In Government Center, a nifty development trick
When the project is completed, the Government Center Garage (left) will essentially be wrapped by the lower floors of an office tower and two apartment buildings.

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How do you turn a hulking garage above one of Boston?s busiest streets into a glittering garden of towers without closing the facility?

Sumner Redstone, bottom center, surrounded by family including his granddaughter Kim, left, daughter Shari (in pink) and grandson Tyler Korff.

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Shirley Leung

Sumner Redstone lawsuit may be this summer?s best beach read

The lawsuit is more than the latest twist in a family soap opera and its outcome may shape the future of Viacom and CBS.

Lawmakers move to tighten oversight of nursing homes

State senators voted to raise maximum fines on troubled facilities and to require regulators to scour the finances of homes.

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Mass. Senate moves to ban plastic shopping bags

The bag push, adopted by a bipartisan vote, is meant to make the state more environmentally friendly and was cheered by green advocates.

Nathaniel Kibby.

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Man accused of kidnapping, rape pleads guilty

?I never look at sunshine in the same way,? Nathaniel Kibby?s victim, who was held captive for nine months in N.H., said Thursday.

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In a Memorial Day tribute, the flags represent each service member from Massachusetts killed since the Revolutionary War.

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Ronald Tarentino Jr., a 42-year-old father of three who lived in Leicester, was shot during a routine traffic stop.

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Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally with supporters in Billings, Montana.

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Donald Trump?s policy-free approach befuddles D.C. think tanks

Trump?s largely unconventional approach to policy issues has left experts wondering how to get their arms around his platform.

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Bernie Sanders isn?t likely to win the Democratic nomination ? but he still might end up debating Donald Trump.

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Some District of Columbia neighborhoods just seem presidential.

Things to Do

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Here?s everything fun to do around Boston on this Memorial Day weekend.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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The Red Sox Thursday night did something they should have done a long time ago: They retired Wade Boggs?s No. 26.

Boston -5/26/16- Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies- Jackie Bradley Jr. grounds out in the 8th inning. Boston Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki (sports)

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Jackie Bradley?s streak is over, but Xander Bogaerts?s is at 19

Bradley?s run ended at 29 games after an 0-for-4 night against the Rockies.

Rockies 8, Red Sox 2

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Buchholz couldn?t keep the Sox in the game on a rare night at Fenway when the offense was held in check.

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About 3 million people had viewed Donovan Livingston?s spoken poetry on race and education in the one day after he delivered it.

Critic?s Notebook

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Looking at the MFA?s decision to not to extend its satellite operation in Japan.

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Dr. Murray A. Straus, 89, led groundbreaking studies on corporal punishment and domestic violence.

Opinion & Ideas

OPINION | ELISSA ELY

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In work, we are professional; in life, personal. It seems a reasonable division of human purpose. But sometimes divisions grow blessedly fuzzy.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

ground game

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The report could affect Hillary Clinton?s ability to pivot her campaign heading into the general election.

The Big Picture

Mount Sinabung erupts

Mount Sinabung erupted violently in Indonesia this week, killing at least seven and forcing thousands to flee.

Globe must-reads

Janelle Monae is part of the most impressive Boston Calling lineup to date.

Female-forward slate of stars in strongest Boston Calling festival yet
Mitchell Robson, 14, of Marblehead, celebrated after correctly spelling a word.

Danvers student comes up short in national spelling bee finals

Former Governor of Massachusetts William F. Weld poses for a photograph in his office in New York Thursday May 19, 2016. (Tina Fineberg for The Boston Globe)

Bill Weld and the Libertarian platform

ADDRESS

In Back Bay mansions, Gilded Age shines again

Grilling recipes for Memorial Day weekend
FILE -- Kenneth Starr, the president and chancellor of Baylor University, before football game in Waco, Texas, Oct. 11, 2014. Starr, the former Whitewater independent counsel whose dogged pursuit of President Bill Clinton in the 1990s lead to the impeachment of a president for only the second time in U.S. history, has recently spoke in praise of Clinton, particularly his â??redemptiveâ?? years of philanthropy since leaving office. (Cooper Neill/The New York Times)

Kenneth Starr demoted amid football sex scandal at Baylor
A Woody Woodpecker ornament and other wood cutouts have appeared on a traffic island in Somerville.

Mystery Somerville traffic island decorations can stay
PROVIDENCE, RI - MARCH 19: Makai Mason #11 of the Yale Bulldogs drives against Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils in the first half of their game during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Dunkin' Donuts Center on March 19, 2016 in Providence, Rhode Island. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

When you declare for the NBA Draft and no one notices
A Portland police vehicle caught the meteor streaking across the sky on video and posted the footage to social media.

Man combs Maine?s forests for remnants of fireball

Rejected Southie Starbucks isn?t going quietly
A 1- to 2-month-old seal hauls out of the water and onto a New England beach.

Why to avoid baby seals on the beach

In the final moments of the episode, rather pointedly titled ?Maybe You?ll Appreciate Me Someday,? the fate of country starlet Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) was left ? literally ? up in the air.

Will ?Nashville? live again?

Sports

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PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Brady?s top targets missing at offseason Patriots practice

Big names on both sides of the ball were absent from the field for the voluntary workout.

Metro

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Video captures off-duty officer, pedestrian in scuffle

Boston police have begun an investigation after a video surfaced of an off-duty officer roughing up a civilian in the Back Bay.

Politics

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A home Elizabeth Warren purchased for $4,000 for a family member in Oklahoma City, OK. (Oklahoma County Assessor)

Are Trump?s accusations about Warren true?

Donald Trump accused Elizabeth Warren of being a ?total hypocrite? because she ?bought foreclosed housing and made a quick killing.?

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The Car Doc talks problematic signals, CVT transmissions and more

Plus, what to do when waiting to address an airbag recall.

Columnists

For Scott Kirsner column on display at Logan 5/29/16. A new display that was just installed at Logan Airport, on 400 years of innovation history in Massachusetts.

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Test your knowledge on 400 years of Mass. innovation

Yvonne Abraham

Charlie Baker?s badge of courage
05/25/16: Boston, MA: The Red Sox honored the 1986 American League Champion team before the game. Wade Boggs, who will have his number 26 retired by the team tomorrow night is at left, with Marty Barrett in the middle and Bill Buckner at right. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Colorado Rockies in an inter league MLB baseball game at Fenway Park.(Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic: Red Sox-Rockies (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Red Sox-Indians

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

1986 Red Sox feeling the love of grateful Nation

Hiawatha Bray | tech lab

Is digital justice colorblind?
Dr. Betsy Nabel, NFL Chief Medical Advisor, speaks during the NFL health and safety update and interactive head health technology showcase, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in San Francisco. (Gregory Payan/AP Images for NFL)

JOAN VENNOCHI

It?s hard to make the NFL look serious about brain injury research
?If we?re going to sustain the club... we have to reflect the Harvard of today,? said Karen Van Winkle.

Shirley Leung

Harvard Club of Boston is not an old boys? club anymore

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

In concussion studies, NFL protects itself
Former Governor William F. Weld.

JEFF JACOBY

Bill Weld, Libertarians are just the ticket

SCOT LEHIGH

The twin tests Donald Trump presents

Howard Bregman kneeled beside a growing memorial for Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr. Monday.

KEVIN CULLEN

The most dangerous moment for police
Protestors hold up signs in protest of a visit by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Eugene, Ore. Friday, May 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

MICHAEL A. COHEN

Still panicked about Trump? Don?t be
Boston, MA - 05/14/16 - (11th inning) Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz (34) celebrates with second base after his game winning double in the eleventh inning. The Boston Red Sox take on the Houston Astros in Game 3 of a four game series at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 15Sox Astros, LOID: 8.2.2933426785.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

David Ortiz?s age-defying feats are extraordinary

Nation & World

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Authorities stand outside Irving Plaza, near Manhattan's Union Square in New York after a shooting Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Police say several were injured in a deadly shooting inside the concert venue, where hip-hop artist T.I. was scheduled to perform. (AP Photo/Dana Schimmel)

1 dead in shooting at NYC concert venue

One person was killed and three others wounded in Wednesday?s shooting at Irving Plaza, near Manhattan?s Union Square.

Business

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Boston 4/13/16 -- IBEW Local 2222 workers on strike against Verizon in downtown Boston outside the the companies headquarters ( David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)

Court to decide on restraining order for striking Verizon workers

The restraining order would keep the workers from picketing motels housing their replacements.

Arts

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INDIE-POP

Catfish and the Bottlemen play it safe on ?The Ride?

The qualities that made the debut album by this Welsh quartet a winner are mostly absent from a by-the-numbers follow-up.

Lifestyle

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The Old Bags Project spotlights the insidiousness of ageism

The project is simple and striking.

Globe investigations

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More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.

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.

Design New England

Design New England

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With their home as canvas, the couple behind KTII Design Group embrace the stylistic power of change.

Magazine

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Blind date: All aboard
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Blind date: Animal attraction
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The cover for the May 1 2016 issue

The incredible untold story of America?s first police detectives