Family of NU student killed in crash speaks out

Victoria McGrath, who survived the Marathon bombings, was killed in a car crash in Dubai over the weekend. Her roommate at Northeastern University, Priscilla Perez Torres, also died in the accident.

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Victoria McGrath?s parents described the example set by their daughter throughout her life and during her recovery after the Marathon attack.

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The officials cited a federal rebuke about the agency?s failure to complete a civil rights analysis before reducing its weekend schedule.

Keolis consultant pleads guilty to lying about ?disadvantaged? status

The wife of a former commuter rail executive admitted her husband actually ran the business while she worked full time for the TSA.

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The mayor will announce pilot programs from the city?s Housing Innovation Lab that he hopes will help tackle the housing crunch.

Raytheon whistle-blower lawsuit revived

An appeals court ruled a lower court had erred in dismissing the case.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/Tlumacki_trumpfundraiseratboch_s_metro844-4428.jpg ?It?s only four years,? Ernie Boch Jr. says of Donald Trump

Before polls opened Tuesday in four states in the presidential race, the Boston-area businessman appeared on cable TV to talk Trump.

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The top date in Mass. was culled from data detailing birthdays of more than 750,000 people.

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Inbound marketing has businesses seeing dollar signs

Find out how one Pembroke business used social media to increase its sales, and how yours can, too.

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Boston?s 13 greatest doughnut shops

We put miles on our odometers???and pounds on our waistlines???to bring you a baker?s dozen of indie operations.

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Nike, Swiss watch brand TAG Heuer, and Porsche moved quickly to distance themselves from the tennis star.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski faces reporters before an NFL football practice, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots are to play the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship on Sunday in Denver. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Is Rob Gronkowski unhappy with his contract situation?

A day after having his contract option picked up, the Patriots tight end referenced it in a cryptic tweet.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boston2014-10850.png The three charts that show how the Boston area is segregated by income

Blue- and white-collar families live in much more homogenous places now.

critic?s corner

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That hangdog face, with the right adjustments, can have a far more poignant impact.

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Forecasters called Tuesday?s weather ?a sign of spring.?

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/dante_ramos-1566.jpg In Harvard Law shield dispute, not all offense is created equal

It?s become far easier to deem an ambiguous symbol unacceptably offensive than to decide, after reflection, to leave it alone.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/mit-droids-10842.JPG May the (admissions) force be with you, MIT applicants

If you?re a high school student waiting anxiously for an admissions decision, then these are the droids you?re looking for.

Dining Out

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A New Orleans house party by way of Vietnam ? so, basically, American food.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

scott kirsner | innovation economy

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The story of electric-powered wheels is another example of how tough it is to turn game-changing concepts into products.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

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There are salt-of-the-earth folks, who quietly carry out a staggering variety of good works.

Design New England

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/gardeners.jpg A Gardener?s Garden

The lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.