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Gas and mortgages are getting expensive again

Gas at $3 a gallon. Mortgage rates nearing 5 percent. It?s starting to look a lot like America before the financial crisis.

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As the Trump administration steps up apprehensions and detentions, federal judges in Boston have been unusually outspoken in criticizing immigration cases.

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Four days after campus faculty called three candidates unqualified, they decided to pull out of the process. Martin Meehan wrote that he was ?mortified? by the faculty?s stance.

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The bicyclist attacked and killed by a cougar while riding a bike in the Seattle area had attended a doctoral program at Boston University.

The grandmother of Nick Joyce, who was killed in Saturday?s crash, took in the impromptu memorial at the scene.

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Stoughton teens killed in crash ?were amazing students, amazing guys?

The cause of the devastating crash in East Bridgewater that killed four teenage boys over the weekend remained unclear.

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Rector Michael Hirschfeld, who originally said he?d leave in 2019, now says he will resign June 30.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Faisal_88906.jpg Josh Zakim criticized Bill Galvin for doing same thing he did

Zakim, running against Galvin for secretary of state, had condemned his opponent for allowing public employees to file campaign paperwork while drawing a full day?s pay.

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For the first time since what is now the Green Line was realigned in 1963, the old tube under City Hall was open to visitors. And it?s remarkably well preserved.

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Phillip Nash, of Canterbury, N.H., is wanted for questioning in the death of his mother.

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Waiting too long to turn on your A/C is risky if it doesn?t work properly. Avoid fees, waits, and discomfort with these simple steps.

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?Whoever wins in the clean energy race is  going to be the strongest country in  the world,? says Gina McCarthy, a Massachusetts native who headed the EPA during the Obama administration.

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The climate change message is all wrong, says former EPA head Gina McCarthy

Now at Harvard, the Obama administration alum admits its been hard to watch the Trump administration take aim at the work she?s proudest of. But she hasn?t lost hope.

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When a reporter asked to speak to an EPA public-affairs person, the security guards grabbed the reporter by the shoulders and shoved her out of the building.

Bill Belichick won?t talk about Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski missing OTAs

?Yeah, I?m not going to talk about the people who aren?t here,? the Patriots coach said Tuesday at the team?s spring practice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1582BL.jpg Inside the Trump Tweet Machine: Staff-written posts, bad grammar (on purpose), and delight in the chaos

President Trump?s tweets aren?t as spontaneous as they appear. Some are written by White House staffers, who mimic the president?s style, including his suspect grammar and syntax.

A Charleston, S.C., Publix store would not put ?summa cum laude? on a high school student?s graduation cake, his mom said. Above: A Publix store in Zephyrhills, Fla.

Grocery store censors cake with request for ?summa cum laude?

Instead, a Publix store provided the customer with a cake that said ?summa --- laude.?

Emilia Romagna is Italy?s gastronomic heartland.

Food & Travel

A family organized a whole trip around one meal in Modena, Italy. Was it worth it?

This family organized a whole trip around a meal at Osteria Francescana, the 2016 ?World?s Best Restaurant,? in Modena, Italy. Was it worth it?

Has the Boston cream pie changed for the worse? It?s a question with many layers

A fuzzy concept to begin with, the ?Sweet Caroline? of desserts has been manipulated beyond recognition.

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The show has reignited concerns over its content and what effect it could have on impressionable teens.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Handout_names_04_art[1]-7682.jpg Look at the NYC apartment Tom, Gisele want to unload

It?s a swanky 4-bedroom, 3-bath pad, and the going price is in the eight figures.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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With a mother?s fractured heart, Lonise Bias found a voice that has never quieted, delivering a message of hope and inspiration to anyone ready to listen.

NBA East Finals | Game 4: Cavaliers 111, Celtics 102

Chad Finn

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The Celtics were awful for stretches of Game 4, and LeBron James pounced on the mistakes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/22/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/04220051.jpg Plaque makes Brandi Chastain look like Gary Busey, fans say

Social media is finding little to like about the likeness on a plaque honoring retired soccer champion Brandi Chastain.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Opinion | Mary Robinson

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Ireland?s former president issues a call to action for the commonwealth on climate change.

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Luxury Home of the Week: South End property hits market for $6.95 million

Boasting stunning architectural detail, including period crown molding, and seven fireplaces, this 5,090-square-foot South End property is on the market for $6,950,000. The Second Empire-style limestone town house, 26 Holyoke St., also offers five bedrooms, 3.5 baths, tall windows, front and rear parlors, and five floors of living space.

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Gas prices in Massachusetts rise ahead of the holiday weekend

The price of gasoline in Massachusetts is up another six cents per gallon ahead of the holiday weekend. AAA Northeast says Monday its weekly survey found self-serve regular selling for an average of $2.87 per gallon