In major shift, Facebook puts focus on users? privacy

FILE - In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference in San Jose, Calif. Zuckerberg said Facebook will start to emphasize new privacy-shielding messaging services, a shift apparently intended to blunt both criticism of the company's data handling and potential antitrust action. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would develop a highly secure private communications platform, a move that follows a brutal series of crises at the company that hammered its reputation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/944057894.jpg ?Jeopardy? host Alex Trebek says he has advanced pancreatic cancer

Trebek said he recognizes the prognosis for advanced pancreatic cancer is not encouraging, but he still intends to fight it and keep working.

Commentary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/carrieblazina-24081.jpg This former ?Jeopardy!? contestant is rooting hard for Alex Trebek

When I heard the terribly sad news Wednesday that Alex Trebek was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, I reflected a bit on what it was like to meet him last year.

Yvonne Abraham

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Something is seriously amiss if the Trump administration protects the rights of an undocumented worker better than the city of Boston does.

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A now-retired officer allegedly beat a homeless man with his baton at Ashmont Station last summer, and two sergeants were charged with helping him cover it up.

Cambridge man arraigned on ammunition charge after allegedly threatening shooting spree

Brian Schwarztrauber?s roommate told police that he had talked about plans to commit a mass shooting, and a police report said he ?has a hatred for Democrats.?

Baker wants increased state oversight of private colleges

Legislation filed on Wednesday would strengthen the state?s ability to monitor the financial health of private colleges.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/143b09aaa1ca42ac81d1c688dc857138-143b09aaa1ca42ac81d1c688dc857138-0.jpg Cardinal O?Malley says Vatican meeting was ?a huge step forward?

The cardinal says the summit educated many of the bishops attending about the clergy sex abuse problem that has plagued the Roman Catholic Church.

Musician R. Kelly arrives at the Daley Center for a hearing in his child support case at the Daley Center, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Chicago. Kelly was charged last month with sexually abusing four females dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. He's pleaded not guilty. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

R. Kelly taken back into custody after child-support hearing

The move came hours after the broadcast of an interview in which the R&B star cried and ranted about being ?assassinated? by allegations of sexual abuse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner100418METRO05carter8-24292.jpg SJC orders man in sex trafficking case to disclose cellphone password

The ruling concerns a man named Dennis Jones, who?s charged with trafficking a person for sexual servitude and deriving support from the earnings of a prostitute.

Laurie Nehring, president of People of Ayer Concerned about the Environment, at her home in Ayer.

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Toxic chemicals threaten water supply in seven municipalities

Town wells near Fort Devens tested positive for the toxic substances, some well in excess of what public health officials consider safe.

President Trump.

President Trump is facing legal trouble on multiple fronts. Here?s a breakdown

Whatever special counsel Robert Mueller finds, Trump will still face a host of legal troubles.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Electric dreams: Boston to New York in a Tesla, for $99

A local company is offering commuters a new option for traveling from Boston to NYC ? a $99 ride in a Tesla.

Asya Partan-Tveteraas stood near two of the four pillars that replaced original walls.

People in open-concept homes are realizing the walls were there for a reason

For decades, the ?open concept? has been a home buyers? religion. But now, experts say, people are starting to openly yearn for walls.

Fort Myers , FL - 2/12/2019 - Steven Wright stops to speak to the media after his morning physical. Boston Red Sox pitchers and catchers reported today for physicals for Red Sox Spring Training at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers, FL. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 12Red Sox, LOID: .

Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright suspended 80 games by MLB

The knuckleballer tested positive for a peptide that releases growth hormone.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-27078.jpg Kyrie Irving is as exasperating as he is talented

The Celtics aren?t likely to go far in the playoffs without him, but it?s difficult to place much trust in him.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren?s vow to avoid private fund-raisers with millionaires has turned heads among Democrats, including the Iowa voters who listened to her pitch.

Boston Latin School, one of Boston?s three exam schools.

How hard is Boston?s exam school test? Try these sample questions

Boston?s public school leaders said Tuesday that the department is considering replacing the controversial entrance test for students applying to the city?s top-flight exam schools.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/da847d43-c00a-4299-b7d4-9b1433e6d7b1.jpg Mario Batali gives up all his restaurants following sexual assault, harassment charges

Celebrity chef Mario Batali, who was accused of sexual harassment and assault more than a year ago, surrendered his 16 remaining restaurants on Wednesday.

Garlicky Chard and Sausage With Fried Chickpeas

Connie Miller of CB Creatives

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Easy one-pot Italian dinners from Milk Street?s Christopher Kimball

Keep it simple and speedy with garlicky chard and sausage with chickpeas, a Tuscan beef stew, or pasta con fagioli.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chalk%20BAT%20image.jpg Munch Madness 2019: The top restaurants in Boston

If it?s March, it must be time for the tournament everyone awaits all year: Munch Madness.

Love Letters

The guy I was dating proposed ? to someone else

He?s still texting me. Do I tell her?

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi_480-5765.jpg Wynn gambles without Bill Weld

It?s another way to put a fresh face on a company very much identified with the one disgraced by Wynn.

Editorials

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0289.jpg Cap on kids was a failed welfare experiment

Repeal efforts find support on multiple fronts at the State House as concern rises for the Commonwealth?s neediest children.

Opinion | Elizabeth Woyke

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/5gRace.jpg The complicated race for 5G

The United States and China are pursuing such different paths that it?s almost impossible to say which is ahead or behind.

Editorials

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0288.jpg Sam Tyler: Numbers cruncher with a moral compass

City reforms mark his tenure at Boston Municipal Research Bureau, but so does his celebration of all that is good about public service.

Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/c576bcfc-dc9c-4dbe-99ba-98cc64856950.jpg Michael Cohen and the Jewish identity issue

Readers objected to an opinion piece arguing that many Jews have collaborated in white supremacy.

stat

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/Boghosian_Atul-Gawande5_STAT-1024x576.jpg The Atul Gawande health care company finally has a name: Haven

The Boston-based company formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will focus on improving access to primary care, lowering drug costs, and making insurance easier to understand.

Representative Ayanna Pressley.

Ayanna Pressley pushes measure that would lower voting age in federal elections to 16

In her first amendment as a Congresswoman, Representative Ayanna Pressley is pushing a measure that would lower the voting age in federal elections to 16 from 18.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/MichaelCohenNewsletterHP-3632.jpg Truth and Consequences

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

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

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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Bugatti unveils world's most expensive new car, sold for $18.9 million

To mark its 110th anniversary, the French automaker Bugatti celebrated in singular style, unveiling the most expensive new car in the world ? La Voiture Noire, or the black car ? in Geneva. ?La Voiture Noire? ? the highest level of Automotive Haute Couture one can reach. #Bugatti #BugattiAtlantic #Type57SC #BugattiHistory #BugattiStory #LaVoitureNoire #AutomotiveHauteCouture #Bugatti110Years [?]

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

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/2011-2020/2019/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-664917732-1024x576.jpg Gottlieb?s leaving, and so is FDA?s highly effective communicator

Anyone who has encountered the agency?s commissioner knows that he is adept at getting out a message, writes Ed Silverman.

Podcasts