Legislature signals budget deal, but stays mum on the details

Top state budget negotiators from the House and Senate announced a compromise Thursday.

Exterior of the Fox Club at Harvard.

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Nine women stripped of membership in Harvard club

Nine women have been stripped of their membership in one of Harvard University?s elite, traditionally all-male social clubs.

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The No. 3 House Republican was wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice last month.

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The Education Department is trying to ?dilute? the protections put in place by the Obama administration, the attorneys general said in the complaint.

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Boston?s violent crime rate is among the lowest compared with other major cities, but don?t tell that to residents in Roxbury or Mattapan.

United apologizes for latest incident on flight into Boston

A woman said she was forced to sit with her 25-pound son on her lap for a three and a half hour flight.

Man fatally shot in Dorchester; 14-year-old injured

The fatal shooting was the second homicide in Boston on Thursday, and the third in two days.

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The shuttering is the first major budget cut by interim university chancellor Barry Mills.

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In her own words: An MLK Scholar turned aspiring journalist

Watch Boston student Takora McIntyre talk about the moment she became inspired to take control of her future.

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The Trump presidency

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

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For Melania Trump, a cyberbullying pledge followed by inaction

President Trump?s behavior fits the definition of online bullying, according to multiple experts in the field.

Nestor Ramos

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It?s surprisingly easy to mistake our founding documents for today?s political discourse.

Ground Game

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If this morning?s press conference was any indication, we now now have some indication of how the one-on-one meeting at the G-20 summit will go.

Michael A. Cohen

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President Trump bashes his own intelligence community, undermines the free press, denigrates NATO, and spouts bigotry. And that?s just Day One.

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How Gordon Hayward got beaten on his own scoop

He apparently wanted to break his news on the Players? Tribune, but it didn?t work out that way.

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Many fans have been walking around in a fog, commiserating with strangers in Jazz jerseys.

RAYS 4, RED SOX 1

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Sale struck out 12 over seven innings but also allowed two homers and four runs.

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Maine Governor Paul LePage characterized the Maine media as ??vile,?? ?inaccurate,?? and ??useless.??

SHIRLEY LEUNG

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Here are what women in the tech industry wished they had said ? and in some cases did ? when they encountered an offensive remark or behavior.

Things to Do

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The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

Confidential tips

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

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EDITORIAL

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Two Massachusetts students are suing New England Institute of Art in Brookline, charging that the for-profit school made deceptive claims. Their lawsuit has merit.

Special reports

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With an eye toward the future, the Boston Globe said goodbye to its longtime Dorchester home this week.

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Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

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Volunteers at a border clinic in Arizona try to not cross the line between permissible medical care and unlawful assistance to migrants.