Les Otten to make stand with old Balsams Hotel

Les Otten has ambitious plans for The Balsams Hotel site, where more ski trails would be among the four-season activities.

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The former part-owner of the Red Sox has plans to create a huge hotel and ski area in New Hampshire.

After the mayoral primary in 2013, Martin J. Walsh sat with his advisor Michael Goldman (right) and press secretary Kate Norton  in Dorchester restaurant.

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Marty Walsh?s friends with benefits

The political firm founded by Michael Goldman and Matthew O?Neil is not just close to the new administration ? it has acted like part of it.

Leonardo DiCaprio starred as legendary explorer Hugh Glass in the 2015 film ?The Revenant.?

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Ty Burr

DiCaprio is an old-fashioned movie star in a new age

?The Revenant? is the sole representative in the best-picture race of a curiously old-fashioned concept: the star vehicle.

Man on moped charged with threatening driver with gun

A moped driver allegedly pulled a gun on another driver in a road rage incident in the South End.

Boston police arrest teenager on gun charges

Police said they arrested a 17-year-old in Mattapan on gun charges after he struck an officer during a pat-down and then ran away.

Marco Rubio spoke at the opening of his campaign headquarters in Melbourne, Fla., during his Senate run in 2010.

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Rubio?s campaign carries echoes of Senate bid

As it was in 2010, the situation is desperate for Rubio, a candidate who has never lost an election.

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Donald Trump deviated from his usual stump speech to downplay a civil lawsuit pending against the business.

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Donald Trump has opened up a broad lead in Mass. before Tuesday?s primary, with double the support of his closest competitor.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greeted supporters in Columbia, S.C.

Clinton wins big in South Carolina

The victory puts Hillary Clinton in strong position heading into Super Tuesday?s crucial contests.

Jay Seldin

Ideas

America, meet Cuba

Seven pictures that show what life is like on the Caribbean island.

Brainiac

At an explorers? dinner, the case of prehistoric mystery meat

The dinner was legendary, but the meat that was served wasn?t all it was said to be.

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Looking at the numbers, young Americans aren?t so eager to get married. But a new survey might give those couples living in Boston a little encouragement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/28foldwebversion1400.jpg Marie Kondo?s tips for decluttering... but not throwing it all away

In an excerpt from her latest book, best-selling author and organizational expert Marie Kondo tells you what to do with those belongings ?only you could ever love.?

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/33edebe94c444210970347ce13b5a48e-33edebe94c444210970347ce13b5a48e-0.jpg The best zingers from Thursday?s GOP debate

As the Republican presidential field gets smaller, the intraparty politics are becoming more vicious.

The Big Picture

Daily life: February 2016

A look at moments captured by photographers around the world in the month of February.

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.

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?Disrupted? became the subject of intense discussion well before its publication because of its central role in an ethics scandal.

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.