Harvard grad students vote to unionize

Nearly 5,000 teaching and research assistants join the United Auto Workers, a union with blue-collar roots that has become a bastion of academic organizing

With seven months until the 2020 presidential primary season kicks off in earnest, the top-tier Democratic potential candidates are nowhere to be found in New Hampshire.

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Ground Game

In N.H., a burning political question: Where are all the big-deal Democratic presidential candidates?

The top-tier Democratic potential candidates are nowhere to be found in Iowa or New Hampshire, with seven months until primary season kicks off in earnest.

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Los Angeles federal Judge S. James Otero said there were ??gaping holes?? in Michael Cohen?s request for a delay and it was not enough for his attorney to file a statement on his behalf.

President Donald Trump.

DNC sues Russia, Trump campaign, and Wikileaks

The DNC says that Russia launched a ?brazen attack on American democracy? that began with a cyberattack on the committee.

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Scores of students gathered on the steps of Widener Library in historic Harvard Yard on Friday to speak out against gun violence.

The engine on a Southwest Airlines plane is inspected as it sits on the runway at the Philadelphia International Airport after it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (Amanda Bourman via AP)

Southwest gives $5,000 to passengers on fatal flight

Southwest is sending a letter of apology, a $5,000 check and a $1,000 travel voucher to passengers who were on a flight that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia.

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The report covering 2017 focuses less on societal attitudes and discrimination than in previous years and more on governmental actions that encourage or reward violence and bigotry.

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Waltham, MA., 041318, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

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Adam Himmelsbach

Jayson Tatum is at the door. ?He has a passion to be great?

The Celtics rookie once had to knock on a neighbor?s door to ask for food. Now he?s on the threshold of NBA stardom.

Chad Finn

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Anecdotes of life in the broadcast booth paint a vivid picture of the ?voice of the Patriots.?

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The Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Muscat, Oman.

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Avicii kicked off his 2014 tour at Boston?s TD Garden with a crowded, sweaty concert that turned into what emergency officials call a ?mass casualty incident.?

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Two black men were wrongly accused of not paying to use a gym in New Jersey and subsequently had the police called on them.

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Leaders of a Syracuse University fraternity apologized for a leaked video in which a member swore to hate black, Hispanic and Jewish people.

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Without admitting wrongdoing, Dicerna will pay much its larger rival Alnylam $15 million plus stock to resolve litigation.

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The press operated as a consortium that once numbered 10 colleges and universities but had in the past two years shrunk to just two.

Jonathan Richman performed at Jonathan Swift's in Harvard Square in 1984.

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That proposal to make ?Roadrunner? the official song of Mass.? It?s back

The Mass. House gave a preliminary green light to a long-stalled proposal to make the 1970s ode to cruising around Greater Boston the state?s official rock song.

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It also ranked third on the list of best summer vacation destinations in the world (behind Paris and Florence!) and fifth for best family summer vacations.

Dinner with Cupid

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Will their most memorable moments of this date be more about the food than the company?

Shirley Leung

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A one-seat ride through the Ted Williams Tunnell serves Logan Airport, the Seaport District, and South Station.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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How climbing mountains and other ?breakup accomplishments? can improve self-worth after a relationship ends.

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Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

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The costs of blocking financing for a new natural gas pipeline in New England ? both financial and environmental ? are already piling up.

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 . . .

Sean Gannon?s funeral service was held at Saint Pius X Church on Thursday.

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A man determined to choose violence. A cop determined to live a good life

Only three years apart in age, the police officer and the career criminal accused of killing him could not have been more different.

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What kind of home does your money buy in Coolidge Corner?

A sampling of the housing market includes a condo overlooking a pool area and one with heated bathroom floors. Search for more listings at realestate.boston.com.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The Big Picture: Monday in photos

Thousands of runners competed in miserable weather conditions during the 122nd running of the Marathon.

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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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