4 more State Police troopers are eyed in overtime fraud scandal

The troopers? names will be shared with federal and state prosecutors who are conducting separate criminal probes.

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Records show leaders were repeatedly confronted not only with remarkable amounts of OT, but also suspicious sick time claims and sloppy record-keeping.

There are still multiple areas of crumbling concrete in the Alewife garage, which reopened Monday after weekend repairs.

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MBTA chairman says he?s ?not happy? to learn about Alewife problems so late

The MBTA must be more open about public safety problems, the leader of its governing board said, even as the transit system continued to face criticism for the condition of the Alewife garage.

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Stephen Miller, a Trump advisor who has been denounced for masterminding the administration?s cruelest immigration policies, was taken to the mat by his uncle.

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Boston-based Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, which had pushed for higher wages, ratified a new contract Sunday.

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Peter Strzok, who was among those who oversaw the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as the Russia probe, was reportedly fired for violating the FBI?s policies.

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The moves stoke speculation that the Elizabeth Warren may be preparing for a presidential run in 2020.

Now arriving at City Hall Plaza: A mockup of the T?s new Red Line cars.

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This Red Line train will be standing by until Thursday

What?s that weird thing on City Hall Plaza? It?s a mockup of the new Red Line trains that will be arriving soon to a station near you.

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The Vermont man is at the center of separate probes into the murder of his wealthy grandfather and disappearance of his mother.

Boston-based home health care provider is sentenced for Medicaid fraud

Elena Kurbatzky, who owned Harmony Home Health Care, was sentenced to two to three years in state prison for stealing millions of dollars from MassHealth.

Evan Horowiwtz | Quick Study

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There are two kinds of indicators to watch: Worrisome economic trends and excessive optimism. It?s not hard to spot both right now.

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The man fatally shot at his Mattapan home late Saturday night was a Boston Public Works employee, and he had been shot before in December.

Killington, Vt-August 4, 2018-Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff--- Killington hosts the US Open of Mountain Biking Races. Here a rider navigates the Rock Garden section of the race.

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STAN GROSSFELD

This is serious mountain biking ? down an actual mountain

Going down a zigzag course on two wheels is different from skiing: There is no snow to break your fall.

Foxborough, MA--8/13/2018-- Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes during Patriots Practice. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Patriots Reporter:

What Tom Brady?s new helmet could mean for his Patriots future

The quarterback sported a new helmet at practice this week ? a change that won?t be necessary until next season.

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A family aboard a fishing boat had two close encounters with a great white shark Sunday when the shark snatched a fish off a child?s line and then returned minutes later.

Foxborough, MA--8/13/2018-- Patriots Dont'a Hightower (C) walks off the field following Patriots Practice. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Patriots Reporter:

Dont?a Hightower feels he still has ?a little rust? to knock off

More than any other addition, a healthy Hightower will solidify the Patriots defense.

Boston MA 5/27/18 Paul Pierce getting pre-broadcast advice from Heather Walker (Celtics senior director of public relations) before the Boston Celtics play the Cleveland Cavaliers during game seven of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

Paul Pierce explains why the Celtics will win a championship this season ? if they sacrifice

The longtime Celtics star understands better than most the sacrifices necessary to win an NBA title.

ALEX SPEIER

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The Red Sox slugger is on pace to become the eighth player in major league history to hit .330 or better with 50 or more homers in a season.

2016 Olympic star Simone Biles (shown in the US Classic in July) is scheduled to compete in Boston.

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TARA SULLIVAN

USA Gymnastics, enveloped by scandal and its sport under fire, reckons with its future

TD Garden is set to host the national championships this week as the sport and its athletes are still reeling from a sexual abuse scandal.

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT --

NAMES

A Waltham magician is blowing minds on ?America?s Got Talent?

?A lot of magic feels like you?re trying to fool someone,? Shin Lim said. ?[But] I?m trying to change the outlook on card magic ? to make it more artistic, more visual.?

Belmont, MA., 08/29/17, Former Boston Globe journalist, and current BU professor, Dick Lehr has a new book out for young adults called Trell. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff 14namesLehr Caption/Credit: Former Boston Globe journalist and current BU professor Dick Lehr. ÐSuzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Former Globe Spotlight reporter?s novel inspired by infamous Boston murder headed to big screen

Following Dick Lehr?s 2003 Globe article, a man was freed after more than a decade in prison.

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A Globe reporter in 1900 asked the city?s top minds what the year 2000 would look like in the city. Some things they got right, others they got wrong. Very wrong.

Opinion | Juliette Kayyem

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Marina A. Hierl, the first woman to lead a Marine infantry platoon, is the latest in a line of trailblazing military women.

The main conference room is shown inside the Situation Room complex at the White House.

It was a different kind of situation for the Situation Room

The Situation Room is the place where presidents for decades have discussed highly sensitive national security matters with top brass from the Pentagon and various intelligence agencies.

Omarosa Manigualt Newman waited to promote her new book on The

Trump lashes out at ?Wacky Omarosa? over tapes, says she?s a ?lowlife?

President Donald Trump said on Twitter Monday that his chief of staff called Omarosa Manigault Newman a ?loser & nothing but problems.?

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You?ve done it. You?ve joined the countless Americans using a dating app in their quest for love. Now, though, comes the hard part: Constructing a profile.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_0363.JPG Middleborough man reunited with lost college ring four decades later

A Middleborough man?s class ring was lost for four decades in the sand and mud of a pond. Now he?s got it back on his finger again.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Jeff Sessions

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The US attorney general outlines Operation SOS, his plan to prosecute synthetic opioid trafficking.

Special reports

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Air marshals are conducting a new domestic surveillance program, tracking people as they fly and move through airports. It might be illegal.

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Eugene Lee, a Ph.D. candidate at MIT, has been toiling to try answer a fundamental question: How do animals learn?

Globe event

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

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A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

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Should I repair my car at the dealer or a local garage?

Should I pick up a used drive shaft and let a local garage do the repair, or should I just have the dealer install a new one? Q. There is a rumble-like vibration when accelerating in my 2012 Toyota Highlander with 165,000 miles on it. The dealer determined that the car needs a center-driveshaft replacement. The [?]

Love Letters: The Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Summertime festivals around the world

Photographers capture communities gathering at events organized to celebrate a variety of cultural observances.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.