State will offer dorm rooms for homeless college students

Officials hope that by providing vulnerable students a secure place to live, guaranteed meals at a dining hall, and more support, they will boost academic success.

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In an Oval Office interview, the president said he will most likely take action on his own regarding border security once the talks conclude.

Milford middle school student dies from flu

Aaron Zenus was a student at Stacy Middle School, the town?s school superintendent said.

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It?s the fourth time in a little more than a year that racist graffiti has been discovered at the school.

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The town Thursday rescinded the violation notice it had sent regarding the banner, effectively saying Dan Chiasson could keep the sign.

In the month since she launched her exploratory committee, Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly called for self-funding billionaires to stay out of the race.

Elizabeth Warren carves out ?billionaire-slayer? role for 2020

As billionaires such as Howard Schultz and Michael Bloomberg flirt openly with running for president, the senator has turned them into her first major targets of the 2020 race.

MARIJUANA MOMENT

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Marijuana might be more powerful than you think.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/25/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0264.jpg Housing hypocrisy is alive and well in South Boston

The level of housing hypocrisy here is mind boggling: a 15-acre development that would create 185 affordable housing units in South Boston is facing opposition from lawmakers. Go figure.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/4953e05892ca4dccbcf3b3a85b0759d2-7e8e4ed881384c08a7c5ac5b48b94481-0.jpg Beacon Hill lawmakers nix most proposals on transparency

Most of the House members? efforts to add transparency to state government ultimately came up short.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/jon_chesto_20180925.jpg No-news-is-good-news earnings report lifts GE?s stock

New chief executive Larry Culp is promising that the worst surprises are in the rear view.

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When temperatures plummet, Keolis can turn on nearly 400 switch heaters across its system.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryannuclear3met.jpg These dumpsters of old nuclear waste are costing taxpayers a fortune

They were supposed to be hauled away decades ago but they?re still here.

Representative Tram Nguyen, 32, said, ?It has been a struggle to establish my authority.?

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What She Said

On Beacon Hill, newly elected women mistaken for legislative aides. Repeatedly.

What?s a Beacon Hill lawmaker supposed to look like anyway? Tram Nguyen and her colleagues are challenging assumptions.

The Weddings Issue

An NHL player gets married on Cape Cod ? with an assist from his brother

The happy couple?s main goal was to throw a great party with fun activities for friends and family.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-26221.jpg Who is the mysterious Berj Najarian, Bill Belichick?s right-hand man?

Najarian is one of the most powerful figures on the Boston sports landscape, yet most fans have never heard of him.

Nora Princiotti

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/brady_hiphop_image.jpg How Tom Brady became one of hip-hop?s favorite references

From Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane to Kanye West and Eminem, the Patriots quarterback is frequently mentioned in hip-hop music.

Super Bowl Insider

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Christopher L. Gasper shares his answer in the latest installment of our Super Bowl Insider feature.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/200_david_price_jersey.jpg David Price switching from No. 24 to No. 10 this season

Price requested the change. Sox bench coach Ron Roenicke wore No. 10 last season.

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/dante_ramos%20(3).jpg Boston must come to grips with its new geography

Travel guides send out-of-towners to the historic Freedom Trail, but longtime residents should take a different tour through the future of Boston.

EDITORIAL

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The answer to the transit system?s real problems are another round of pension reforms and cutting overtime, not balancing the budget on the backs of riders.

Opinion | C.A. Webb

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Along with a fare hike, the MBTA this week unveiled ?The Better Bus Project.? We sure hope it?s coming to Kendall Square.

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff; Adobe; Globe file photo

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff; Adobe; Globe file photo

SCOT LEHIGH

The walls close in on the Great Trumpkin

After boxing his ears on the shutdown, Nancy Pelosi was giving the Great Trumpkin nightmares.

Michael Andor Brodeur | @Large

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And as even longtime users contemplate an exit, rival apps are capitalizing on the one thing Facebook lacks: focus.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/City%20on%20a%20Hill.jpg Here?s the first trailer for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck?s ?City on a Hill?

The Showtime series is slated to premiere on June 16.

Christopher Muther

The under-the-radar, unsung beach towns of Florida

While some destinations in Florida grab all the glory, these four east coast gems are waiting to be discovered.

Podcasts

Special reports

Special Report

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

Boston Globe Archive

The Big Picture

The day the North End was hit by a deadly wave of molasses

Twenty-one people died after a 15-foot wave of molasses swept through the North End in January 1919.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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