Puzder withdraws as Trump?s labor nominee

Andrew Puzder, President Trump?s pick to run the Labor Department, withdrew his name from consideration.

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Watch as Globe reporter Joshua Miller interviews Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.

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Councilor Bill Linehan, a pragmatic and sometimes controversial figure in city politics, will not seek a sixth term.

Business

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Owner Ed Ansin declined to say how much the broadcast signal for WLVI-TV sold for, beyond ?a lot of money.?

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Merck stopped a clinical trial of its Alzheimer?s treatment three months after Eli Lilly & Co. halted a study of a similar drug.

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Somehow, ?The Howard Stern Show? received a confidential call between an IRS agent and a Sandwich woman, and they aired it.

Metro

Ewart Brown, former premier of Bermuda, is accused in a lawsuit of accepting bribes to push business to Lahey Clinic. He is shown here at the trophy ceremony during the PGA Grand Slam of Golf tournament in 2007.

Former Bermuda leader with ties to Lahey was educated in US

At Howard University, Dr. Ewart Brown was president of the student assembly and a leader of a massive 1968 student protest.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_16trafficking-4_metro-6658.jpg ?They just need to sell sex and give him the money?

A Medford man is being held without bail on allegations that he ran a prostitution operation, often paying his victims in drugs and lodging.

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Turmoil in Washington

Republican frustrations build over crisis atmosphere at White House

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South Dakota Senator John Thune and Arizona Senator John McCain each expressed dismay at the waves of controversy coming from the White House.

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Senate Armed Services Senate Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. questions Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, about the mission in the war-torn country, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Russian ship reportedly spotted near Navy base in Connecticut

Congressmen said they are concerned after reports of a Russian intelligence-collection ship traveling near a naval submarine base.

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Given recent revelations and the murky circumstances around the president?s relationship with Moscow, here are five burning questions.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive for a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he ?can live? with one-state solution between Israel, Palestine

President Trump said the US would no longer insist on a Palestinian state as part of a peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians.

Bruins

05/14/14: Boston, MA: Bruins head coach Claude Julien and the bench are pictured after Montreal went ahead 2-0 in the second period. The Boston Bruins hosted the Montreal Canadiens in Game Seven of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Semi Final Playoff series at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) section: sports topic: Bruins-Canadiens (1)

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FLUTO SHINZAWA | ON HOCKEY

Julien not expecting the ax to fall in Boston

The new Montreal coach said he wasn?t shocked, but he was caught a little off-guard by last week?s move.

New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler talked with the media before Super Bowl LI.

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Malcolm Butler?s life story, coming to a theater near you

The film about the Patriots star will follow his path from working in a fast food joint to becoming a Super Bowl hero.

Group didn?t sneak into the Super Bowl with a ladder, NFL says

The league debunked the tall tale that was covered by TMZ Sports and garnered more than 500,000 views on YouTube.

Real Estate

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Whether you?re buying or selling, or just like to look at houses, condos and apartments, this is the place for you.

Trump Today

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The Trump White House is facing dueling scandals ? both related to Russia.

? Schedule: Where the president is today

? News: A look at what happened yesterday

? Social media: What Trump has been tweeting

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SCOT LEHIGH

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Michael Flynn was an impending train wreck you could see coming from miles away.

Special reports

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How did 14-year-old Raeshawn Moody wind up becoming among the youngest to face a murder charge in Boston?

Real Estate

What you can rent for $2,000 per month in Greater Boston

Would you prefer a 500-square-foot, updated apartment in Dorchester or a 1,000-square-foot unit in Quincy? You can get either for about $2,000 per month.