A rail safety system gone badly off track

More than half of all commuter rail engineers have driving records that experts described as poor ? at least three infractions such as speeding, causing accidents, and failure to stop.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180414_SYRIA_REACT_005.jpg Local Syrians express hope, wariness after missile strikes

Local Syrian-Americans voiced a range of reactions, from optimism to resignation, as they discussed the airstrikes on suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities.

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It also acknowledges that the Assad government probably retained some ability to again attack with chemical agents.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/946221522.jpg Haley warns that US forces ?locked and loaded? if Syria stages another chemical attack

The US ambassador to the United Nations told the Security Council on Saturday that the United States is ??locked and loaded.?

Cambridge police to conduct internal review following use of force during arrest

Cambridge officers and a transit officer grabbed the legs of a 21-year-old Harvard student, who was naked on Mass. Avenue, police said.

Starts & Stops

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Councilors support increasing parking fines, at least in theory.

Yvonne Abraham

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It?s hard to avoid the conclusion that those who control their fates see black defendants as more dangerous, and less trustworthy, than whites.

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In Boston, 75 progun activists gathered on the steps of the State House on Saturday afternoon in a show of solidarity on gun rights.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/14/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/BarbaraLewalskiathomeinherstudy.jpg Barbara Kiefer Lewalski, a groundbreaking Ivy League professor, dies at 87

Dr. Lewalski was the first woman to become a tenured English professor at Brown and Harvard universities.

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Dubbed ?Science Strikes Back,? the rally was one of 175 worldwide, organizers said.

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Hundreds gathered for a vigil for fallen police Officer Sean Gannon on Saturday.

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Hundreds mourn fallen Yarmouth officer at vigil

Mourners paid tribute to Sean Gannon?s sacrifice with simple acts of grace: sharing memories, offering consolation, placing flowers by a parked cruiser.

Boston04/14/18 Bruins vs Maple Leafs- Bruins Jake DeBrusk celebrates his 1st period goal with Patrice Bergeron. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

NHL playoffs: Bruins 7, Maple Leafs 3

David Pastrnak, Bruins make quick work of Maple Leafs

A four-goal first period gave the Bruins a leg up in the game, and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

RED SOX 10, ORIOLES 3

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Hanley Ramirez and J.D. Martinez each hit their third home runs of the season.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/15sunfoot.jpg How the importance of strength coaches explains some of the Brady-Belichick tension

Strength coaches set the tone for the first two weeks of the season, when a team establishes its way of conducting business.

122nd Boston Marathon

JOHN POWERS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/RinaldiAmbyBurfoot02.jpg ?Only in one?s wildest dreams?: Amby Burfoot recalls Boston Marathon win 50 years later

The 71-year-old Burfoot will be back Monday morning for an anniversary run, his 24th attempt.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/HighRes_170415_MR8_OneBoston_Peabody-0065.jpg Denise Richard on paying kindness forward

Peace, unity, and civic engagement remain the core mission of the Martin Richard Foundation on the fifth anniversary of the Marathon bombings.

Among the items in storage are four crosses that bear the names of those who died in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

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Nestor Ramos

Fragments of tragedy, and of our best selves

The informal Marathon bombing memorial has been stored in pieces these past five years, but its power endures.

kevin cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-15053.jpg Five years later, we feel the grief like a sixth sense

There is a sadness that will always hang over the Marathon until everybody who was alive when the bombings happened is dead.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_sign3_met.jpg Cold, freezing rain, and thunderstorms are forecast for Marathon weekend

Sunday is expected to get the brunt of the wintery weather, with cool temperatures and rain on Marathon Monday.

CHAD FINN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_bruinsvsmapleleafsgame1_sports011.jpg This sports week is about as good as it gets in Boston

Just look at what we?ve got going on right now, in recent days and the ones immediately ahead.

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Starbucks posted an apology on Twitter Saturday, days after two black men were arrested at a franchise location in Philadelphia.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

LATEST EPISODE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/17169_LL_Podcast_HP_Episode_4_Tease[1]-7368-U849351311183S--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg The Love Letters podcast: Ditch the ex?s T-shirt, or wear it?

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

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Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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Like it or not, he should take responsibility for things that happened over the last three years.

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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Real Estate

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

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.

Crossword

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