The T isn?t quite sure how many rail riders it has

The confusion over the data rankles transportation advocates, who say accurate numbers are crucial to making cuts that could have devastating consequences for riders.

The Trump administration

Trump budget would strip $1 billion from Mass., Markey says

Trump?s budget calls for an 18 percent reduction in NIH grants, which would amount to a $463 million cut, according to Markey.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/721ba636d9a84da9936cba1a103d910a-71b4e73943b14719aed8d1a4aef9fc44-2.jpg Fired US attorney was investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price

Preet Bharara was in the middle of a probe into stock trades made by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, a Trump appointee, according to a report.

President Donald Trump listens as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump offers no apology for claim on British spying

Trump said his spokesman was simply repeating an assertion made by a Fox News commentator.

Metro

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Watertown firefighter who died after responding to blaze would ?do anything for anyone?

On Friday, Joseph Toscano, a father of five from Randolph, became the first firefighter in Mass. to die in the line of duty since 2014.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/IMG_4792.jpg ?An unthinkable loss? for Toscano family

Watertown firefighter remembered as a loving husband and father.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_17hernandez-8_metro.jpg At Hernandez trial, family members of victims relive heartache

The father of Daniel de Abreu sat with head bowed as witnesses described his son?s final breaths.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/canadamap-10411[1]-10278.jpg Avalanche victims in Canada were 32-year-olds from Boston

The bodies were found Friday morning in 6.5 feet and 10.5 feet of snow, respectively.

Business

EF Education First's new headquarters has living-room like atriums for meetings.

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EF Education seeks aid to expand in Cambridge

Swiss education company EF Education First is expanding its Cambridge campus again ? with some financial help from the state.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/FiveThingsCronin01.jpg Five things you should know about Cheryl Cronin

Just a year into her tenure as the chief executive of the Boston Public Market, Cronin has helped cement its presence as a food-source destination.

THE ARGUMENT

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Read two views on the question and vote in our online poll.

Weather

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blanding031517featuremet.jpg Don?t let Friday?s weather fool you: another storm is coming

Blue skies, light winds, and melting temperatures gave us the feeling that spring might be close, but another storm is on the way.

Arts

TV Critic?s Corner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/HEATHERS-1157833.jpg Spike channel will shed its name and image

The relaunched channel will be a more ?gender-balanced? outlet than Spike, according to Viacom CEO Bob Bakish.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/YCHI_16names05_arts.jpg We saw the new Gronk movie so you don?t have to

Words of advice to the Patriots tight end: Don?t quit your day job.

Travel

Watching the fish migrate at the Amoskeag Fishways.

Amoskeag Fishways

Why we love spring in New Hampshire

The snow melts, the sap flows, the flowers peek, the waterfalls tumble, the rivers roar, and the days grow longer and warmer ? gotta? love it!

Sports

CELTICS 98, NETS 95

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The forward had 24 points and 12 rebounds to salvage a win over Brooklyn.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/munch-madness-og-1.jpg What are your favorite Boston-area restaurants?

Vote in our March Madness- style bracket to pick the most universally loved local place to eat.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | MIchael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-2825.jpg Michael A. Cohen: The GOP has become the party of white nationalism

The uncensured remarks of congressman Steve King underscore the racism in the Republican Party.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

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New York authorities are probing how a famed prostate specialist manages his vast patient load.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Dr.%20Khodadoust.jpg A virus, fished out of a lake, may have saved a man?s life

Dr. Ali Khodadoust earned a place in medical history after having 100 million viruses placed inside his chest.