Peter Farrelly (center) and the cast and crew of

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?Green Book? surprises and takes Oscar for best picture

The segregation-era road-trip drama took the top honors at Sunday?s Academy Awards.

Matthew Gilbert

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The lack of a Kevin Hart or a Jimmy Kimmel put the attention where it belongs: on the winners and their acceptance speeches.

From left, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, and Nick Vallelonga accept the original screenplay Oscar for ?Green Book.?

New Englanders Peter Farrelly, Brian Currie honored for best picture ?Green Book?

The best screenplay Oscar was also shared with Nick Vallelonga.

Angela Bassett was one of many actors to wear pink while strolling down the red carpet.

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Pretty in pink ? and so many other colors ? at the Oscars

There was one hue that kept popping up at Sunday night?s Academy Awards.

23 and Me is one of the companies offering home DNA tests.

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First came the home DNA kits. Now come the support groups

?I feel like I?m a freak now,? said the founder of a secret support group with nearly 5,000 members.

Duke's Zion Williamson sits on the floor following an injury during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina, in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Duke might have to figure out what the Zion Show will look like without its namesake. All because of a freak injury to arguably the most exciting player in college basketball. As his Nike shoe blew out, Williamson sprained his right knee on the first possession of what became top-ranked Duke's 88-72 loss to No. 8 North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Zion Williamson is taking all the risks, with no reward

It shouldn?t take the presumptive No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft clutching his knee to recognize that basketball?s feeder system is faulty.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020819_BAT_HERO.jpg Young pianist crushed in building collapse must find a way to start again

All her life, she?d wanted nothing more than to be a professional pianist. Then the massive concrete facade of a building in Allston fell on her.

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Commercial sex trafficking operations such as the one Robert Kraft is accused of patronizing have taken hold in plain sight in Massachusetts and across the country.

Charges could be filed against Robert Kraft as early as Monday

The solicitation charges that ensnared Kraft and nearly 200 other men stems from a sweeping, months-long law enforcement probe of massage parlors.

Robert Kraft?s legal woes may be a boon to the world of late-night comedy and talk radio, but to those touched by the moral rot of human trafficking, there?s nothing amusing about this.

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Adrian Walker

Robert Kraft got busted. What should happen now?

The Patriots owner has given generously to support victims of human trafficking, but if the charges are true the stain on his legacy will be permanent.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1131442116.jpg Why the allegations against Robert Kraft are a big deal

If the allegations are true, Kraft has in effect aided and abetted an organization involving human slavery.

By raising fares again, could the MBTA drive riders away from public transit?

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With traffic so bad, is it really the time to raise T fares?

Transit specialists say another fare hike could lead to a drop in the number of people who take the bus, train, and subway.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/HO021719KlibanskiMET.jpg New Partners CEO thrives on helping other women succeed

In Anne Klibanski, the medical giant will have not only its first woman leader, but one known for being passionate about the success of women in fields still dominated by men.

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The unions did ask employees to remain on the job while contract negotiations continue.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-002.jpg Waltham pilot remembered for his passion for teaching

Sydney Miti and 18-year-old flight student Julian Lattermann of Dover were both killed around 12:30 p.m. Saturday after their single-engine plane crashed.

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Fifty-eight signatures, including that of John Kerry, are on the statement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/mbta_blue_hill_station.jpg Mattapan commuter rail station opens Monday

Construction on the Blue Hill Avenue stop on the Fairmount line has been going on since 2017.

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