President Trump directly contradicted his top advisors, including the vice president, on his reasons for ousting FBI Director James Comey.
Kaspersky Lab gets thumbs down For Kaspersky Lab, the testimony of six top intelligence officials was the ultimate anti-endorsement.
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An order has raised fears that the administration could disband the commission or pack it with new appointees.
Firestorm over firing puts GOP priorities in the back seat President Trump?s firing of FBI Director James Comey has bogged down Republican priorities in Congress.
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Trump on waiting to fire Flynn: It ?did not sound like an emergency? ?We fired him because he said something to the vice president that was not so,? President Trump said of Michael Flynn.
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The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School said its policy on hair is designed to ?foster a culture that emphasizes education rather than style.?
?Extremely dangerous? suspect sought in fatal Lowell shooting A shelter in place advisory was lifted late Thursday, but police continued to search for Ross Elliott.
KEVIN CULLEN
When mercy is repaid with mercilessness The man charged with two doctors? murders might have been in a position to kill them because he was the beneficiary of mercy.
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Newbury Street?s future may be a matter of tastes It is an accusation too delicious to ignore. In a city exploding with hot new restaurants, Newbury Street has cooled.
You might not picture the great outdoors when you think of Boston?s Seaport District, but L.L. Bean wants to change that.
Uber doesn?t want Massachusetts to limit driver hours Proposed rules in Massachusetts would set limits on drivers? daily and weekly hours. Uber doesn?t like that idea.
Robocalls flooding your cellphone? Here?s how to stop them If it feels as if your cellphone has increasingly been flooded with them, you are right.
Liberty Mutual closing its research unit Up to 44 employees, mostly scientists and researchers, could be laid off when the company ends the program on June 6.
RED SOX 4, BREWERS 1
Mookie Betts?s homer in ninth gives Red Sox the win Betts?s three-run blast broke a 1-1 tie and allowed the Sox to salvage the series finale in Milwaukee.
Rare ?Harry Potter? prequel stolen in the U.K. Gear up for a rollarcoaster ride, ?Harry Potter? fans, there?s a wizarding prequel out in the world, and authorities need your help to find it.
At Boston Children?s Theatre, crisis deepens The drama continued to unfold at Boston Children?s Theatre on Thursday
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Andover Newton Theological School has yet to comply with law governing return of sacred objects.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: WikiLeaks, New Kids, and the great Goldie Hawn The Globe?s picks for everything fun this weekend.
Looking for a product boost? Call it ?unicorn? Why has the mythical horned creature become a pop-culture fad again?
Opinion | Travis Dagenais
My mother?s afterlife ? and my place in it The effect Huntington?s disease had on our family?s emotional chemistry was decisive.
Special section | Game Changers
Fifty-one bright ideas and breakthroughs for 2017 In a revolutionary place like Boston, innovators and innovations are as common as bad drivers. See who made our annual list.
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Advice on taking real estate photos from a Pulitzer-winning photographer In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.
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Trump?s pick to run mental health services is poised to shake things up Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, of Rhode Island, is calling for a bold shift in priorities.
Last season?s AL MVP runner-up is on a hot streak in the leadoff spot.
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Ms. Kaplan also spoke to student groups about her childhood in Budapest during the Holocaust.
The big sales in the Greater Boston area this week were all in the $2 million range, but the homes span quite a range of shape, space, and style.
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The Car Doc weighs in.
Moon Jae-in, the newly elected leader of South Korea, moved swiftly to mend ties with China on Thursday.
For a guy who just lost about a quarter of his net worth, Snap cofounder Evan Spiegel exuded confidence on his first earnings conference call.
A guide to summer concerts, including Boston Calling, U2, and Kendrick Lamar.
Films include ?American Patriot,? ?Unbroken Glass,? ?Africa?s Great Civilizations,? ?Warning: This Drug May Kill You,? ?Birth of a Nation.?
New paint line takes color to whole other dimension.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight? ?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big Picture
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed for the last time in New England. After 146 years, ?The Greatest Show on Earth? ends it historic run.
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