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White House churn reaches new heights in a chaotic week

Even by the standards of a Washington accustomed to President Trump?s governance by chaos, this has been an extraordinary week.

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President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements.

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The order is the first known time the special counsel demanded documents directly related to President Trump?s businesses.

Michael Hand spoke with his attorney Craig Tavares (right) as he is arraigned in connection with the 1986 murder of 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin at Brockton District Court on Wednesday.

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New details emerge in 1986 slaying of 15-year-old Kingston girl

Suspect Michael Hand reportedly hosted a gathering the night Tracy Gilpin was last seen alive in 1986.

BOSTON, MA - 7/8/2016: Robert DeLeo, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, speaks during a news conference opposing a ballot question on the legalization of recreational marijuana at William J. Ostiguy Recovery High School. DeLeo, Gov. Charlie Baker, Mayor Marty Walsh and others announced their opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. (Timothy Tai for The Boston Globe)

State representative takes on powerful speaker over non-disclosure agreements

Two state representatives accused Speaker Robert A. DeLeo on Thursday of cloaking years of impropriety in the House.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_ZL0WY.jpg Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr.

The couple married in 2005 and have five children.

Emergency personnel respond to a collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University.

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Four killed when new pedestrian bridge collapses near Miami

The bridge was designed to connect the sprawling campus of Florida International University with the nearby city of Sweetwater.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nextstorm031418.jpg Forecasters say storm could hit Mass. ? or ?scamper? out to sea

Don?t put away those shovels, snowblowers, and bags of salt just yet.

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A glittering transformation: The art of resetting jewels into striking new jewelry

The trend of updating existing jewelry with modern settings is taking off. And it?s easy to see why.

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Boston, MA -- 3/06/2018 - A therapy dog named Tucker visits with cardiac ICU patient Jim Cawley, of Seabrook, NH at MGH in Boston. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 09icudogs Reporter:

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In ICUs, a furry friend to comfort patients

Mass. General finds that therapy dogs humanize and soften tremendous suffering, loneliness, and stress.

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?It?s basically saying to immigrants: ?Stay away from the courthouse,?? said Rachel Rosenbloom, co-director of the Northeastern University School of Law Immigrant Justice Clinic.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_merge1_met-9582.jpg BU-Wheelock merger brings more than 110 layoffs

Boston University will lay off a majority of Wheelock College?s staff and faculty in its merger with the small Fenway school.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/e08597f8a99e47aa9cc6cfb1ccd9840f-e08597f8a99e47aa9cc6cfb1ccd9840f-0.jpg Holy Cross drops knight image, keeps ?Crusaders? name

The College of the Holy Cross will stop using the image of a knight, though trustees decided to keep the nickname Crusaders for athletic teams.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2%20Martin%20Ferris-269756.jpg So much for the luck of the Irish

Martin Ferris was supposed to arrive in Boston on Thursday, but the US government has not given him permission to enter the United States.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung-7178.jpg Toys ?R? Us is shutting down. It?s my fault

I have two kids, 5 and 7, in prime toy-buying age. But I can probably count the number of times I have stepped into a Toys ?R? Us on one hand.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_toysrusnolonger_business014.jpg How Toys ?R? Us became the island of misfit toys

The chain?s announcement that it would close stores sends ripples throughout the industry.

03/15/2018 Newton Ma- Anthony Fertitta (cq) middle was part of a Tree Tech Inc. ,crew that was working to remove a large Spruce tree that fell on Avalon Road in Newton. The tree damged a swing set and part of a garage.  Reporter:Topic.

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Trio of storms means long hours for workers

Major utilities in eastern Massachusetts had some crews working 16-hour days during the month of March, which has included three nor?easters.

PANTHERS 3, BRUINS 0

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Like Tuesday, Boston faced a three-goal, third period deficit.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/PeterSimon_names_01_art.jpg Robert F. Kennedy St. Patrick?s Day parade photo found ? 50 years later

A local lawyer recently uncovered, with some help, a photograph of his chance encounter with the Kennedy in 1968.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AllanDines_names_01_art.jpg Former ?BCN host Charles Laquidara takes fans and friends on a guided tour

Explaining the impetus for his new ?multimedia memoir,? pioneering Boston DJ Charles Laquidara put it bluntly.

Munch Madness 2018: The top restaurants in Boston

A la March Madness, local restaurants are pitted against each other. Vote now to make sure your favorite place wins.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/love_letters_teze.jpg A breakup: Is it an end, or is it a beginning?

In Season One, Meredith Goldstein explores this question through intimate stories of love and heartbreak and confessions from her own life.

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Opinion & Ideas

A Lighter Take | Debra A. Klein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/932446266.jpg Donald Trump?s Ides of March

The president got a jump on the day associated with Shakespeare and betrayal by firing two people.

Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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The shortage is forecast to last for more than a year.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/levine_xref_teze.jpg Inside the ?cult? that catapulted conductor James Levine?s career

At the beginning of the maestro?s 50-year career, Levine ran what some young musicians considered a cult, allegedly making members take loyalty tests and engage in group sex.

The Big Picture

Quincy-03/02/18- A rescue worker holds a crying baby rescued with her mother from a flooded home on Post Island Road. Many water rescue evacuations took place at residences flooded on Post Island Road in the Houghs Neck section of Quincy. Quincy firefighters used beats and front end loaders to rescue many residents. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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The Big Picture

Back to back nor?easter storms slam Massachusetts

Two nor?easter storms in the past week have brought snow, power outages and flooding to towns across Massachusetts.

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