Analysis
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President Trump has tamed a Republican Congress and aggressively asserted executive power. Now he can cement his influence over the third branch of government.
Could a onetime Waltham taxi driver be the next Supreme Court justice? Thomas Hardiman is on the list of people who might be named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. And, yes, he once drove a taxi in Waltham.
With Justice Kennedy retiring, could Roe v. Wade be overturned? Prochoice advocates worry that President Trump may nominate a replacement who?ll favor tighter abortion restrictions or even the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Opinion | Erwin Chemerinsky
The Supreme Court is poised to take a hard turn to the right Replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy will likely make a difference in rulings on reproductive freedom, gay and lesbian rights, affirmative action, and limits on criminal punishments.
This mother hasn?t seen her daughter in 48 days. She?s suing the federal government to get her back Angelica Rebeca Gonzalez-Garcia last saw her 8-year-old daughter in an immigration detention center in Arizona on May 11.
?There was a shooting. That?s what it is.? Three men were shot on Draper Street in Dorchester Wednesday evening, with two suffering critical injuries, Boston police said.
The court decided, in a 5-4 ruling, that it was unconstitutional to require public workers to pay collective bargaining fees if they opt out of a union.
US officials reject Baker?s Medicaid proposals The governor?s administration sought to slash costs in the MassHealth program by limiting coverage for some prescription drugs and moving thousands of people off the program.
Governor Baker to sign ?grand bargain? bill on Thursday The soon-to-be law is expected to reshape the workplace for millions of Massachusetts residents and avoid a bitter electoral showdown over three ballot questions this November.
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Laura Perille is the president and CEO of EdVestors, a school improvement organization.
The latest in this crazy real estate market: A dilapidated Brighton house for $800,000 Allston-Brighton has long held a reputation of being an affordable Boston neighborhood. But in this crazy housing market, it looks like even that longtime belief is out the window.
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Harsh notes amid purge of BSO?s chorus The acclaimed Tanglewood Festival Chorus?s new conductor has decimated its ranks, forcing out a large swath of singers, including many senior members.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
And the Boston Celtics? future lies directly in the path of where the biggest domino in the free agent market lands.
Three other teams ? the Cavaliers, 76ers, and Clippers ? also made offers, according to the report.
Shirley Leung
General Electric is struggling, but it?s too soon to write off the company ? and the big bucks we are spending on it.
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Plans call for a facade embedded with LEDs that could be used to display art or photos.
The 28-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, a Bronx native, spent several of her formative years in Boston.
Love Letters
After being her rebound guy multiple times, he wonders if she?ll ever take him seriously.
Despite Boston?s housing crunch, hundreds of new affordable housing units may be sitting empty as city officials work to find tenants.
NAMES
Late-night TV hosts team up for comic response to Trump comments Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, and Conan O?Brien taped a rare, joint opening to respond to President Donald Trump.
Automatic voter registration may be coming to Mass. ? and bringing 500,000 new voters with it If the legislation becomes law, instead of having to opt-in to register to vote, many eligible Massachusetts residents would have to opt-out if they don?t want to register to vote.
Under pressure, Healey clarifies marijuana ruling Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is defending her decision to allow some municipalities to ban marijuana businesses until next summer.
Cause of alarm that triggered Financial District hazmat situation still unclear Boston fire investigators are probing why an alarm sounded at a commercial building Wednesday afternoon, prompting a level 3 hazmat response.
Former Milton Academy faculty member accused of student rapes is held on bail Reynold Buono, 72, was taken into custody in Thailand, the Norfolk DA?s office said. He was arraigned Wednesday in Norfolk Superior Court.
NAMES
The film also stars Academy Award nominee Timothee Chalamet.
JOAN VENNOCHI
With Kennedy gone, Supreme Court will be even friendlier to Trump The travel ban ruling shows how a conservative court will empower a president undeterred by the usual constitutional constraints.
Why Facebook and Google should pay you for your data Users? clicks and posts built Facebook and Google?s online empires. Isn?t it time they got paid for their labor?
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?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
Love Letters Podcast
Getting over a breakup Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.
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The addition of the slugging outfielder has given the Red Sox a hitter who can change the game with one swing.
?You guys are struggling and what [you?re] going through is awful.?
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Sales of new U.S. homes jumped 6.7 percent in May, with purchases in the South accounting for all of the monthly gains.
The Republican-led House rejected a far-ranging immigration bill on Wednesday despite its eleventh-hour endorsement by President Trump.
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A new study out of Boston predicts riders will hop off subways and into robot cars ? making downtown traffic even worse.
The charges against 21-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. include one count of a hate crime resulting in death and 28 other hate crime counts.
The insurer counted the state?s largest private employer as one of its biggest accounts. About 100,000 people will now be covered by Partners-owned Neighborhood Health Plan.
The British balladeer?s fast-paced concert Tuesday didn?t wallow in the pain felt in his songs so much as celebrate it.
A 60-foot neon sign of a hand gripping a mustard-dripping hot dog looms over one of New England?s iconic eateries.
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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.
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The Big Picture
Baseball is never boring in the bleachers. Just ask the Red Sox players who are out there.
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