On Nantucket, residents are facing a Stop & Shop strike dilemma

Rubidia Escobar (right) and Ofelia Duarte carried groceries at the Hyannis Ferry Terminal bought at Market Basket in Bourne.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

With only one supermarket chain on the island, residents who don?t want to cross the picket line don?t have a lot of options. Shopping on the mainland isn?t easy, and small grocers and boutique fish markets can be expensive.

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The version of special counsel Robert Mueller?s 400-page report that the Justice Department plans to release looks at the ways in which President Trump was suspected of obstructing justice.

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Even the planned release of the report quickly spiraled into a political struggle Wednesday over whether Attorney General William Barr is attempting to shield the president and spin the report?s findings before the American people can read it.

Attorney General William Barr. (Erin Schaff/New York Times)

Nestor Ramos

Redacting? Why stop at the Mueller report?

When Bill Barr is done with the Mueller report, can he use his quiver of magic markers to take a shot at redacting a few key passages from my life?

Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrived at his office in Washington on Wednesday. Mueller made no public comments during the investigation of Trump-Russia collusion. On Thursday, a report is expected to lay out his findings.

5 things to look for in the Mueller report when it?s released on Thursday

The much-anticipated report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is going to be released Thursday morning. Here are five things to look for.

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Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the special counsel?s conclusions in recent days, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

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The Patriots owner filed a motion to oppose the release of a video in his prostitution case, which was denied Wednesday. But an order will be entered barring the state from releasing the video until an April 29 hearing.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/WALKER_040319_weather_54852xA.jpg A wet weekend is ahead for Easter, Passover

By the time it?s all over Sunday, total rainfall will be around 1 to 2 inches.

Man found slain in Providence; city?s third homicide of the year

A man was found shot dead inside an SUV Tuesday night in Providence, R.I., in the city?s third homicide of the year, officials said.

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A replica of the Mayflower and a lifelike depiction of a Patuxet mother and daughter will be on display in front of the New England Historic Genealogical Society on Newbury Street through 2020.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Clipboard-1896.jpg Doctors in five states charged with prescribing painkillers for cash, sex

The dozens of medical professionals charged include doctors who prosecutors said traded sex for prescriptions and a dentist who unnecessarily pulled teeth from patients to justify giving them opioids.

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After seeing a fire devastate the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, some observers may wonder: Could something like that happen here?

Boston, MA - 4/17/2019 - (1st quarter) Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11) takes a trip to the basket during the first quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of Round 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 18Celtics-Pacers, LOID: 8.5.1015682352.

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CELTICS 99, PACERS 91

Kyrie Irving carries Celtics to Game 2 win over Pacers

The All-Star point guard poured in 37 points as Boston rallied in the second half to grab a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the second period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Toronto. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

BRUINS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 4

David Pastrnak breaks through as Bruins even series with Maple Leafs

Pastrnak, the Bruins? top goal scorer in the regular season, ended a slump by scoring his first two goals of the playoffs.

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Ryan Brasier (70) reacts after allowing a seventh-inning, grand slam to New York Yankees Brett Gardner (11) in a baseball game, Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Dan Shaughnessy

Now is not the time to mince words: Red Sox stink

At 6-13 and a whopping eight and a half games out of first place, how in the name of Izzy Alcantara can these Red Sox be this bad?

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 12: Alex Cora, manager of the Boston Red Sox pulls pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez #57 out of the game in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on April 12, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley /Getty Images)

ALEX SPEIER

Assessing the damage: Just how bad is it for the Red Sox?

There is such a thing as an April hole that is too deep to escape.

New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) passes to James White (28) during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

NORA PRINCIOTTI

A game-by-game look at the 2019 Patriots schedule

The Patriots will begin their 2019 season with a home night game against the Steelers on Sunday, Sept. 8.

Jeneé Osterheldt | Commentary

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Queen Bey?s new Netflix documentary and live album celebrate her historic Coachella performance, HBCUs, and black culture.

FILE - MARCH 06:

Alex Trebek says in video that he intends to return for season 36 of ?Jeopardy!?

?I look forward to seeing you once again in September with all kinds of good stuff,? Trebek said.

Love Letters

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In hindsight, I?m rethinking that agreement.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/15/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/intro0421hero.jpg Top spots to live in Greater Boston in 2019

The 16 communities seeing the biggest leaps in house prices north, south, and west of Boston, plus in the city itself.

Marilena Perilli for the Boston Globe

Top Spots to Live 2019

I?m from the North Shore and moved to a foreign land: the South Shore

When this writer bought a house in Quincy, he wasn?t sure his parents would ever come to see him.

An artist?s sketch shows the entrance to the planned High Street Place food hall, which is slated to open this fall with 20,000 square feet of dining options.

High Street Place food hall will have cocktails, po? boys, and vegan treats

The 20,000-square-foot food hall set to debut downtown this fall announced a partial list of businesses and chefs who have signed on to the project. A Tiffani Faison pizza joint is on the list.

//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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-6296.jpg Here?s a look at who is speaking at Boston-area commencements this spring

Spring is here and so is commencement season, which will include dozens of speeches from noted leaders, academics, actors, and activists.

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?A year ago, she was taking orders across a bar,? Warren wrote. ?Today, millions are taking cues from her.?

Globe Staff; Adobe; Globe File Photo

JOAN VENNOCHI

Bernie Sanders on Fox News is weird ? and wonderful

He understands what too many sanctimonious Democrats do not: the need to break out of the Rachel Maddow bubble.

Opinion | Margery Eagan

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The presidential candidate?s calling out of the Christian right?s moral hypocrisy comes just in time for Easter brunch.

Opinion | Jennifer Lugar

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/17gun5Fweb.jpg A red flag law could have saved my husband

It shouldn?t have been up to me to take his gun away.

A marijuana plant grows at Fotmer SA, an enterprise that produces cannabis for medical use, in Montevideo, Uruguay, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. In December, Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez inaugurated a $12 million laboratory owned by Canada's International Cannabis Corporation, which aims to produce and export medicine from hemp, a variety of cannabis that contains CBDs but has no psychoactive effects. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Recreational marijuana store in Williamstown receives approval needed to open

In just a few days, a recreational marijuana store could be opening in Williamstown, located on the borders of New York and Vermont.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AdobeStock_219643557%20(1).jpeg How to find a therapist when you need one

Ask anyone who?s been in this position: Finding a therapist in the Boston area for a pressing mental health concern, especially for a teen or child, can feel overwhelming.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

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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Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

Real Estate

Tips for renting on the Cape and the Islands. It?s not too late.

Spring weather is finally here, and while it may seem a little late to be thinking about a summer rental on the Cape or the Islands, real estate agents say the market has changed and there are plenty of properties still available.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Photos: The 2019 Boston Marathon

An estimated 30,000 runners competed in the 123rd Boston Marathon.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12sellersxref.jpg The things home sellers do that can turn off buyers or kill a sale

A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/IMG_0010-1024x576.jpg Families hit by inherited diseases oppose ban on embryo editing

People who carry genetic mutations that can cause severe disease wonder whether experts who denounce embryo editing understand their families? suffering.

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