Condolences pour in for trooper killed during traffic stop

 03/16/2016 BOSTON State Troopers walk beside an ambulance carrying the body of a Trooper killed earlier today during a traffic stop as it arrives at the morgue. Boston Police officers lined the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Albany Street in Boston. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe

?In this difficult time, we have been touched by the show of support,? State Police wrote on Facebook.

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Running back, cornerback, and tight end are positions that need to be addressed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Feature01-004.jpg Forecasters monitor potential winter storm for Sunday night

While Thursday will see temperatures rising into the 60s, the National Weather Service says it?s ?too soon to nail down? a still-developing system for the weekend.

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In Boston, as in other places, police have said the vast majority of the deaths were accidents or suicides.

A developer was granted a permit to demolish this 1908 home at 25 Cambridge St. in Winchester. It was not on the list of properties currently covered by the town?s demolition delay bylaw.

Justin Saglio for the The Boston Globe

Boston-area towns seek ways to slow razing of historic homes

Amid a hot real estate market, Winchester and other communities are considering measures to slow down the demolition of older homes.

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Thursday will be the first day of what may be a monthslong campaign to pressure Senate Republicans to consider his Supreme Court nomination.

Movie REview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AP1_D54_25080_R2.jpg Diverging from what first attracted us to ?Divergent?

?The Divergent Series: Allegiant? devolves into a muddle that loses what made the earlier installments so interesting.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/AFP_8N4RI.jpg Uber to give drivers option to be paid instantly

Uber is launching a pilot program intended to help the ride-hailing service?s drivers draw their pay faster.

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The Sinn Fein leader accused the Obama administration of singling him out for a lengthy security check when he arrived for a St. Patrick?s Day reception.

A bagpipe player wore a Boston Strong jersey.

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Just how Irish is Boston?

The Boston area has long been known as an enclave for the Irish. And according to Census figures, deservedly so.

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Dropkick Murphys have signed on as a major sponsor of the city?s Irish parade, rolling on Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/trump-ap-1274.jpg Kremlin calls Donald Trump ad a ?demonization? of Russia

Vladimir Putin?s spokesman had some harsh words for the online video.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/3a084b9a339242c690e0eb0ee09604f0-3a084b9a339242c690e0eb0ee09604f0-0.jpg Donald Trump?s wins leave major donors ready to throw in the towel

Recent efforts by wealthy Republican donors looking for a more mainstream nominee to stop Trump may be too little too late.

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The secretary of state?s finding, however, does not obligate the US to take additional action against the militants.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/wiggs_Feature_649165-6427.jpg BRA seeking more time to renew urban renewal

The agency wants more time to hammer out a compromise with the City Council over the future of urban renewal. Just in case.

Patrons become sick after meal at R.I. restaurant

State health officials say norovirus likely caused more than two dozen people to fall ill at a Harrisville restaurant.

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

betaboston | innovation economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/scott_kirsner_150-5845.jpg How Cambridge became the life sciences capital

If you?ve assumed that biotech companies cluster in Cambridge to be close to Harvard and MIT, that?s only part of the story.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DNEsensation.jpg Circular Sensation

A one-of-a-kind design combines aesthetics and functionality for harmonious living.