T board approves 6 percent fare hike

The MBTA?s board on Monday approved a fare increase aimed at bolstering its budget, but agreed to keep fares stable for bus riders, seniors, and riders with disabilities.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference before the start of day 33 of the partial government shutdown, on Jan. 24, in Washington, D.C. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bill O'Leary

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?He?s just not worth it?: Pelosi says she opposes moving to impeach Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an interview that she opposes moving to impeach President Trump even though she believes he is ??unfit?? for office.

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?We removed the ads because they violated our policies against use of our corporate logo,? said a Facebook spokesman.

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The NAACP, one of the nation?s oldest and prominent civil rights organizations, announced Monday that it will hold its 2020 convention in Boston.

Steve Johnson poses for a portrait at his home in Cambridge. Johnson's brother, Scott, was killed in a gay hate crime in Australia 30 years ago.

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Cambridge man seeks justice for brother killed 30 years ago in Australia

Steve Johnson?s three-decade quest to learn what happened to his younger brother, Scott, who died in 1988, has shined a light on a dark period in Australian history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1129867746.jpg Here are the airlines that own Boeing 737 Max jets ? and how many they own

A new version of the Boeing 737 jetliner has come under scrutiny after two crashes in five months that killed everyone on board each time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/JeanLeonardTeganya.jpg Prosecutors: He helped commit genocide, then tried to claim asylum

In 2014, a border patrol agent found Jean Leonard Teganya walking down a road in Maine, carrying a backpack and filthy from a journey through the dense Canadian woods.

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Louis D. Coleman was led into federal court in handcuffs on Monday, marking the start of a case that could lead prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

Mother of Sharon High student says school slow to act on report of harassment by teacher

She says she informed the principal in October 2017, more than a year before a science teacher was suspended.

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A 36-year-old Dorchester man was arrested Monday on federal charges alleging he secretly recorded several boys in a bathroom at Boston Latin School.

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Boston police are urging people to seek alternate routes after a water main break caused flooding at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Exeter Street Monday night.

01-20-19: Kansas City, MO: Now former Patriots offensive lineman Trent Brown (right, 77) is pictured in action vs. the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. New England quarterback Tom Brady takes the snap in the backround. The New England Patriots visited the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Patriots are not desperate, so Trey Flowers and Trent Brown were not retained

Brown signed the largest contract for an offensive lineman, and Flowers will get $16 million to $17 million from the Lions.

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The defensive lineman wrote on Instagram that he will be forever grateful for his experience with the Patriots.

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You can spot a nonconformist a mile away. Because they all look alike. Just ask mathematician Jonathan Touboul.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Brad Stevens has earned his share of blame for Celtics? woes

With his team failing to live up to its great expectations, the young coach concedes he has to do a better job.

Arnie Greenfield.

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Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Penalized for making a student loan payment early ? not late

Arnie Greenfield has no problem helping his children with student loans. But he has a problem being penalized for making an early payment. Yes, that?s right. Not late, early.

Turkey crashes through driver?s windshield on Cape Cod road

A Cape Cod woman walked away with minor injuries Monday after a turkey smashed through her car windshield as the woman drove along a busy Sandwich road, according to police.

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The mixed martial artist and boxer stole the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo, authorities said.

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The blizzard killed 400 people and dumped almost 60 inches on some parts of the East Coast.

Editorial

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Voluntary compliance and after-the-fact services to students are a poor substitute as a financial stress test for troubled higher education institutions.

Opinion | Jennifer C. Braceras

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At 16, most kids have have little life experience to inform their decisions.

Opinion | Kenneth Rogoff

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Progressives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are pushing Modern Monetary Theory as a way to fund social programs. It?s a bad idea.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

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A cold war with China and a vogue for socialism with young Americans makes for a worrisome combination.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_wburcityspace1_biz.jpg General manager Charlie Kravetz to leave WBUR 

Charlie Kravetz, the general manager of WBUR-FM, is leaving the station to ?pursue new options,? Boston University said in a statement. 

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/e9dfe3b508a04450b47ce3adbde19f20-e9dfe3b508a04450b47ce3adbde19f20-0.jpg Holyoke-born drummer Hal Blaine, who played on hits of Sinatra, Elvis, dies

Hal Blaine, the Hall of Fame session drummer and virtual one-man soundtrack of the 1960s and ?70s, died Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/70d2ab360b6f47d1a57593f9509aea9f-70d2ab360b6f47d1a57593f9509aea9f-0.jpg Recreational marijuana shop in Lowell receives state approval to open

The Merrimack Valley is getting its first recreational marijuana shop.

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/2011-2020/2019/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Genome-map-1024x576.jpg Reference genome is threatening dream of personalized medicine

The human reference genome has achieved near-mythic status, but it falls short in ways that have become embarrassing and misleading.

Podcasts