State police trooper with ?illicit past? gone, leaders cleared

Charlestown, MA -- 3/26/2018 - Massachusetts State Police Trooper Leigha Genduso poses for a portrait in Charlestown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 28Genduso Reporter:

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Questions about how Genduso, an unindicted co-conspirator in a major marijuana trafficking case, became a civilian dispatcher in 2008 and then a trooper erupted earlier this year.

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Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk says investors have convinced him that he shouldn?t take the company private, so the firm will remain on the public stock markets.

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Now, fentanyl is found in the bodies of nearly 90 percent of those who died of opioid overdoses.

Trump Tower in Chicago.

Trump Organization finance chief reportedly granted immunity by Cohen prosecutor

Allen Weisselberg was reportedly granted immunity by a prosecutor in the Michael Cohen probe.

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Senator John McCain is discontinuing treatment for his cancer, according to a statement released by his office on Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_debate1_met.jpg Capuano and Pressley squabble over NRA pledge

Capuano met Friday with student activists who are marching from Worcester to Springfield to demand stricter gun laws. A leader of the march said Capuano told the group he simply ?doesn?t do pledges.?

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The New York Police Department says Thomas Frieden, who also is a former New York City health commissioner, was arrested on Friday morning in Brooklyn.

SPOTLIGHT - DO NOT PUBLISH WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM BILL GREENE - 4/14/16 - Exeter, NH - Phillips Exeter Academy - This is the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, NH on April 14, 2016. Topic: 27prepschools. Story by Jenn Abelson and Jonathan Saltzman/Globe Staff. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

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11 former New Hampshire prep school staff accused of abuse

Two outside investigations into sexual assault allegations at a New Hampshire prep school have identified 11 former staff members accused of abusing students over several decades.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0.jpg Small plane crashes into pond in Hanson

Two brothers onboard were flying to spread their father?s ashes, a relative said. They were flown to Boston hospitals for treatment of serious injuries.

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Indicted Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter has suggested that his wife was to blame for misuse of campaign funds after the couple was indicted on using up to $250,000 for trips, clothing purchases and school tuition.

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President Trump sought to unite Ohio?s fractious state Republican Party on Friday, bitterly complaining about ?negative, nasty? Democrats and warning that the Democratic contender for governor would ?destroy your state.?

Congressional candidate Brianna Wu showed off a cardboard cutout of her opponent incumbent Representative Stephen Lynch.

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For Brianna Wu, it?s a whole new game

Brianna Wu, a video game developer, is trying to channel her online renown into a campaign for Congress.

Children from Shelburne Summer Camp went high for a spin on a rotating rope sphere at the renovated Ramsay Park.

New hopes for Ramsay Park in Roxbury after $2.4 million face lift

After a renovation that was driven by local activism, city officials and neighbors hope Ramsay Park will attract families rather than trouble.

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A Nevada judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by casino mogul Steve Wynn filed against The Associated Press and an AP reporter following a report about two womens? accounts to police alleging sexual misconduct by Wynn.

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The radio station staff is moving to new digs in Medford.

Cambridge , MA - 07/17/18 - Nodes, the hardware that would be installed on location, gather data in the lab. Though this seems basic, the idea of getting a machine to

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What?s that smell? Electronic noses can sniff it out

Cambridge-based C2Sense is one of a number of companies developing technology that can sense and identify scent.

RAYS 10, RED SOX 3

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Tampa Bay erupted for eight runs in the first three innings in a blowout win.

Panthers 25, Patriots 14

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The offense showed positive signs in the first half as Tom Brady hit six receivers.

Patriots notebook

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A crucial element when the team cuts the roster to 53 players is versatility.

The body-hugging design Serena Williams rocked as she competed in the French Open in May is not going to be allowed at that tournament in the future.

COMMENTARY

With or without the catsuit, Serena Williams is going to serve black excellence

From dress codes to doping tests, the tennis world keeps trying to hold Serena Williams back. But the queen knows how to hold court.

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Head of the Meadow beach in Truro was closed to swimmers Friday after a shark was spotted chasing a seal just 10 feet away from the shore.

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The state?s first resort casino opened its doors with a grand parade and celebration that will continue into the night.

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The developer could just spend his time focused on his long-awaited Fenway Center project, which is finally under way. But he?s also cofounder of Stop Handgun Violence, and there?s some marching to be done.

NESTOR RAMOS

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The second day of the 50 Miles More march from Worcester to Springfield began with none of the fanfare that accompanied day one.

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Several local colleges have made the Forbes annual nationwide ranking of universities, with the No. 1 spot going to a Boston-area school.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/513260620.jpg How to protect yourself from mosquitoes

West Nile virus has arrived in Massachusetts. Flipping over wading pools and inspecting your window screens can help keep your home safe from mosquitoes that spread it.

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Three women have contracted the mosquito-borne virus, an announcement that comes just days after authorities increased the statewide risk level for the West Nile from low to moderate.

A 2017 photo shows a thatched hut in the Vale do Javari, Amazonas state, Brazil, where there are isolated tribes that have never been contacted by the outside world.

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Drone spots isolated tribe in Amazon

The new video footage shows the first images of members of an isolated Amazon tribe that had no known contact with the outside world, the Brazilian government said this week.

Ideas | John Hilliard

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Society once left poor and abandoned children to their fate. A sensational ? and highly publicized ? 1875 murder case in Massachusetts was a turning point.

Malden, MA - August 24, 2018: Alecia Baran and her dog

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NAMES

Massachusetts pup is finalist in People magazine?s cutest rescue dog contest

Ollie Baran is competing against nine other certifiably adorable dogs.

Miss Conduct

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I know it?s their car, but it made my ride a bad experience.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ?He?s a med student at the same university as me?

Will her research on sexual selection aid her in the world of romance?

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/XXdrinkingoutside_010.jpg It?s 5 p.m. and it?s still warm out. So where do I get a drink around here?

Finally, there are a few good answers to a summertime question that has been plaguing Greater Boston since Prohibition.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Walker_022118_21kingston_24503x.jpg Endorsement: Beth Lindstrom is clear GOP choice for Senate

The Globe endorses Lindstrom in the Republican Party?s Sept. 4 primary.

Special reports

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She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.

Newsletters

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STAT

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The latest public figure duped by Sacha Baron Cohen: the NIH director. Here?s how he kept his cool.

Globe event

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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.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Nation & World

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