The assassination of MLK: 50 years later

James Brown was flanked by City Councilor Thomas Atkins (left) and Mayor Kevin White at Boston Garden, the day of the concert.

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How James Brown calmed a tense city

Brown became an unlikely hero when he took the stage at the Garden on April 5, 1968, the day after the civil rights icon was killed. By Renée Graham

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/BigPicture/Images/Rex_50th_anniversary_of_the_assassin_9490273C.jpg The enduring radicalism of Martin Luther King Jr.

The greatest tribute to MLK is how his devotion to social justice has inspired generations of activists, especially those who have found their voices in this tumultuous era.

RED SOX 4, MARLINS 2 (13 INN.)

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Hanley Ramirez?s two-run double was the winning hit. Despite not getting the win, Chris Sale was again stellar.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/904644534-18153.jpg Receiver Brandin Cooks is one-and-done with the Patriots

New England sent Cooks to the Rams, who in turn sent the Patriots picks in the first (No. 23 overall) and sixth rounds.

LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 0

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Tampa Bay dominated the final matchup in the regular season between the Eastern Conference leaders.

TARA SULLIVAN

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The two greatest golfers of their generation, who have won a combined seven green jackets, took to Augusta on Tuesday for a noncompetitive practice round.

Jason Clarke stars as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne in the film ?Chappaquiddick.?

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movie review

?Chappaquiddick? offers a flawed yet human Ted Kennedy

?Chappaquiddick? hews reasonably close to those points we know to be true and is juicily provocative about what happened in rooms you and I weren?t privy to.

Love Letters Podcast

Murky breakups are the worst

Here?s something no one ever taught us: how to break up properly. Meredith Goldstein recalls some of her earliest memories of rejection and talks to breakup experts.

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Amazon?s Jeff Bezos ? and the Washington Post, which he personally owns ? have come under a barrage of criticism from President Trump.

ANALYSIS

Is there room for Amazon in Trump?s Washington?

Here?s how the president?s criticism of the company may play a role in where it decides to locate a second headquarters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_13O0SR.jpg New study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election

Researchers at Ohio State have concluded that ?exposure to fake news did have a significant impact on voting decisions.?

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/onestar0408crop.jpg Why ranting on Yelp is the wrong way to complain about awful service

Ticked off about a lousy meal or surly service? Before trashing the business online, try telling someone who can actually fix the problem.

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A bull on its way to the butcher escaped and led authorities on a 90-minute chase before it was fatally shot by the police chief, who said it posed a threat to onlookers.

Perspective | Magazine

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Boston?s economy has thrived because of ?eds and meds? ? education and health care. But that status is under threat.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/130103cold0085.jpg Could T finally link Red, Blue lines? The state is looking into it, again

Boston?s bid for the new Amazon headquarters may have helped bring it back from the dead.

Trump said not to be criminal target of Mueller probe

The special counsel told President Trump?s attorneys that he does not consider Trump a target for criminal charges. Inside the Trump legal team, there is debate about what that means.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_chiefstaff_249559-8483[1].jpg Much of Dan Koh?s support comes from Boston, not district

Mayor Marty Walsh?s former aide is running for a House seat that includes much of the Merrimack Valley.

Police vehicles lined the street outside YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, Calif.

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Official IDs female suspect in YouTube shooting

Nasim Aghdam?s father said she was furious with YouTube because it had stopped paying her for videos she posted.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_massstatepolicecolonelgilpin_metro399.jpg Union could have a big say in Baker?s State Police reforms

If the changes need to be approved through collective bargaining, that will slow their implementation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_redbarn2_met.jpg Yes, more snow could be headed our way

There?s the potential for a couple of inches of snow on Friday ? and the ingredients are brewing for another possible storm Sunday into next week.

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One city councilor is annoyed with ?high-end blight?

Landlords have kept spaces vacant as they wait for tenants who would be willing to pay higher rents. If Matthew O?Malley has his way, they?d pay up.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi04Addiction01.jpg A quest for addiction treatment that works, and the data to prove it

A new and fast-growing company, Column Health, is challenging the traditional ways and measuring its own progress.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/cavanaugh_04heatlhyincentives09_life.jpg This state-run program was so popular, it ran out of cash

The future of the Healthy Incentives Program, launched last year, is uncertain.

Having air-tight windows that use double-pane glass is one of the criteria a home would be judged on under a bill before the Legislature.

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Could your home make the grade?

Governor Baker wants to mandate energy-efficiency scores for homes, and they?d need to be provided during property sales.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/019dd921cddb4f6991f38ccaa7f993cc-019dd921cddb4f6991f38ccaa7f993cc-0.jpg ?Nathan wants the blood money. The family does not?

Nathan Carman, being investigated in his grandfather?s death and mother?s disappearance, said his aunts had ?substantial motive? to kill his grandfather.

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The Cannabis Control Commission said 23 companies and entrepreneurs have submitted requests for expedited licensing.

Sponsored by Fisher & Paykel

Next time you update your kitchen, go bold

New trends in kitchen appliances offer homeowners the option to ditch the stainless look for more color and style.

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Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.

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Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/jacoby-4767.jpg A census citizenship question is a bad idea, not an unconstitutional one

The census has been enumerating citizens for nearly as long as it has been enumerating residents.

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Who will win the Munch Madness title?

Saltie Girl and Flour Bakery + Cafe are in the title tilt. Vote for your favorite!

Special reports

How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

Real Estate

Recent home sales west of Boston (April 4)

ACTON: 53 Stoneymeade Way; One-family Colonial, built in 1991, 3,098 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 37,307-square-foot lot.

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