amid backlash, Children?s defends expansion

Boston Children?s Hospital says it needs more room to treat sick children. Opponents want the Prouty Garden preserved.

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Atlas is back. Boston Dynamics released a video of the latest version of its human-shaped Atlas robot Tuesday.

IDEAS

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Even the White House says the machines are coming, so let?s give humans a universal basic income.

Peter Brockmann participated in a pro-privacy rally at the Apple store on Boylston Street in Boston on Tuesday.

Apple said to be developing an iPhone even it can?t hack

If Apple succeeds ? and experts say it almost surely will ? it will create a significant technical challenge for law enforcement.

Boston police Sergeant Detective Danny Keeler crossed Boylston Street on Wednesday, his last day of work.

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KEVIN CULLEN

A hard-charging cop retires

His critics say he charged too hard, but Danny Keeler did things his way, always believing he did the right thing.

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Standup comic Tom Papa counts Jerry Seinfeld and Rob Zombie among his close friends, but there?s no resemblance among them.

Bottles

Spice is right with hot pepper beers

Of all the ingredients you can brew beer with, chile peppers seem one of the most incongruous.

1/25/2016 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium - New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to the media during a season-end press conference in the media workroom at Gillette Stadium on Monday, January 25, 2016, the morning after the Patriots lost to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championships. Topic: Patriotspic. Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

NFL Combine is not the usual drill for the Patriots

The Combine numbers don?t lie, but they don?t always tell the story of a player, such as Tom Brady.

Ground Game

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Heading into Super Tuesday, the race is effectively a three-person contest between Donald Trump, and Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.

The Big Picture

Chinese opera in Thailand

The Chinese New Year celebration ended with opera performances in Bangkok, Thailand, home to the largest overseas Chinese community in the world.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Untitled-1-5861.jpg Boston Dynamics? newest humanoid a leaner, meaner, quieter machine

The improved robot Atlas, made by Waltham-based Boston Dynamics, can walk through snow, and pick up boxes and himself.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | All things catholic

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Pope Francis suggested he?s open to the idea of artificial birth control as a means of combatting the spread of the Zika virus, while taking abortion off the table.