DeLeo accused by lawmakers of ?silencing tactics?

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

A look at Amazon?s proposed Seaport building

A city board approved the incentives if Amazon creates 2,000 jobs by 2025 and leases most or all of a new office building planned at Seaport Square.

?Oh, konnichiwa,? Ryan Zinke tells Japanese American lawmaker

?Whether intentional or not, his comments invoke the offensive stereotype that Asian Americans are perpetual foreigners,? a fellow lawmaker said of the interior secretary.

Starts & Stops

Whoops ? the MBTA forgot to file reports on spending

It wasn?t until inquiries from the Globe that the agency took action; the first report was sent to officials on Thursday ? several months late.

US Representative Louise Slaughter dies at 88

An aide to Rep. Louise Slaughter says the 88-year old Democratic congresswoman from upstate New York has died.

President Trump to talk about opioid epidemic at community college in N.H.

The president is expected to announce a policy proposal to address the opioid epidemic at Manchester Community College on Monday.

d.c. notebook

?Who?s next?? Trump is shuffling through staffers at wild pace

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

Renée Graham

Gulp ? we need Jeff Sessions

Is this attorney general doomed ? or a consummate survivor? Either way, in a shocking political moment, it?s important that he stick around.

Malcolm Butler signed this week with the Tennessee Titans. — Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Chad Finn

Butler?s time in New England should have ended better

Malcolm Butler, who provided one of the greatest clutch plays ever, would have made a difference in Super Bowl LII, too.

NFL Free Agency Tracker

Patriots reportedly taking a look at Jeremy Hill, Adrian Clayborn

Hill, a running back, spent last season in Cincinnati while Clayborn, a defensive end, was with the Falcons.

Celtics? Marcus Smart reportedly will have surgery on thumb

According to ESPN, the team is hopeful that Smart could return during the playoffs.

?Stress test? preceded bridge collapse that killed 6 in Miami

The bridge had been put to a ?stress test? and its cables were being tightened when it collapsed over traffic, killing six people, authorities said.

Names

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.

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ON THE JOB

For this shoe designer, it?s already next year

At 29, Vanessa Bolieiro is part of Massachusetts? footwear-industry comeback. She?s inspired by New England?s shoe-making heritage and proud to help continue that legacy.

Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr.

The couple married in 2005 and have five children.

How Toys ?R? Us became the island of misfit toys

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

Shirley Leung

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.

The FDA wants to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes

The FDA says it wants to make cigarettes minimally addictive or nonaddictive.

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

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

What ?inclusion rider? really means

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.