Parents charged in admissions scandal seek new judge

The lawyers accused prosecutors of ?judge shopping? when they added 16 parents to an existing wire fraud indictment against a Canadian parent accused in the cheating scandal.

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The US Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with conspiring with Chelsea Manning to break into a classified government computer.

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Attorney Michael Avenatti was indicted late Wednesday by a Southern California grand jury on a raft of additional charges following his arrest last month in New York.

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?We have some planes?: Inside the hijacking of Flight 11

The air traffic controller couldn?t decipher the ominous message as he struggled to contact the plane on September 11. And officials were in the dark even while flight attendants called colleagues on the ground to describe the terror unfolding in the sky.

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Lawyers for Robert Kraft on Wednesday asked the Florida prosecutor overseeing the prostitution case against the New England Patriots owner to turn over evidence favorable to Kraft before a high-stakes hearing on video evidence in the case slated for April 26.

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.

Warren unveils plan for new tax on big corporations

Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing another new tax that targets the richest entities in the US economy, this time Amazon and the nation?s other most-profitable companies.

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Researchers used an experimental brain scan to detect signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in former football players, which currently can only be diagnosed by examining the brains of deceased victims.

Lynnfield teen, armed with a gun, arrested for selling THC oil on Snapchat

A Lynnfield teenager armed with a handgun was arrested Tuesday for allegedly trying to sell THC oil cartridges to undercover officers through the popular social media app Snapchat, officials said.

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Police were told that this was the fourth incident since mid-March in which the statue had been vandalized. Each time the same red substance was splashed on the statue.

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Boston school officials will likely close two schools in Allston that share a deteriorating building in two years for extensive renovations, but some parents worry the announcement signals a possible permanent closure.

Ina photo from June 2018, people who?d been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rested in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas.

Yvonne Abraham

It?s important to stay outraged

Outrage is a hard thing to sustain over the long term, especially when there is so much to be angry about. But it is a vital emotion, say those on the front lines.

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The ACLU of Massachusetts is suing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a bid to force the agency to release information regarding ?immigration updates.?

Spectators cheer for a runner along Commonwealth Avenue.

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How to cheer for a marathoner

The crowds at the Boston Marathon are one of the many things that make it the most famous footrace in the world. Globe reporter and bad marathoner Billy Baker has some tips on how you can have the most impact on the course.

Rebecca Pacheco

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse04collegescandal5.jpg Are you a helicopter parent? A snowplow parent? Forget the buzzwords, let?s just be present

When it comes to parenting, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Each kid is different. And yet, one technique stands out: Be present.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/citywinery-6530.jpg Here?s a roundup of all the open-air beer gardens coming to Boston in spring 2019

Hoping to grab an outdoor drink in Boston? We?ve got you covered.

Meet Katie Bouman, the MIT grad who helped capture the black-hole image

?We?ve been busting at the seams about what we?ve seen, but we had to keep our mouths shut,? said Bouman, 29, a doctoral graduate of MIT. The team made their discovery almost a year ago but had to keep it secret until now.

HBO original series Game of Thrones (Season 8).

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Matthew Gilbert

What makes ?Game of Thrones? so great

A genre show, of all things, with fire-breathing dragons and sub-zero zombies, has won our game of Peak TV.

Recaps of each ?Game of Thrones? season

As the show enters its endgame Sunday, even die-hard fans could use a refresher on the past seven seasons.

Nine players left, one Iron Throne

Which of our beloved and not-so-beloved ?Game of Thrones? characters are going to wind up sitting pretty?

Diana Diller, 39, an event planner, shows Ovia at her home in Los Angeles. Diller used the app to track her pregnancy, as did her employer, who paid to gain access to the intimate details of its workers' personal lives. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Philip Cheung

Pregnancy tracking app raises questions about privacy

A report in The Washington Post this week found that employers can access aggregated data about their employees through a partnership between Ovia Health?s app and insurers.

Amazon Echo

Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa

A global team reviews audio clips in an effort to help the voice-activated assistant respond to commands. 

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

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After a disappointing regular season rife with stumbles, the time to pull it all together is now.

2019 NBA Playoffs

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The first two games of the Boston-Indiana series are at TD Garden.

MATT PORTER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumackibruinsvsleafs461-001.jpg Everything you need to know about Bruins-Maple Leafs

The Boston-Toronto series opens at 7 tonight (airing on NESN), and if you haven?t been paying close attention, we can catch you up.

Indira A.R. Lakshmanan

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If Israel?s far-right is encouraged by Trump administration policies to become an apartheid state, it will backfire.

Editorial

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The exit of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen makes it clear that President Trump would rather break the law than merely bend it in pursuing his immigration policy.

TARA SULLIVAN

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The relationship between Jane Spicer, the head cover maker, and Woods stretches back to the earliest days of the Tiger phenomenon.

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Globe reporter Janelle Nanos 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.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

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Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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.

Newsletters

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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-13078.jpg Bidding wars: Should home buyers add an ?escalation clause??

If you want to start an argument in a group of real estate agents, bring up escalation clauses.

STAT

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Lawmakers in Annapolis have enacted a first-of-its kind ?affordability board? that could cap payments for pricey meds.

Podcasts