Aides ignored some Trump orders to stymie Russia investigation, Mueller finds

President Trump was never able to stop the investigation into his campaign?s ties to Russia, but it was not for lack of trying.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/unnamed.jpg A morally corrupt Trump is saved from himself by disobedient underlings

The Mueller report describes a morally corrupt president who is saved largely because others refused to do what he asked.

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The long-awaited Mueller report is two volumes and 448 pages long, including attachments. Here are some of the most interesting portions of the report.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/FUDCRDTCBII6TC374JNIP4H52M.jpg These are the 10 ?episodes? Mueller looked at in his obstruction investigation

Here?s a look at the events investigated by Mueller and his team as they tried to determine whether the president had obstructed justice.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1FP3I3.jpg Recap: Globe reporters spent hours digging through the Mueller report. Here?s what we found

Robert Mueller?s redacted report has been released to the public. Follow along with Globe reporters for up-to-the-minute updates and analysis.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's redacted report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election as released on Thursday, April 18, 2019, is photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Read the full, redacted Mueller report

The Justice Department released a full, redacted Mueller report on Russian meddling in the US election on Thursday. Read the report on the Justice Department?s website.

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?We?ll print all night if we have to,? the store?s owner said in a statement.

More Mueller report coverage

Joe Biden, the former vice president, addressed striking Stop & Shop workers and their supporters Thursday in Dorchester.

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Joe Biden rallies with striking Stop & Shop workers

The former vice president appeared Thursday at a store in Dorchester on the eighth day of the walkout by 31,000 workers in Mass., R.I., and Conn.

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Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, a police official said Thursday.

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The notice to residents comes a few weeks after a pregnant Cambridge woman said she was attacked by a group of aggressive turkeys while out for a walk.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed%20(9).jpg Serious gas leak at Andover home repaired

A serious gas leak spotted outside a home in Andover Thursday afternoon has since been repaired, officials said.

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American Media Inc. is ditching the tabloid after being accused of trying to blackmail the world?s richest man, Jeff Bezos.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/368948-5827185.jpg R.I. ramps up efforts to collect delinquent debts

The state of Rhode Island has filed lawsuits against a Providence city councilor and 22 others as part of an initiative that seeks to collect unpaid fines imposed by various agencies in recent years.

Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia sits in the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Dustin Pedroia did not sustain serious injury to his left knee

The Sox second baseman, who was examined in New York Thursday, is expected to rejoin the team in Tampa.

quick bite

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/wiggs_NightShift_05.jpg Night Shift Brewing comes to Lovejoy Wharf for a fun, affordable night out

This is the larger, restaurant version of the popular Everett brewery, with table service, an efficient menu, comfy banquettes, and a coffee bar. Soon, there will be outdoor seating.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/davistype1biz.jpg Loved and loathed, iconic Helvetica font enters a new era

Woburn-based Monotype?s reboot opens up a familiar design debate. Is Helvetica perfect, or is it boring?

NFL DRAFT | QUARTERBACKS

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The Patriots likely would have to trade up to draft him, but his promise might make it worth it.

Boston, MA - 4/17/2019 - (2nd quarter) New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Linda Holliday attended the game. 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.

Bill Belichick, numerous Patriots attend Celtics-Pacers Game 2

Belichick, of course, was showered with cheers.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/davisencore7met.jpg Wynn Resorts should keep gaming license

A sizeable fine and personal consequences for two of the qualifiers would best balance fairness, accountability, and the state?s desire to keep the casino on track.

2020 Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a town hall meeting, Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Opinion | Margery Eagan

Pete Buttigieg exposes the Christian right?s moral contortions

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

Opinion | Alice Lloyd

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Attending seder in Brookline and Easter at Trinity Church is a two-way celebration of being welcome in one another?s faiths.

Letters

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?How can there be a positive impact from giving a murderer the spotlight??

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch.jpg And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

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.

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/2011-2020/2019/04/18/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Human-embryo-wellcome-1024x576.jpg U.S. researcher ready to start pregnancies with ?three-parent? embryos

At a public forum at Harvard Law School, the researcher said his team has used a controversial technique to make embryos for four female patients.

Podcasts