Rapid-fire bump stocks would be banned under federal proposal

The Justice Department?s regulation would classify the hardware as a machine gun banned under federal law.

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President Trump would be able to dispatch Secret Service agents to polling places nationwide during a federal election, if a provision in a Homeland Security reauthorization bill remains.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/929924642.jpg Woman killed at California veterans home had ties to Boston

Christine Loeber, one of the three hostages killed by a former US soldier, earned a master?s degree at the Boston College School of Social Work in 2008.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/929896058.jpg Daylong seige at Calif. veterans home ends with four people dead

A gunman and the three women he took hostage were found dead Friday evening. The gunman had recently been kicked out of a post-traumatic stress disorder program at the facility.

Methuen man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning after generators left running in home

The man and his wife, who was also hospitalized but expected to recover, were without power in their home, authorities said.

Duxbury, MA - 3/5/2018 -Chris(L) and Paula White pose for a portrait in their home in Duxbury, MA, Mar. 5, 2018. The Whites sold gourmet cookie dough and ice cream cookie sandwiches until the producer of their ice cream Fieldbrook Foods, changed the recipe, making their ice cream an icy mess. The couple filed suit against Fieldbrook in 2015, and have essentially gone out of business while they've been fighting their lawsuit. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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How the partnership between 600 lb Gorillas and Mister Cookie Face crumbled

It?s 600 lb Gorillas, a cookie maker, against Mister Cookie Face, the company that supplied the ice cream for its ice cream sandwiches.

Indira A. R. Lakshmanan

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Trump?s strategy comes with serious risks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_10F6IY.jpg In a personal letter, Trump invited Putin to the 2013 Miss Universe pageant

At the bottom of the typed letter, Donald Trump added that he looked forward to seeing ??beautiful?? women during his trip.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/928552606.jpg Feds tell state officials to back off student loan debt collectors

Betsy DeVos has a message for Attorney General Maura Healey and officials in other states hoping to rein in student loan debt collectors: Back off.

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Federal investigators allege a monthslong campaign of harassment, surveillance, and coercion by Triangle Inc. officials.

03/09/2018 North Andover Ma-Patrick Queenan (cq) cleans up his street in North Andover. He finally had his power restroed after 16 hours in the dark. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

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Thousands are still without power in aftermath of huge storms

Nearly 54,000 households and businesses were still without power Saturday morning, after two nor?easters struck Massachusetts in the past week.

Charlotte Carroll went to grab a lawn chair adrift in her flooded yard on the Marshfield-Duxbury line.

This South Shore neighborhood?s been flooded for a week

It?s been seven days since the first of two nor?easters inundated a seaside neighborhood on the border of Marshfield and Duxbury.

Pedestrians made their way down Berkeley Street earlier this year.

Dave Epstein

Another nor?easter is on the horizon ? but will it stay out at sea?

If a storm does form on Monday, it would be the third nor?easter in less than two weeks.

obituary

Chuck Campion, adviser to Democratic presidential campaigns, dies at 62

Chuck Campion, who died March 7, was a veteran of several Democratic presidential campaigns. ?He was a great example of somebody who loved politics, and did it, and did it well,? Michael Dukakis said.

Boston Red Sox' Xander Bogaerts reacts after batting against Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Aaron Slegers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

CHAD FINN

The bounceback of the extraordinary and exasperating Xander Bogaerts

The Red Sox shortstop will benefit from Alex Cora?s aggressive approach that should once and for all unleash all of his offensive talent.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., asks a question of Budget Director Mick Mulvaney during a the House Budget Committee hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Seth Moulton rips Chinese institute, wants it off college campuses

Representative Seth Moulton has urged two colleges in Mass. to cut ties with on-campus institutes that have ties to the Chinese government.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Avelino_03.jpg If you?re over 65, here?s one of the best-kept secrets in Mass.

Massachusetts allows cash-strapped homeowners over age 65 to defer paying property taxes, a way to stay in their homes amid rising tax bills.

Wildlife biologist Lauren Kras crosses Beaver Dam Brook at Mass
Audubon?s newly opened Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary in Plymouth.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

?What you see here is nature taking its course?

The real wonder of this place? That it exists at all in the state?s largest town, where development pressures are intense.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/d851e2f3fd994e3bac32a6a6df3f9494-d851e2f3fd994e3bac32a6a6df3f9494-0.jpg Martin Shkreli cried before he was given 7 years in prison

??Pharma Bro?? Martin Shkreli told a judge preparing to sentence him that he made many mistakes.

MICHELLE SINGLETARY | THE COLOR OF MONEY

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Comedian Tiffany Haddish paid a lot of money to wear it for the red-carpet premiere of ?Girl?s Trip.? And she has vowed to keep wearing it to get her money?s worth.

Dinner With Cupid

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Will a decade-long age gap prove a dealbreaker for these daters?

Munch Madness 2018: The top restaurants in Boston

A la March Madness, local restaurants are pitted against each other. Vote now to make sure your favorite place wins.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

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In Season One, Meredith Goldstein explores this question through intimate stories of love and heartbreak and confessions from her own life.

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EDITORIAL

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When belligerents are talking, they?re not fighting.

Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/levine_xref_teze.jpg Inside the ?cult? that catapulted conductor James Levine?s career

At the beginning of the maestro?s 50-year career, Levine ran what some young musicians considered a cult, allegedly making members take loyalty tests and engage in group sex.

The Big Picture

Quincy-03/02/18- A rescue worker holds a crying baby rescued with her mother from a flooded home on Post Island Road. Many water rescue evacuations took place at residences flooded on Post Island Road in the Houghs Neck section of Quincy. Quincy firefighters used beats and front end loaders to rescue many residents. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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The Big Picture

Back to back nor?easter storms slam Massachusetts

Two nor?easter storms in the past week have brought snow, power outages and flooding to towns across Massachusetts.

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