No bail for Fitchburg couple after daughter dies

The mother of a girl who died after being found unresponsive in the family home Tuesday allegedly told her 9-year-old son not to call 911.

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The investigation has ensnared several New England colleges and left experts befuddled about what message the Trump administration is trying to send.

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New zoning rules invite recreational marijuana companies to the city?s main streets ? as long as they don?t cluster together.

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State accidentally sends personal info on 6,100 people to the wrong addresses

The state?s Department of Revenue said the personal information of thousands of people who pay child support was inadvertently sent to companies that do not employ them.

President Donald Trump is flanked by Vice President Mike Pence (left) and National Security Adviser John Bolton as he met with senior military leaders at the White House on Wednesday.

US and Russia are defiant ahead of possible military action against Syria

President Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that Russia should get ready for a military strike.

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The warrant also sought evidence of whether Michael D. Cohen tried to suppress damaging information on the president before the election.

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Before financially strapped Mount Ida College struck a deal with UMass Amherst, the college rejected an offer from nearby Lasell College.

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Millennium Partners has shared new images with a city panel, showing off a 690-foot building that almost looks like two distinct towers.

Talking Points

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House leaders Wednesday made it clear the idea is a no-go in their budget for the next fiscal year ? a rebuke to the Baker administration.

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Eight years in the army didn't train Thomas McGrory for this. Find out how he's achieved success on his way to mile 26.

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GROUND GAME

House speakers almost never quit when their party runs Washington. Paul Ryan just did it

A speaker hasn?t done so in 116 years.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan has announced he will not run for reelection, fueling worries for Republicans that they may lose their House majority in the fall.

SCOT LEHIGH

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The House speaker lacked the courage and the principles to be an effective leader in the age of Trump.

In this Tuesday, May 23, 2017, photo, provided by Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks out the window in his old dorm room at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. Zuckerberg started Facebook in his dorm room in 2004, and also met his wife, Priscilla Chan, at Harvard. On Thursday, May 25, Zuckerberg will give the commencement address at the university, where he dropped out 12 years earlier to focus on Facebook. (Courtesy of Facebook via AP)

Mark Zuckerberg couldn?t stop mentioning his Harvard dorm room during Facebook testimony

A lot of people noticed ? including one senator.

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Bill Belichick told Cordarrelle Patterson the Patriots will unlock his potential

?I don?t know what you?ve been through in the past, but basically, we get the job done here,? Patterson says Belichick told the wide receiver.

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A museum founded by ??Star Wars?? creator George Lucas bought ??Shuffleton?s Barbershop?? and will loan it to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge into 2020.

A commenter calls out Tom Ashbrook after column

?There is no room in an apology for asserting that you have ?listened,? or ?owned it,? or become ?better,? or ?paid a price.? Let others be the judge of that. An apology cannot be followed by self-congratulation.? Read the whole comment here.

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Under Don Sweeney, Bruins reemerged as an NHL power

The general manager used a deft mix of youth and experience, plus a vital coaching change, to invigorate the team.

This image provided by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in April 2018 shows observed ocean temperature changes since 1870, and currents in the Atlantic Ocean. A study released on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 suggests flobal warming is likely slowing the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, which has plunged to its weakest level on record. (PIK via AP)

Atlantic Ocean circulation hasn?t been this sluggish in 1,000 years. What that means for New England

The circulation is critical for fisheries off the U.S. Atlantic coast, a key part of New England?s economy that have seen changes in recent years.

Brighton, MA -- 4/08/2018 - Christine Yost, 35, of Brighton poses for a portrait with her Boston Marathon medal at her apartment in Brighton. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Marathon Reporter:

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Even the best-laid Boston Marathon plans can go off-course

Mishaps, misjudgments, and medical issues come with the territory between Hopkinton and Boston.

NAMES

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We don?t know much about the relationship between MIT professor Neri Oxman and Brad Pitt. But here are a few things we do know about Oxman.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

LATEST EPISODE

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After a breakup, is it better to hold onto relics from the relationship, or to dump them?

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Ted Kennedy was responsible for his own actions. But the circle of accountability for accepting them is wide.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who 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 in Boston and Cambridge (April 11)

BACK BAY: 168 Marlborough St. #1; Condominium Row-Middle, built in 1900, 2,015 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 2,015-square-foot lot.

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Why is the trim melting off my car?

The plastic panels on the passenger-side doors and the side-view mirror melt and bubble. Honda says the cause is the sun reflecting off my windows when I don?t park in the garage. Is it necessary for Honda owners to park in areas where there is no sun? Q. I have a 2014 Honda Accord, and [?]

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Algerian military plane crashes in field, killing 257 people

A military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria on Wednesday, killing 257 people in what appeared to be the worst plane crash in the North African nation?s history.

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers in March: Multiple nor?easters, St. Patrick?s Day, and protesting gun violence.

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