Many public college students in Mass. go hungry

Nearly half of Massachusetts? community college students and a third in the state colleges and universities cannot afford consistent access to food and housing.

Pedro Alarcón (left) and his nephew, Luis Maggioli, said their efforts to make money by hosting special events have been thwarted by the landlord and the residents upstairs.

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Seaport residents say restaurant issues have nothing to do with race

Owners had said the tenants complained they were attracting the wrong type of people.

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Kelly Sadler, a special assistant in the communications office, made the comment about McCain during a discussion among the White House communications staffers.

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Slain Yarmouth police Sergeant Sean Gannon was fatally shot during a second search of the unfinished attic of a Marstons Mills home, officials said Thursday.

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Elana Gordon is accused of using her attorney privileges to smuggle Suboxone into the county?s house of correction.

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Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, told colleagues she was close to resigning after President Trump berated her Wednesday in front of the entire Cabinet.

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Rudy Giuliani said it ?is in everyone?s best interest that I make it a permanent resignation? so he can focus on the special counsel?s investigation.

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For more than three months, Lucimar de Souza sat in jail, separated from her husband and 10-year-old son.

Newton South High freshman baseball coach charged with sexually assaulting juvenile

A Newton South High School baseball coach was arrested Tuesday morning on charges out of Litchfield, New Hampshire for sexually assaulting a minor, police said.

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Boston, MA: June 13, 2017: Red Sox starting pitcher David Price reacts after a third inning pitch he threw to the Phillies Daniel Nava that he thought was a strike was called a ball. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Philadelphia Phillies in a regular season MLB inter league baseball game at Fenway Park. (Globe Staff Photo/ Jim Davis)

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David Price and the Red Sox are keeping their heads in the (video) game

The passion for the video game ?Fortnite? has swept big leagues clubhouses, including the Red Sox.

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez bats during a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York, Thursday, May 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

RED SOX 5, YANKEES 4

Red Sox avoid being swept by Yankees

Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs, including his fifth homer of the season, for the Sox.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Grandma%20Lecture.jpeg Meet the Helicopter Parents: They?re 90, and the kids ? they?re 65

A growing number of middle-aged folks have at least one living parent.

Shirley Leung

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I love being a mother. I love working. But being a working mother, well, there are many days I would not wish that on my worst enemy.

Buzzsaw

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/10/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Sopranos4-250972.jpg The greatest TV moms aren?t exactly the greatest TV moms

My favorites aren?t the ones in heels and housedresses, but the crazy kind.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Rinaldi11EastCambridge02.jpg In the shadow of large-scale developments, East Cambridge small businesses brace for impact

It is easy to wonder how, in the era of Amazon and Whole Foods, some of these small businesses are able to survive at all ? and for how much longer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_11revere-4_metro.jpg For the other Paul Reveres, every day is Patriots Day

Instead of cringing at the endless jokes and snickers, the handful of descendants named after the famed patriot Paul Revere have openly embraced it.

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550 Steamship Authority trips have been canceled so far this year. Usually, 40 are canceled in an entire year

The report comes as a series of major boat breakdowns in recent weeks has left the agency scrambling ? and board members at odds over how best to proceed ? just ahead of summer.

TECH LAB

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Later this year, Alphabet will roll out Google Duplex, a new technology that raises the concept of robocalling to an impressive ? and slightly creepy ? new plateau.

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a blacklegged tick - also known as a deer tick, rests on a plant. The extended winter of 2017-2018 on the East Coast doesn't seem to have done much to impact ticks, whose numbers are expect to be similar to last year. Dog walkers and runners are already talking of spotting plenty of the blood suckers. (CDC via AP, File)

Get Smart

Keeping ticks off your lawn

There are organic options, but they may not be as effective as insecticides.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/10/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/e8a9c770d79144fda5886f541bebffbd-e8a9c770d79144fda5886f541bebffbd-0.jpg J.K. Rowling threw some serious shade at President Trump on Twitter

Maybe they should start offering penmanship classes at Hogwarts.

Dinner With Cupid

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Will this comedian?s clever patter win over his date?

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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It?s easy to say you?ll remain chummy with your ex. It?s much harder to actually do.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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Most Massachusetts communities have already acted because there is overwhelming evidence that smoking is bad for adults.

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President Donald Trump on Friday is expected to meet with the chief executives of the world?s major automakers to deliver a pointed message: Get on board with the administration?s plan to dramatically roll back fuel economy requirements, according to interviews with four people close to the administration?s thinking.