Oscars 2016

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Alejandro González Iñárritu accepted his award for best director.

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Vice President Joe Biden introduced Lady GaGa at the Oscars.

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Dave Grohl performed during the ?in memoriam? tribute at the Oscars.

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Mark Rylance accepted his award for best supporting actor.

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Mark Mangini, left, and David White accepted their award for best sound editing for ?Mad Max: Fury Road.?

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Alicia Vikander accepted the award for best supporting actress.

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Tom McCarthy, left, and Josh Singer accepted the award for best original screenplay for ?Spotlight.?

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Leonardo DiCaprio wins best actor

DiCaprio took home an Oscar for his performance in ?The Revenant.?

?Spotlight? among night?s winners

Boston brought it home at the 88th Academy Awards Sunday night, as ?Spotlight? won the Oscar for best original screenplay.

Oscar host Chris Rock goes there ? and spares no one

The comedian opened with a winning monologue that let everyone off the hook and put everyone on the hook at the same time.

See tonight?s Oscar winners

?Mad Max: Fury Road,? ?Spotlight,? ?The Danish Girl,? and other movies have won awards at the annual show.

Federal files leave questions about Boston Marathon bomber and his friend

The Department of Homeland Security provided redacted files to the Globe after multiple requests spanning three years.

Mayor Walsh, what don?t you understand about conflicts of interest?

Consultants have built a business on the strength of their relationships with the mayor.

North Korea presents detained American student to media

The 21-year-old University of Virginia student apologized for attempting to steal a political banner from a hotel.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

If John Farrell is going to keep his job, the Red Sox must start fast

The Red Sox finished last in the AL East in the past two seasons. That isn?t in their plan this year.

MBTA shrinks its deficit

MBTA officials will announce Monday that they have cut the agency?s projected deficit by 43 percent.

Although Hillary Clinton is one of Wellesley College?s most famous graduates, students on campus appear split between her and Bernie Sanders on the eve of the Massachusetts Democratic primary. — Bill Polo/Globe Staff/File 2007

Despite Hillary Clinton ties, Wellesley campus a microcosm of state Democratic race

On the campus that helped shape her politics, students are split on whether she deserves the nomination.

Clinton leads Sanders in new Mass. poll

Hillary Clinton holds an eight-point lead over Bernie Sanders in a new Mass. Democratic primary poll.

A well-meaning warning on pregnancy assailed as demeaning

A piece of advice from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is being denounced as alarmist and sexist.

Bitter fight brewing over Mass. charter school expansion

A winner-take-all fight is shaping up at the ballot box this fall.

New England native fatally shot on first patrol as police officer

Ashley Guindon, who was born in Springfield, Mass., and grew up in Merrimack, N.H., was killed on her first day on the job in Virginia.

GE will make a difference in Boston, CEO says

General Electric chief executive Jeff Immelt said in an interview that the company?s civic priorities will be education and health care.

Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart ready to be a pitching authority

Swihart was a take-charge catcher in the minor leagues, unafraid to go to the mound and tell a pitcher what he was thinking.

Man seriously injured in Dartmouth police-involved shooting

Ryan Kuphal allegedly charged at officers with a knife following an domestic violence incident involving his mother.

Opinion & Ideas

Alex Beam

The Donald Trump Veepstakes

It is not too early to ask: Who might run as Trump?s vice president?

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

Poll shows huge lead for Trump among Mass. GOP voters

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

The Big Picture

Daily life: February 2016

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

Globe must-reads

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol February 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Republican Senators held the conference to speak about President Obama's plan to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. They called the president's plan 'jibberish,' and said they have tried working with Obama to close the detention camp and move the terrorism suspects held there to federal prisons in the United States but this latest proposal is not the way forward. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Ayotte stays steady on Supreme Court vacancy

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

Another case of friends who benefit in Walsh?s City Hall

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

Les Otten?s last resort

Stephen Curry dropped 46 against the Thunder on Saturday night.

Maybe Steph Curry?s latest shot will quiet his detractors

Gilane Shaker, left, of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center served food to US Navy veteran David Bonner during a gathering in Boston on Saturday.

Veterans hold rally in support of Muslims

Members of the cast and crew of ?Spotlight? accepted the Robert Altman Award at the 2016 Independent Film Spirit Awards Saturday night.

?Spotlight? wins at Independent Film Spirit Awards

Fugitive mobster James ``Whitey?? Bulger, shown holding a goat in this undated photo taken shortly before he disappeared in 1995.

KEVIN CULLEN

On this Bulger ?crime,? sympathy for the devil

Hikers follow the Wonderland Trail with Mount Rainier as their backdrop.

The wonder of Mount Rainier

Even though he?s only 23 years old, Mookie Betts has earned the respect and admiration of his teammates.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Mookie Betts is the perfect blend of confidence and character

Team Infinity Factor watches their robot during competition at the Massachusetts First Tech Challenge State Championships at Natick High School.

High school students compete in robotics competition

Bob Quinn, Thomas Dimitroff, Jon Robinson, and Jason Licht.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

With ex-Patriots as GMs, these teams are trying to emulate the Belichick Way

BC?s Alex Carpenter is the reigning Patty Kazmeier Award winner, and a finalist again this season.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

BC women?s hockey team in pursuit of perfection

Sports

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Boston MA 2/28/16 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand is called for a penalty on Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Johnson setting up a goal scoring penalty shot during second period action at the TD Garden on Sunday February 28, 2016. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)

LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 1

Bruins are nothing special in loss to Lightning

Boston loses ground in division race with a sloppy effort in all facets of the game.

Metro

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In Natick, students compete in robotics competition

Thirty-two teams from New England competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge state championships on Saturday at Natick High School.

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LOCAL FARE

Sea Level takes fresh look at daily catch

?Raw oysters are something you get from nature that you eat directly,? says the Salem restaurant owner. ?It?s very primal.?

Politics

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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.

Columnists

THOMAS FARRAGHER

The force of speaking truth to power

Dave Dombrowski clearly enjoys talking about his baseball team.

Dan Shaughnessy

Dombrowski making his presence known with Red Sox

Wilmington-04/10/2012-The Boston Bruins practiced at Ristuccia Arena for their playoff games with the Washington Capitals starting on Thursday. Coach Claude Julien goes over a play with the players. Boston Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki(sports)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Julien has been the point person for Bruins

US Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump is seen on television in the CNN filing room during the GOP debate on Thursday.

Adrian Walker

Mass. GOP leaders have no idea how to stop Trump

Suffolk Construction Company CEO John Fish.