Series of robocall bomb threats sent to schools across state

Schools in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and other communities have received the calls, police officials confirmed.

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Kate McCarthy, 15, was killed Saturday night when an SUV crashed into a utility pole, a parked car, and a tree.

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In an interview on Fox News Monday, Trump said his children, Eric and Ivanka, ??feel very, very guilty.??

OPINION | NIALL FERGUSON

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When Ted Cruz speaks, you hear the echo of P.T. Barnum.

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz attended a state Republican convention in Colorado .

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There are few limits to how far you can go to woo GOP delegates

An individual donor is permitted to give a delegate unlimited sums to support his or her efforts to get selected to go to the convention.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160408_KDB_BU_CUSTODIAN_005.jpg His children?s Boston College future kept this janitor going

Next month, Fred Vautour?s triumph will be complete: The night-shift custodian will have put all his children through BC.

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Newport resident Heather Abbott has been invited to deliver the commencement address at Providence College.

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There are a ton of smart and talented people, so you need to get an edge by building a network that can help you stand out.

Opening Day at Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox's David Price works against the New York Yankees in the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Beat writer?s notebook

Price ready to lead Red Sox rotation

The new Red Sox ace is eager to show he can handle being in the spotlight.

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The Red Sox play their home opener at Fenway Park against Baltimore at 2:05 p.m.

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Showers will mostly be gone when the game begins Monday afternoon, but wind gusts could hit 45 miles an hour, forecasters said.

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The state?s new law allows religious groups and some private businesses to refuse service to gay couples.

State?s low-income, minority children more at risk for lead poisoning

Thousands of Massachusetts children are found to have potentially harmful levels of lead in their blood each year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tetris.jpg It?s an MIT-sized game of ?Tetris?

People passing through campus could play the throwback classic using controls set up near the Green Building.

travel

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As long as travelers keep throwing dollars at ultra-bargain carriers such as Spirit, Frontier, and Envoy Air, the sardine-like conditions will worsen.

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Marks, whose autobiography ?Mr. Nice? was a bestseller, died of cancer Sunday night.