T pension chief to give rare public update on fund

The $1.6 billion pension fund has not yet published its annual report for 2014 or 2015.

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The company also said the release of the internal investigation into the emissions scandal will be delayed.

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Some say it looks like a pig?s squiggly tail.

US suicide rate surges to a 30-year high

Data show increases in every age group except older adults. The rise was particularly steep for women.

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Governor Terry McAuliffe?s executive action will circumvent the Republican-run legislature.

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The woman was not injured, but State Police warned in a statement that ?this incident could have had a fatal outcome.?

These charts show the soaring cost of college

The cost of college is rising dramatically, and schools in Mass. tend to charge more than the national average.

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Mayor Boris Johnson wrote that President Obama may have an ?ancestral dislike of the British Empire? because of his Kenyan roots.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_aquarium1.jpg On Earth Day, Watertown boy donates birthday money to sea turtles

All Jasper Rose wanted for his birthday was to help the sea turtles.

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The arrival of another regulatory agency on the scene was hailed by critics of the race, but dismissed as a minimal problem by organizers.

Dan Page

How premium economy became the new hot seat

I had no idea what true premium economy was until I lived it. My seat was similar to the recliner in my parent?s living room and far roomier than economy.

Alison Wright in ?The Americans.?

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

Which TV performances won the winter?

It?s midseason for a bunch of shows, and a few characters are looking quite good.

Things to Do

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Top choices for things to do this weekend.

Peter Abraham | Beat Writer?s Notebook

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Fifteen games isn?t enough time to make a decision on the manager?s future, despite a slow start to the season.

Chris Evans, pictured at the Toronto Film Fesival in 2014.

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Chris Evans is making (Captain) America great again

There?s nothing hip about Captain America. That initially concerned Boston native Chris Evans, who began playing the superhero in 2011.

scott kirsner | innovation economy

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Breaking the cycle of ever-increasing housing costs in Boston is incredibly difficult.

Prince was a virtuoso guitarist, and this video proves it

He blew away the crowd with his blazing solo on ?While My Guitar Gently Weeps? in 2004.

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A transcript of the 911 call from Prince?s Minn. compound was released.