Merrick Garland calls Supreme Court nomination ?greatest honor?

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: Judge Merrick B. Garland speaks after being nominated to the US Supreme Court as U.S. President Barack Obama looks on, in the Rose Garden at the White House, March 16, 1016 in Washington, DC. Merrick currently serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and if confirmed by the US Senate, would replace Antonin Scalia who died suddenly last month. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Garland, a graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law School, became emotional as he accepted President Obama?s nomination.

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There is one reason Senate Republicans may want to reconsider a fight over the Supreme Court: Donald Trump.

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Merrick Garland graduated from Harvard and Harvard Law School, and served as president of Harvard?s Board of Overseers.

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Walsh?s decision comes a day after a federal judge threw out the administration?s effort to shorten the parade route.

Brianna Grima and Will Carey dine against the backdrop of colorful flags.

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The Black Rose ? ?The Fenway Park of Irish Pubs? ? turns 40

For decades the popular pub has been a cornerstone of Faneuil Hall nightlife, providing live entertainment seven days a week ? a tradition that began in 1976.

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Marr had disappeared last month after stepping outside the Bell in Hand to smoke a cigarette.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1000_jack_dunn.jpg ?Spotlight? studio acknowledges dialogue attributed to Jack Dunn was fiction

Open Road issued a statement acknowledging that dialogue attributed to Dunn, who serves in posts at Boston College and BC High, was fictional.

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The candidate also claimed that GOP senators who denounce him in public are calling him privately to ?become involved.?

CAPITAL SOURCE

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?Champion? level tickets cost $2,700, while ?friend? status fetches $1,000.

Second suspect apprehended in armed assault at UMass dorm

Prosecutors say 22-year-old Shawn Wyatt turned himself in. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.

A student identified as Liana R. from Providence was one of 65 applicants to be hand-delivered an acceptance letter from Wheaton College.

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Wheaton College officials hand-deliver acceptance letters

A total of 65 letters were delivered to potential students all around New England.

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After months of unusually mild, snow-free weather, the Boston area could get a blast of wintry conditions next week.

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Victoria McGrath and Priscilla Perez Torres were scheduled to graduate in May.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/clintontrump-2076.jpg Get ready for a long nomination race

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may have to wait until June to set their sights on each other.

The Big Picture

The 2016 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

The infamous race is a remaking of the freight route to Nome and pays tribute to the role sled dogs played in the settlement of Alaska.

Globe investigations

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The Boston Globe?s 2001-2002 investigation into sexual abuses by clergy in the Catholic Church resulted in more than 600 stories.

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

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2016-03-15/Braava_WP.jpeg iRobot bets it can clean the gunkiest corners of your bathroom floor

The Bedford company?s newest product is a stain-busting automaton that will inch its way around around sinks and toilets.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/Production/BostonGlobe.com/WebPages/Homepage/Components/allen-189.jpg An Australian lesson in telling the whole Catholic story

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

Design New England

Design New England

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A seaside location sets the tone for a free-flowing master bathroom with partitions and angles ? but no doors to restrict sightlines.