Mass. Senate passes transgender bill

The legislation would protect transgender people from discrimination in sports arenas, movie theaters, and other public accommodations.

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Ernest Wallace was convicted of being an accessory after the murder of Odin Lloyd, who Aaron Hernandez was convicted of killing.

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Donald Trump and Paul Ryan, in a joint statement, described the meeting as a first and ?very positive step toward unification.?

Drunk driver allegedly hits Verizon picketer with truck

The incident began as police were escorting drivers through an area where 80 striking workers had gathered.

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold posters calling for the Minister of Interior Mohammed al-Ghabban (portrait-C) to leave his post as they protest on May 12, 2016 in Baghdad's northern Shiite neighbourhood of Sadr City condemning the car bombing attack earlier in the week at a popular market in the area. Hundreds of residents of the Baghdad neighbourhood rocked by a devastating bombing that killed dozens of people protested blaming the government for the carnage. / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYEAHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images

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OPINION | DAVID WADE

The US does have a strategy for Iraq

Even as Iraq confounds and concerns, we can?t wash our hands of it.

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New shows at the Concord Museum and Concord Free Public Library show how a disillusioned N.C. Wyeth found inspiration in Thoreau.

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Convictions that involved former state chemist Annie Dookhan ?have brought years of jail time, as well as harsh collateral consequences,? the organization said.

Swastikas drawn at Winthrop High by student, officials say

The coaches? room and gym were trashed, some electronics were vandalized, and video equipment was also taken, officials said.

Measles threat hits Mass.

The visitor from Europe with measles marks the first case of the highly infectious disease this year in Massachusetts.

Apr 10, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Steven Wright (35) throws a pitch during the first inning in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports

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How Steven Wright came to have Boston all aflutter

The new staff stalwart didn?t start out as a knuckleballer, but after he converted, he caught the Red Sox? eye.

Richard Simone, of Worcester, was arraigned at Hillsborough County Superior Court in Nashua, N.H., following a long police chase across state lines.

Mass., N.H. troopers on leave after chase, beating video

One trooper in each state is off the job pending the results of inquiries, including a criminal investigation by the N.H. attorney general?s office.

Taunton attacks

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Morton Hospital did not directly connect its decision to cut ties with the mental health provider to the release of Taunton suspect Arthur DaRosa.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/GB-NE%202-5557265.jpg Article details fall of former Patriot Reche Caldwell

Caldwell is in the middle of a 27-month sentence for possession of drugs with intent to distribute.

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Hold off on getting the friendship bracelet for your supposed BFF.

Mark Wahlberg greets patients Spaulding Hospital Cambridge after filming scenes for ?Patriots Day.?

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Wahlberg films ?Patriots Day? scenes at Spaulding, hangs around afterward

?Patriots Day,? director Peter Berg?s movie about the Boston Marathon bombings, filmed at Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge this week, and afterward actor Mark Wahlberg met with patients and staff.

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The southbound side of Interstate 93 was completely closed for a time as firefighters worked to get the blaze under control.

Tom Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen in Brazil in 2014.

Tom Brady gushes over Gisele on ?Access Hollywood?

After reports last fall that the marriage was on the fritz, the couple has made a few public appearances lately that beg to differ.

Movie Review | ? ? ½

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Jodie Foster?s latest directing project is ?Network? and ?Dog Day Afternoon? and CNBC?s ?Mad Money? all wrapped up into a tight ball of preposterousness.

Ground Game

ground game

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It should be clear by now that Sanders is not convincing anyone that he has a path to win the Democratic nomination.

The Big Picture

Wounded warrior Michael Yule celebrates after winning the lightweight power lifting gold during the Invictus Games on May 9.

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Invictus Games

The games, created by Prince Harry, allow wounded, sick, or injured armed services members worldwide to compete in Paralympic-style games.

Globe investigations

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More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.