Number of migrant families crossing border is breaking records

A boy from Honduras with hydrocephalus watches as fellow asylum-seeking migrants from Central America are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Granjeno, Texas, Feb. 1, 2019. On Tuesday, the agency is expected to announce a significant expansion of the health care services it provides to migrants. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)

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More than 76,000 migrants crossed the border without authorization in February, more than double the levels from the same period last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1E901C.jpg Michael Bloomberg bows out of Democratic presidential race

The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his decision not to join the crowded Democratic field in a Bloomberg News editorial on Tuesday.

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Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency.

SCOT LEHIGH

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The Great Trumpkin worried that the scales were falling from his supporters? eyes.

SKYHORSE

You can pre-order the Mueller report on Amazon, with a foreword by Alan Dershowitz

The report is climbing the sales charts, even though it hasn?t been (and might never be) released and Dershowitz hasn?t written a single word.

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The National Academies of Sciences released guidelines that for the first time tied overuse of sodium, which people typically get in salt, to chronic disease.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AdobeStock_1026518.jpeg How to heal dry, cracked hands (and avoid having them in the first place)

We neglect our hands, which take a ton of abuse, especially in winter.

In a letter to House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, White House counsel Pat Cipollone said the committee request for the information was ??without legal support.?

White House rebuffs House Democrats? request regarding security clearances

The White House has rebuffed House Democrats? request for documents pertaining to the security clearance process, a move that drastically increases the chances of a subpoena from the House.

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Bethany Vierra, 31, is now divorced, but her ex-husband let her residency expire, meaning she has lost access to her bank account and cannot get authorization to leave the country.

Somerville, MA, 03/5/2019 -- The new Wynn Casino is seen from Somerville's Assembly Square. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 06wynn Reporter:

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

A look at where things stand with the new Wynn casino

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is preparing to hold hearings in the coming weeks to review the company?s qualifications for a gambling license.

JENEÉ OSTERHELDT | COMMENTARY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_030119_02correia_20421x-001.jpg ?Text me when you get home.? Women shouldn?t have to say it. But we do

Women around the world say the same six words to their friends: ?Text me when you get home.? The death of Jassy Correia is one of the many reasons we have a safety roll call.

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A high school friend remembered Jassy Correia as ?a great mom? who ?didn?t deserve this.?

Mount Ida College in Newton.

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Poor graduation rates add to problems at region?s small colleges

Among the 86 smallest private four-year colleges in New England, 42 have a six-year graduation rate under 60 percent, the national average for four-year schools.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/27/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/tlumackifood150.jpg The hard work of eating healthy at work

The tendency for some people is to think ?if it?s free, it doesn?t count,? says one expert.

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Owner Pedro Alarcón?s financial woes stem from the closure of his short-lived Seaport location on the first floor of a luxury Congress Street building.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/winehoriz.jpg Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek lived it up in Cabo

From whale spotting to riding a horse in the sand, this is what dreams ? and offseasons ? are made of.

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The Cambridge native weighed in during the emerging controversy.

Opinion | Jeffrey Bussgang and Wendy Estrella

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A group of business and civic leaders from Lawrence and Boston have come together to chart the city?s future.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_1E78OO.jpg What to do about Venezuela now?

Many assumed that President Nicolás Maduro?s exit was imminent. But it?s now becoming clear that the he won?t give up power so easily.

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John Palfrey, 46, will take over the organization and its $6.2 billion endowment, which is known for distributing ?genius grants.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/shutterstock_258931763.jpg This is the story you?ll be reading at 3 a.m. tonight

A recent study led by researchers from Harvard, MGH, and an English university could lead to the development of new ways to treat insomnia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/4b902f096e63229ea93544f3b3a7ca3eccb8a408e371c6758f09ff9154686d17.jpg ?Game of Thrones? finally dropped a Season 8 trailer, and fans are loving it

The hugely popular HBO show ?Game of Thrones? finally dropped a trailer for its eighth and final season on Tuesday, racking up millions of views as fans reacted with unbridled enthusiasm.

Newsletters

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Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2019

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: winter weather, presidential candidates on the campaign trail, a Chinese New Year celebration.

Cars

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2020 BMW M340i gives the new stalwart sports sedan more sizzle

If it?s got a BMW badge these days, chances are it?ll soon have an M badge too? or several. The 2020 BMW M340i adds some serious grunt to the new 3 Series that debuted recently with the 330i, marking the seventh generation of the sports sedan that changed it all. Available in rear-wheel drive and [?]

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Casey-Mic-Still.jpg Voice-recognition system aims to automate data entry by doctors

A Boston-based company is looking to embed artificially intelligent software into exam rooms.

Podcasts