Yarmouth police officer fatally shot in Barnstable while serving warrant

HYANNIS -- 032318 -- Police officers comfort each other outside Cape Cod Hospital before the procession to honor the slain Yarmouth police officer, Thursday, April 12, 2018. Christine Hochkeppel for the Boston Globe

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A police officer was shot in Barnstable during the service of a warrant Thursday afternoon, according to a State Police spokesman.

Mick Mulvaney told a Senate panel Thursday that he wasn?t ?seeking to undermine the mission? of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Elizabeth Warren and Mick Mulvaney square off over CFPB in Senate hearing

For the normally sleepy Senate Banking Committee, Thursday?s hearing was nothing short of a heavyweight bout.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/024ec2ebcc3948a9a8c43f947ea1bf33-024ec2ebcc3948a9a8c43f947ea1bf33-0.jpg In new book, ex-FBI director Comey says Trump fixated on proving dossier allegations false

James Comey describes Trump as having been obsessed with the infamous dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele.

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President Trump says in the order that the USPS is on ??an unsustainable financial path?? and ??must be restructured to prevent a taxpayer-funded bailout.??

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Libby?s case has long been a cause for conservatives who argued that he was a victim of a special prosecutor run amok.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_wynn2_met-14595.jpg Wynn Resorts in preliminary talks with MGM to sell Everett casino

MGM is currently building a $960 million casino in Springfield, scheduled to open this fall, and would likely have to sell that property if it buys the Wynn casino.

Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar (left) watched as Galen Rupp compete in the Men's 10,000 meter run during day one of the 2015 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in 2015.

As coach Alberto Salazar faces doping allegations, shadow is cast over two of his elite marathoners

Authorities are investigating allegations of performance-enhancing drug-use in Salazar?s training program, which has entered two elite runners ? Galen Rupp and Jordan Hasay ? in the Boston Marathon.

Back of the pack runners use a variety of ways to cover up against the rain as they climb Heartbreak Hill in Newton during the 2015 Boston Marathon. This Monday?s Marathon is expected to be another rainy day.

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Dave Epstein

Ahead of Marathon Monday, it?s back to winter temperatures

Although Friday will be quite warm, it?s not going to last ? there?s a backdoor cold front which is going to usher in much colder air for Saturday and Sunday.

Marvin Brito at his arraignment in Fitchburg District Court.

In Fitchburg 911 call, father said his daughter was not breathing

Shana Pedroso and Marvin Brito are facing charges related to the death of their 6-year-old daughter.

KEVIN CULLEN

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It is a human failing, to deny someone?s whole self because you don?t like one thing about them.

Newton, MA- April 06, 2018: Mount Ida College in Newton, MA on April 06, 2018. Struggling Mount Ida College and the University of Massachusetts have struck a formal agreement for students of the small school to complete their degrees at UMass Dartmouth. Mount Ida will close, and UMass Amherst will acquire its campus as a Boston-area outpost.(Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Political anger grows over UMass-Mount Ida deal

Legislators are frustrated that they have received almost no information from UMass or Mount Ida about a deal to create a new Boston-area campus for UMass Amherst.

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After days of scrutiny and criticism, UMass President Marty Meehan defended its decision to acquire struggling Mount Ida College in Newton.

Shirley Leung

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But there is still time to make sure all UMass campuses can benefit.

Suffolk University.

Suffolk trustee resigns over presidential search

Suffolk University trustee John McDonnell has resigned from the board citing the school?s recent presidential search, which he called ?inappropriately tainted.?

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Developers are betting that at least some companies would like to be somewhere in the middle ? neither in downtown Boston nor in the suburbs.

Boston04/12/18 Stanley Cup Playoffs- Bruins vs Maple Leafs- David Pasternak is hugged by Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy after Pasternak's 2nd period goal put the Bruins up, 3-1. Bruins Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

BRUINS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 1

Bruins beat Leafs in Game 1

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists for Boston.

Boston, MA: 4/12/18: Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello throws out the Yankees Ronald Torreyes on a third inning ball that came cack to him,be bobbled, but recovered in time for the out. The Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

RED SOX 6, YANKEES 3

Rick Porcello shuts down Yankees, lifts Red Sox in series finale

He allowed only two hits in his seven innings in a game interrupted by a lengthy rain delay.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

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Six others were fined as Major League Baseball handed down punishment for Wednesday?s incident.

Boston, MA: 4/12/18: The Red Sox Sandy Leon slides safewly into home plate as he scores on a bottom of the second inning infield ground ball hiy by Andrew Benintendi. he Yankees catcher is Gary Snachez. The Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees in a regular season MLB baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Red Sox, Yankees deliver a weird series at Fenway

Blowouts, brawls, rain delays, and a no-hitter threat were all on display in the three-game set.

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Meanwhile, projections show ocean levels around Boston could increase several feet over the next century and cause routine flooding, affecting 90,000 residents and $80 billion worth of real estate.

Marijuana

NESTOR RAMOS

Very soon, or not so soon? A brief list of what to expect. Maybe

President Trump said a US attack on Syria could happen ?very soon or not so soon at all.? Here?s a list of some other things that are coming soon and some that are coming less soon.

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An obese, aging, and insomniac nation has become so fearful of sleep insufficiency ? and its links to chronic disease ? that we?re up nights worrying about being awake.

Dinner with Cupid

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Will a disagreement about a hallowed movie franchise throw them off course?

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?

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusVermontGuns.jpg Finally, Vermont toughens its gun control laws

Despite its crunchy reputation, the Green Mountain State has long been considered a laggard on gun laws.

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 . . .

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

The Big Picture

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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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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.