In 1978 custody case, Clinton took the side of a father

Hillary Clinton slogged through a case that runs counter to a central theme of her presidential campaign that she?s a tireless advocate for women.

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Bernie Sanders has been feuding with Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC, and has accused both of favoring Hillary Clinton.

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Elizabeth ?Betty? Baker, the mother of Governor Charlie Baker, died Saturday at a facility in Needham after a long illness, according to a spokesman.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG

How boosting workplace diversity would lift the economy

The consulting firm McKinsey & Co. estimates that Americans will spend about $300 billion over the next decade on such services as access to affordable child care and paid leave.

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Natasha Lamb filed shareholder resolutions at nine major technology companies, directing them to disclose pay differences between men and women.

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It wasn?t long ago when people complained that the state university?s flagship campus was a second-tier state school.

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Attorney General Maura Healey accuses Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc. of overbilling the state by $600,000 over a 10-year period.

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Mullah Mansour was chosen to head the Afghan Taliban last summer after the death several years earlier of the organization?s founder.

PREAKNESS STAKES

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Nyquist was denied a chance at the Triple Crown as Exaggerator made up a 13-length deficit at muddy Pimlico.

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Mounting evidence points to a sudden, dramatic catastrophe that led to the plane?s crash into the eastern Mediterranean early Thursday.

Joe Kelly (left) received an appreciative pat on the head from Xander Bogaerts after the Indians got their first hit of the game in the seventh inning.

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Nick Cafardo | On baseball

As Joe Kelly showed, nothing?s better than full potential

If Clay Buchholz could just soak it in and learn, then . . .

Boston, MA - 05/14/16 - (7th inning) Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts (50) celebrates his seventh inning grand slam home run. The Boston Red Sox take on the Cleveland Indians in Game 2 of a three game series at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 22Red Sox-Indians, LOID: 8.2.3009226767.

Red Sox 9, Indians 1

Mookie Betts powers offense as Red Sox rout Indians

The outfielder had two homers and drove in five runs to back Joe Kelly?s dominant return from the DL.

Ideas | Mark Pothier

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Colleges are able to raise tuition because they know student loan debt isn?t their problem.

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Three years after he was badly injured in an attack in Afghanistan, Sergeant Thomas Block has a new mission: rescuing children from predators.

STAT

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When fundraisers at Boston Children?s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, benefactors say they prefer to fund efforts to help children with cancer.

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The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees called Jill Bourne a ?star? with creative fund-raising chops and a commitment to diversity.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

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Resident Judy Grecco says she isn?t crazy about cities and loves the town of Hanover?s country feel.

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Five things you should know about sunscreen before you get greased up for a day on the beach.

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The film adaptation puts you in a room with the 36th president of the United States, with an intimate view of his weary, furrowed face.

In search of sanctuary

The pews grew emptier and emptier. Until at last they realized: the Congregational Church of West Medford was dying. But they were people of faith and they believed in resurrection.

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Kelly Kasulis

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The costs of code compliance and routine maintenance don?t raise public ire like skyrocketing rents that push out longtime residents.

Life sciences

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

Ground Game

Ground Game

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The rule about candidates getting the entire party to fight for them after a bruising primary might be tossed out of the window.

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Balance (Defined)

One in an occasional series exploring the definitions of words via photography.

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The MBTA pension fund released its belated 2014 annual report Friday.

MBTA pension chief earned $282,000 in 2014

The MBTA pension fund released its belated 2014 annual report Friday, confirming a 5.5 percent investment return that year, below its 6.2 percent benchmark.