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Douglas Hodge, 61, a Laguna Beach resident, is among the dozens of wealthy parents facing fraud-related charges in connection with the scheme.
A 145-pound long snapper for USC? Transcripts open a window into audacious admissions scam The transcripts of the alleged conversations tell stories of concerned parents looking for an illegal ?side door? into college, never knowing that they were being recorded.
The University of Rhode Island, which hired Gordon Ernst as head tennis coach in August 2018, said that he?d been placed on administrative leave.
Guidance counselor flagged Lori Loughlin?s daughters? applications When the Hollywood star?s daughters were being accepted to USC as crew team recruits, something felt strange to their high school guidance counselor.
Parents stopped at nothing to get their kids in ?side door? A 200-page affidavit lays out the lengths to which uber-wealthy parents allegedly went to help their children get admitted to schools including Yale, Georgetown, and Stanford universities.
OPINION | DANIEL GOLDEN
How the rich really play ?Who Wants To Be an Ivy Leaguer?? A journalist who investigated how the rich buy their children?s way into elite colleges reflects on the latest scandal ? and remembers when affluent readers mistook his expose for a ?how-to? guide.
Nestor Ramos
Rigging an already-rigged system At top and not-so-top colleges and universities, the admissions game is already rigged in favor of the wealthy, and there are already separate systems for the very rich and everyone else.
After one season with the Dolphins, Bolden will sign a two-year contract, while McCourty agreed on a two-year deal.
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The Red Sox righty, renowned for his extra-inning relief job in the World Series, made a crisp spring debut Wednesday.
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Opinion | Diane Hessan
The Democratic Party is in dire need of some soul-searching.
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Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
The Brexit debacle shows us we are in an age of irresponsibility.
Love Letters
If it weren?t for the illness, they would probably still be together.
Another big music club is coming to Boston Boston Landing in Brighton will feature a 3,500-seat concert hall, one of three sizable venues in the works around the city.
Don?t panic: Facebook and Instagram are down for many users Social media users are reporting problems accessing Facebook on Wednesday afternoon.
Buying salmon is confusing. So we looked into it ? and tasted different varieties It?s pretty and pink, on everyone?s menu, and a popular item at fish counters. What kind should you buy?
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Authorities say five people have been found dead after a fire in a home in Western Massachusetts.
US grounds all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft following Ethiopia crash President Trump said the United States is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 jets ?effective immediately? following the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner disaster.
For months, US pilots have complained about safety issues with Boeing 737 Max 8 jets Countries across the world have ordered the 737 Max 8 jets to be grounded in the wake of the most recent crash Sunday in Ethiopia.
The search for a new superintendent of the Boston Public Schools has attracted more than three dozen candidates with a range of experiences and backgrounds.
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Investigation wrapping up on allegations state representative grabbed incoming lawmaker?s backside State Representative Paul McMurtry is facing allegations he grabbed the backside of an incoming legislator during a Dec. 13 cocktail hour.
Manafort slapped with new state charges in N.Y. after federal sentencing A federal judge sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to an additional three and a half years of prison. He was then indicted in New York City on mortgage fraud, conspiracy, and other state charges.
AG announces settlements after allegations that problems at nursing homes led to deaths Systemic failures at seven Massachusetts nursing homes led to at least five deaths and serious injuries, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.
Lowell recreational marijuana shop to open this Saturday The Merrimack Valley?s first recreational marijuana shop will open in Lowell this Saturday.
Aaron Hernandez?s murder conviction to be reinstated, court rules The Supreme Judicial Court?s decision overturns decades of legal precedent.
Fall River?s Correia stays quiet after election win Mayor Jasiel Correia II on Wednesday said he didn?t have time to speak with a reporter as he left Government Center in Fall River.
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Larry the cat was missing for five years. Now he?s home safe in Essex Elinore Repucci will never know what her cat went through as he ventured along the North Shore for more than five years, but she?s relieved to have him home.
Truth and Consequences Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.
Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.
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.
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Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.
ESPN first reported the signing, and said the deal is for four years and $52.5 million.
Sean Mulveyhill has been placed on leave from his job as a bartender at Mount Holyoke College after a student there accused him of raping her.
A pet snake escapes and slithers around an apartment building, a very expensive fanny pack goes missing, and other odd items from local police blotters.
With its low-pitched roof, dramatic horizontal lines, and open floor plan, its clear that the architecture of 39 Tabor Hill Road in Lincoln has taken a page out of the playbook of the late architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Peggy Dowcett of The Senkler Team at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has listed the home for $3,350,000.
Pressley, one of the most prominent freshmen in Washington, is among the new backers of Warren?s American Housing and Economic Mobility Act.
Rescue efforts are underway in Nigeria after a three-story school building collapsed while classes were in session. Scores of children are thought to be inside.
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The recall covers certain Honda and Acura models largely in the U.S. and Canada.
Dick?s Sporting Goods Inc. said on Tuesday that it will stop selling hunting rifles and ammunition at 125 of its stores.
The Swedish pop star?s show, which focused mostly on her 2018 album, ?Honey,? reflected that record?s idea about the redemption you can find while dancing.
Will you only eat Skippy? Is it Cains mayonnaise or bust? Blame it on the Mere-exposure effect.
Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix? Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.
Efforts to save the sperm of the dead come with heartache, tough questions The case of Peter Zhu, a cadet at West Point Military Academy who died last month, has reignited a debate around ?postmortem sperm retrieval.?
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