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James and Lizette Eckert had fled debt for an isolated farmhouse, to home school the kids, and keep the government at bay. But was the real danger from within?
Methodists veer toward schism over LGBTQ divide Anguish has been pouring forth from area churches since the United Methodist Church voted to reaffirm that ?the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.?
Surprise medical bills: The doctor is not in your insurance plan The problems begin when doctors aren?t employed by the hospital. That?s when you?re more likely to get the bill.
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Yvonne Abraham
I love New Zealand?s prime minister. Can I come stay for a little while? Not forever. Just until this awful mess blows over.
Democrats have new rules for consultants. Ayanna Pressley isn?t pleased The new policy bars consultants from working with congressional primary challengers if they want to do business with the Democratic campaign arm.
Watchdog group calls for investigation of Trahan?s campaign funds Lori Trahan said she used personal funds to make big loans to her 2018 campaign, but the Campaign Legal Center says the numbers don?t add up.
Uber driver arrested in rape of passenger on Storrow Drive Daudah Mayanja, 37, of Waltham was charged with two counts of rape after a passenger was sexually assaulted early Saturday.
Police say a 33-year-old Gloucester woman and a 64-year-old Beverly woman were involved in a physical fight in the middle of Route 128.
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Cary Coovert, 71, of Arlington died last week after the bike he was riding collided head-on with another cyclist on the bikeway in Lexington.
Elizabeth Warren says big ag companies should be broken up The Massachusetts senator has also called for breaking up such companies as Amazon and Facebook.
Here?s how Alex Jones waged a campaign to hound Sandy Hook families In the world of conspiracy theorists, Jones and Wolfgang Halbig fueled each other?s darkest tendencies.
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Daniel Johnson hesitated when asked to compose verse for the memorials. ?This was sacred space to be working in,? he said.
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Robert Kraft continuing to fight solicitation charges comes at a cost The longer Kraft fights to clear his name in the legal system, the more damage he subjects it to in the court of public opinion.
Nets 110, Celtics 96
Shorthanded Celtics stumble in Brooklyn Playing without Kyrie Irving and Al Horford, Celtics absorbed a 14-point road loss vs. the Nets.
Report: Kristaps Porzingis being investigated on rape allegations The star center for the Mavericks allegedly assaulted a woman in 2018, the New York Post reported.
PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
Catching up with Theo Epstein The Brookline native sat down for an extended interview with the Globe, and he talked about his Cubs, of course, as well as the Red Sox.
Rolling Stones scrap upcoming tour as Mick Jagger seeks medical treatment Doctors told Jagger that he requires treatment for a medical issue and can?t hit the road, forcing the Stones to postpone their North American tour, including a date in Foxborough.
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Ideas
Four huge companies now control our data, our news, our attention, our wallets, and our future. That?s not even the worst part.
Editorial
Proposed Uber, Lyft restrictions at Logan are unfair and unfriendly Who doesn?t hate bumper to bumper airport traffic? But the Massport proposal to ban Uber and Lyft from curbside service could create a different kind of headache at Logan.
Editorial Cartoon | Christopher Weyant
?Just click your heels three times and say . . .?
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Perspective | Magazine
For too long, remembrances of Martin Luther King Jr. have failed to do what King did in his lifetime.
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Harvard endowment manager asks: Why not auction some college seats to highest bidder? It?s a provocative question amid the college admissions scandal.
A fascinating new fossil site may show what happened the day a meteor struck Sixty-six million years ago, a giant meteor slammed into Earth off the coast of modern-day Mexico. A fossil site in North Dakota may have preserved animals that died that day.
Joanne Chang is always on the move The Globe sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work, and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future. First up is Joanne Chang of Flour bakery cafes.
We?ve made it to the semifinals Flour Bakery + Cafe, Toro, Island Creek Oyster Bar, and Sarma are battling it out in the Munch Madness semifinals. Cast your vote now!
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.
Ground Game It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.
spotlight
Sea Hunter and Acreage are testing the limits of state regulations on ownership of recreational marijuana stores.
The Minutemen stifled Notre Dame in the Northeast Regional final to advance to the first Frozen Four in school history.
University of Massachusetts officials shone a bit more light on what in-state undergraduates across the other four campuses might expect to pay next year.
A woman tracks down the suspect who stole her credit cards, police try to identify a prolific litterbug, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
Sales of new US homes climbed 4.9 percent in February, an indication that falling mortgage rates have given a boost to demand from buyers.
Publicly, the 2020 hopefuls are all about attracting low-dollar donors, but most candidates also badly need big checks.
Migrants typically head north in the spring, before the arrival of the deadly summer heat.
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"We have to get these cars off the road. You can't even drive in Manhattan."
Federal officials on Friday said they were allocating an additional 30,000 visas for foreign seasonal workers this year, although that still won?t be enough for the businesses seeking help.
How do you perform an opera in Boston, New York, and back to Boston again in under 48 hours ? and do it well?
Gdansk?s enchanting Old Town, vibrant riverfront, interactive museums, and pristine beaches have won it kudos as one of Europe?s up-and-coming vacation spots.
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The Big Picture
Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.
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.
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A drastic response to measles outbreak tests trust in government Rockland County, N.Y., has banned unvaccinated children for 30 days from such public spaces as schools and synagogues.
