Congress will miss its midnight deadline after the Senate decided to recess until 12:01 a.m. on Friday.
Reports of flu-like activity and flu-associated hospitalizations in the state have spiked yet again.
Dow plummets 1,000 as stocks slide continues Stocks started to fall in early trading and extended their losses throughout the afternoon.
As powerful political players pressure marijuana regulators to slow down, activists are striking back.
Senate makes it official: Chandler is president The state Senate voted unanimously Thursday to keep Senator Harriette L. Chandler as its president for the rest of the year.
Talking points
There goes Governor Charlie Baker, flexing his muscles again.
NASA
In a surprising development, a spacecraft that was believed dead for more than a decade has been sending signals back to Earth.
Fla. woman says she flushed her hamster after suggestion from airline A Florida woman says an airline told her to flush her hamster down a toilet at the airport because the emotional support rodent wasn?t allowed to fly with her.
Omarosa talks President Trump on ?Celebrity Big Brother? ??It?s so bad.?? That?s Omarosa Manigault Newman?s take on the Trump administration.
State ordered to release diversity data on public employees A ruling says the public has a right to know the racial and ethnic demographics of 90,000 people whose payrolls are processed by the comptroller.
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Nestor Ramos
A Brockton mother, like so many others, refused mental health treatment. Then, police say, she killed two of her children.
CELTICS 110, WIZARDS 104 (OT)
Kyrie Irving led Boston with 28 points and hit three clutch free throws late in regulation.
Isaiah Thomas was traded to the Lakers as the Cavs made a series of deals that will have effects on the Celtics.
Jimmy Garoppolo reportedly gets 5-year, $137.5 million deal with 49ers The contract would make the former Patriot, who went 5-0 last season, the NFL?s highest-paid player.
The Season Ticket podcast Dan Shaughnessy joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the ramifications of Josh McDaniels backing out of the Colts head coaching job.
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Ty Burr
The number of upcoming ?Star Wars? movies just keeps on growing.
Here are all the interesting things that happened at the Eagles parade today Hundreds of thousands of Eagles supporters ditched school or work to share in the team?s jubilation.
How Al Gore feels about addressing climate change in the Trump era Former vice president Al Gore spoke to the Globe after his talk Wednesday at Tufts University.
CAPITAL SOURCE
The group behind Question 2 (yes, from 2016) has been shuttered Its board of directors made the decision after investigating a complaint of ?inappropriate behavior? by its executive director.
KEVIN CULLEN
I still deeply admire the good, ordinary priests and nuns who work with the poor, visit the sick, and try to emulate Jesus. As for those self-regarding bureaucrats at corporate headquarters in Vatican City, well, I couldn?t care less.
SCOT LEHIGH
Let?s say ?thank you? to the people who made the budget deal possible: The voiceless younger generation Congress should find a way to pay for the new spending now, not pass the expense on to the future.
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The best Blizzard of ?78 stories you could dig out The Globe?s call last week for reminiscences about the Blizzard of ?78 resulted in a veritable flurry of stories from our readers. Here are some highlights.
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He calls animal testing ?taxpayer-funded torture.? The FDA listened Anthony Bellotti has taken a novel approach to animal rights advocacy, branding animal testing as government waste.
NBC?s multiplatform approach has everything covered, and the time difference is not a problem.
The New Hampshire woman who won the Powerball jackpot is suing her state for the right to anonymously collect it.
We found two-bedroom homes in Walpole, Wareham, and Plymouth at this price range.
The arrangement, unique in recent legislative history, closes off the possibility of former Senate president Stanley Rosenberg returning to power this year.
The National Science Foundation is tightening its restrictions on grants after reports of sexual harassment by scientists the agency has backed.
A review into sexual misconduct allegations against Steve Wynn will continue, despite his removal as head of his company.
?Fifty Shades Freed? concludes the sexy trilogy ? and it?s not nearly as fun as it should be.
The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.
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The Big Picture
The Blizzard of ?78 is a storm that will be remembered. When it was over, 73 Massachusetts lives were lost and hundreds of houses destroyed.
