Military urged to screen for gambling problems

Vietnam veteran Bruce Kinsman who traced his gambling addiction to his military service.

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Gambling addiction is a struggle shared by many veterans, specialists say.

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?She was a wonderful mother of five,? said the sister of Lucinda Seago. ?She was a devout Catholic and a darn good person.?

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Boston charter schools received two to three times more applications this year under a new online enrollment system.

The Trump administration

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President Trump is preparing to sign a revised executive order temporarily barring the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries.

President Donald J. Trump entered the Oval Office on Sunday.

A conspiracy theory?s journey from talk radio to the Oval Office

The wiretapping claims began Thursday as a conspiratorial rant on conservative talk radio, and ended as a series of tweets by President Trump.

97-year-old twins die in R.I. after falling amid cold temperatures

Authorities believe one twin fell in the driveway as she walked to her car, and the other tripped and fell while trying to go inside to call for help.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/05832266.jpg N. Korea launches another missile ? could it reach the US?

The launch coincided wtih annual exercises involving American and South Korean troops.

From left to right: line cook Vidalba Garcia, chef Jody Adams, and line cook Candace Blackwell prepared for dinner service at Porto in Boston.

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

A Day Without a Woman? Boston restaurant-goers wouldn?t eat very well.

With many of our top restaurants led by women, this area is very friendly to female chefs. But it?s not like that everywhere.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/house%20crop.jpg In Brookline, a house and two sisters alone

Two sisters are now the subject of public soul-searching in a town that prides itself on progressive government and neighborly compassion.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/645366118.jpg ?Manchester? director defends Casey Affleck, rips student journalist

In a letter to the editor of a college newspaper, Kenneth Lonergan defends the Cambridge-bred actor.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-13995.jpg Some Celtics didn?t make it to the White House in 1984

Larry Bird, Cedric Maxwell, and Robert Parish skipped the visit ? and it was no big deal.

SUNS 109, CELTICS 106

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Tyler Ulis picked up a loose ball and hit a 3-pointer to lift Phoenix to an unlikely victory.

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Some Boston police units are more diverse than others

Some units are less diverse than they were in 2012, and women are underrepresented on all but two of the units.

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The waterfront?s sea of parking lots has all but dried up, but two big publicly subsidized garages could help ease the crunch.

Adrian Walker

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The firm reimbursed its partners for well over $1 million in donations to Democratic candidates. But a reckoning may soon be coming ? as well it should.

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JEFF JACOBY

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The president?s assault on the news media is unprecedented in the modern era.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Winnipesaukee_04.jpg The worst day in the history of Lake Winnipesaukee

On the morning of Feb. 11 ? Derby Day in New Hampshire ? everything looked postcard-perfect. But looks can be deceiving.

Investigations

Private schools, painful secrets

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160607_BH__ErikaSchickel3.jpg The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliation

The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

STAT

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Doctors in Brazil are testing the fish skin as a bandage for second- and third-degree burns.

Real Estate

7 school districts with innovative programs in affordable communities

Whether you're looking to challenge a gifted student, expose your child to a new culture or language, or find a setting with extra social, emotional, or behavioral support, here's a sampling of districts that are thinking outside the box.