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The Boston School Committee believed the former Minnesota education commissioner was the best candidate to repair bruised relationships with the community and boost student achievement.
Attorney General William Barr defended his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller?s Russia report amid revelations that Mueller expressed frustration to Barr about how he was portraying the investigation?s findings.
Barr will not testify before House committee Thursday Attorney General William Barr?s decision not to attend the hearing dramatically escalates tensions with the Democratic-controlled committee.
Opinion | Andrew Grainger
Through the looking glass with Barr?s Humpty Dumpty routine In his disingenuous testimony Wednesday, Barr showed all the linguistic prowess of the Lewis Carroll character.
SCOT LEHIGH
William Barr?s self-inflicted scars Some of William Barr?s responses didn?t even pass the laugh test.
Trump blasts Rollins, Ryan on ICE lawsuit The two Massachusetts prosecutors who joined a lawsuit this week to block immigration arrests in state courthouses ?probably don?t mind crime,? President Trump charged Wednesday.
Yvonne Abraham
Useless cruelty, committed in our name, and a lessening of our values At the southern border and in Massachusetts courthouses, the federal government is inflicting needless suffering in our name.
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1 man killed, 3 others injured, in Dorchester shooting, police say The shooting took place on Windermere Road in the Jones Hill area of Dorchester early Wednesday evening, according to police.
Alleged shooter still at large after bank robbery investigation in Somerville Police searched Somerville?s busy Davis Square area after a bank robber allegedly fired his gun to menace bank employees and then fired again at a police officer before fleeing on foot.
Man who bumped into Somerville bank robbery suspect says he was ?in a position to react? Web developer Dave Powers, hailed as a hero for trying to help police, could hardly believe he did it himself.
Judge orders Kraft to appear in court later in month Judge Leonard Hanser didn?t immediately issue a ruling, but he did order the Patriots owner to appear later in the month at a hearing on whether both sides are ready for trial.
New national polls suggest Warren gaining momentum in presidential race There are early signs Senator Elizabeth Warren?s relentless focus on policy detail and face time with voters could help her break into the top tier of candidates.
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In a program that started Wednesday, riders who take the Logan Express bus from the Back Bay will be given an orange ticket for a TSA priority line.
TARA SULLIVAN
The belligerent Bruins winger needs to ignite his scoring touch, not his baser instincts.
Bruce Cassidy wouldn?t commit to the lineup change but has to find ways to disrupt Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.
RED SOX 7, ATHLETICS 3
Red Sox finish off three-game sweep of Athletics Red Sox hitters stayed hot and the bullpen was effective in the win at Fenway Park. The team finished its homestand at 5-4 and embarks on an eight-game road trip with momentum.
NAMES
The 34-year-old professional gambler from Las Vegas, who returns again Wednesday night, just keeps on winning.
Dave Epstein
Weekend forecast for Greater Boston: April showers bring . . . May showers The contrast between the cool air we have over us and the warmer air not far away will once bring clouds and precipitation into the weekend.
Love Letters
My wife lied about her evening with a famous athlete There was more to this bachelorette party than just hanging out at the casino bar.
ADAM HIMMELSBACH
?Got it!? The winding, improbable journey of Celtics voice Mike Gorman Gorman shares a few stories for the first time: a Naval tragedy that still haunts him, the time he nearly fought Tommy Heinsohn, and an important beer-league softball game.
obituary
John L?Heureux, 84, who died April 22, was a longtime professor at Stanford University and the author of more than 20 books.
Financial toll of Lawrence gas disaster soars ? and may keep rising The utility responsible for the Sept. 13 Merrimack Valley gas disaster said Wednesday that the potential financial costs have jumped to more than $1.6 billion.
Around Everett, local politicians and everyday residents said they were pleased that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission deemed Wynn Resorts suitable to keep its casino license.
Ty Burr
?WBCN and the American Revolution? recalls the legendary local FM station and the times in which it flourished.
Movie Review
She?s US secretary of state, he?s an alt-weekly journalist. Go figure.
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Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
We are angrier than ever before. Is there a scientific explanation for why fury is so intoxicating?
Michael A. Cohen
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Trump ignores Constitution with his subpoena fight The president cannot pick and choose the laws he chooses to abide by. Democrats must begin impeachment proceedings.
Editorial
The big red-ink asterisk on the economy The Trump administration has goosed the economy with a deficit-expanding tax cut.
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.
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 | Final
And the Munch Madness winner is . . . Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.
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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Brown hopes other children will learn they can overcome negativity and shoot for their dreams.
Bernard Fabrot, a self-taught programmer from Belgium, solved a cryptographic puzzle that was first unveiled by MIT researchers in 1999.
The Trump administration is asking for the emergency funds as the officials contend with a surge of Central American migrant families.
But since 2000, the arrival of white residents is now changing nonwhite communities in cities of all sizes. Read more on realestate.boston.com.
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Edmunds highlights five of the best drop-tops on sale today.
Protesters in San Juan marched against austerity measures and also called for faster federal help in the island?s recovery from September 2017?s Hurricane Maria.
The deal between two of the biggest textbook publishers in the United States will have consequences here.
Her musical led the field when nominations were announced Tuesday morning.
Activism is at the base of everything Provincetown Brewing plans to do.
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The Big Picture
In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.
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.
Opinion: #MeToo has done little to improve medicine for female physicians Two surveys of female physicians show that ?it?s hard? to work in the still-patriarchal health care system.
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