Elizabeth Warren?s new target: big tech companies

Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke in Iowa last week.

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The Massachusetts Democrat called the largest technology companies anti-competitive behemoths that are crowding out competition.

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MA 4 Trump was holding a gathering Thursday at the Holiday Inn. The group?s leader thinks the ouster was politically-motivated; the hotel denies it.

Skier dies at Cannon Mountain Ski Resort in N.H.

A skier died Friday afternoon at the Cannon Mountain Ski Resort in Franconia, N.H., officials said.

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President Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and money for the new military branch in a White House budget being released next week, an administration official said.

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Judge Dana Sabraw, who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents, on Friday expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children.

How dirty was Boston 50 years ago? ?The harbor was used as a waste bin?

A video shows what Boston and the harbor islands looked like in 1969.

Chesto Means Business

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General Electric?s brokers at CBRE began circulating an offering memorandum this week to pitch GE?s future headquarters site to potential buyers. Among the options floated: lab space.

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Snow expected on Sunday will turn into rain as the high hits 41 degrees.

An employee of Fotmer SA, an enterprise that produces cannabis for medical use, make cuttings of a mother plant to produce clones, in Montevideo, Uruguay,Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. No company has yet to begin large-scale export operations, but many say that selling medical cannabis oil beyond the country's local market of 3.3 million inhabitants is key to staying ahead of the tide and transforming Uruguay into a medical cannabis leader along with the Netherlands, Canada and Israel. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

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THIS WEEK IN WEED

Cannabis is America?s fastest-growing job sector ? but can feel like a ?boys? club?

Life as a cannabis worker isn?t all free bud and chillaxing.

Cardinal Sean P. O?Malley.

Archdiocese to set up reporting system for abuse by top church officials

The archdiocese of Boston will set up a third-party system that will allow people to report misconduct by a cardinal, bishop, or auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese.

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K9 Nero, Gannon?s partner that was also injured in the incident that killed Gannon last April, will walk with the grand marshal in Saturday?s parade.

BOSTON, MA - March 08, 2019: - Carol Price poses for a portrait with memories of her son Kendric Price at her home in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, MA on March 08, 2019. Her 32-year-old son had been shot and killed several houses away, on the street he grew up on. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:

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Shooting leaves a loss beyond measure

It was all coming together for Kendric Price ? the 32-year-old who was killed last week in Dorchester down the street from the house where he grew up ? his mother says. Now it?s gone.

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A robust public media scene and active community of indie producers have made the region a center of growth.

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As Sanders begins his second campaign for president ? including his first trip to New Hampshire this weekend ? he continues to contend with his party affiliation, or lack thereof.

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The Cook County grand jury indictment filed Thursday charges him with falsely reporting an offense.

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In a 4-3 opinion, Maryland?s Court of Appeals denied Adnan Syed?s request.

Frankie Shaw stars as a South Boston single mom in ?SMILF,? which has been canceled by Showtime.

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Boston-set ?SMILF? canceled by Showtime after two seasons

Numerous people involved with the show had lodged complaints against Frankie Shaw, the South Boston-set show?s star and creator.

Alex Beam

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For now, it?s No Trump, None of the Time.

Opinion | Stephen Kinzer

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The India-Pakistan border skirmish underscores the risks of the president?s approach.

Opinion | Christopher Weyant

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The president sure has a handle on the nation?s trade deficit.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

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Melanie Newman and Suzie Cool make their debut April 4.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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The Hall of Famer is in Florida working with Boston?s minor leaguers and keeping an eye on his grandson in Orioles camp.

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With an entire evening devoted to the distinguished American choreographer William Forsythe, the company went all out.

Dinner with Cupid

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Will the night go south for these two Providence-area daters?

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.

Munch Madness

//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 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.

Real Estate

US housing starts climbed 18.6 percent in January

Builders ramped up the construction of single-family houses to the fastest pace in eight months. The rebound fueled optimism that new-home sales will improve in 2019. | realestate.boston.

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/2011-2020/2019/03/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/HolmesYoda_HBO-1024x576.jpg Review: In ?The Inventor,? Elizabeth Holmes dazzles, but keeps her secrets

The Alex Gibney film, airing on HBO, reveals the greed and grift that turned Holmes? company, Theranos, into a cautionary tale of Silicon Valley hubris.

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