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Officials in Boston got a tantalizing tip ? a Yale University women?s soccer coach had asked a financial executive for a bribe to help get his daughter admitted into the elite school.
OPINION | MCGREGGOR CROWLEY
Confessions of a former MIT admissions director Every year, regardless of what a college or university says publicly, a number of children of wealthy donors and alumni get a nod while other applicants are rejected.
YVONNE ABRAHAM
In college admissions, the American Dream has gone bad Will we finally fix the way we do college admissions in this country? Or will we still cling to the American fiction that every kid has an equal shot?
Henriquez and his wife were charged with participating in the scheme on four occasions for their two daughters.
Calif. parent in college bribery scheme appears in Boston court Douglas Hodge, 61, a Laguna Beach resident, is among the dozens of wealthy parents facing fraud-related charges in connection with the scheme.
Guidance counselor flagged Lori Loughlin?s daughters? applications When the Hollywood star?s daughters were being accepted to USC as crew team recruits, something felt strange to their high school guidance counselor.
Transcripts open a window into audacious admissions scam Parents were looking for an illegal ?side door? into top universities and colleges, never knowing that they were being recorded.
Former Georgetown tennis coach in bribery scandal is R.I. native with Falmouth ties The University of Rhode Island, which hired Gordon Ernst as head tennis coach in August 2018, said that he?d been placed on administrative leave.
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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
New England got the most out of its roster last season, but all those breaks and that overachievement can?t be counted on again.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
Props to the former Patriots star and Landon Collins for cashing in beyond their likely return, to the Lions for also finding value, and woe to any player thinking beyond two years.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
This time, Nathan Eovaldi works just three innings, but it goes well The Red Sox righty, renowned for his extra-inning relief job in the World Series, made a crisp spring debut Wednesday.
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Opinion | Diane Hessan
The Democratic Party is in dire need of some soul-searching.
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Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
The Brexit debacle shows us we are in an age of irresponsibility.
Love Letters
If it weren?t for the illness, they would probably still be together.
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Larry the cat was missing for five years. Now he?s home safe in Essex Elinore Repucci will never know what her cat went through as he ventured along the North Shore for more than five years, but she?s relieved to have him home.
State Representative Paul McMurtry faced allegations he grabbed the backside of an incoming legislator during a Dec. 13 cocktail hour.
Beto O?Rourke tells Texas TV station he?s running for president The former Texas congressman sent a text message to a Texas television station Wednesday afternoon confirming that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination.
The United States ordered Boeing 737 Max jets out of the air, three days after a deadly crash in Ethiopia, and after nations around the world halted use of the aircraft.
Editorial
Trump makes a correct, if belated, call on the 737 President Trump was right to ground this troubled aircraft.
5 people are found dead after home fire in Sheffield Authorities say five people have been found dead after a fire in a home in Western Massachusetts.
Dozens of people are vying to be next Boston school superintendent The search for a new superintendent of the Boston Public Schools has attracted more than three dozen candidates with a range of experiences and backgrounds.
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck with some of the world?s largest technology companies. Facebook has phased out most of the partnerships over the past two years.
Manafort slapped with new state charges in N.Y. after federal sentencing A federal judge sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to an additional three and a half years of prison. He was then indicted in New York City on mortgage fraud, conspiracy, and other state charges.
AG announces settlements after allegations that problems at nursing homes led to deaths Systemic failures at seven Massachusetts nursing homes led to at least five deaths and serious injuries, according to Attorney General Maura Healey.
Marijuana advocates press commission for pot cafes, help for medical patients Dozens of advocates, business people, and medical patients testified Wednesday during a ?listening session? organized by the state Cannabis Control Commission.
Lowell recreational marijuana shop to open this Saturday The Merrimack Valley?s first recreational marijuana shop will open in Lowell this Saturday.
Another big music club is coming to Boston Boston Landing in Brighton will feature a 3,500-seat concert hall, one of three sizable venues in the works around the city.
Aaron Hernandez?s murder conviction to be reinstated, court rules The Supreme Judicial Court?s decision overturns decades of legal precedent.
Truth and Consequences Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.
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.
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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Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
The Big Picture
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.
Was the 3-1 West Coast trip finally the proof that they have found themselves? Maybe.
Sean Mulveyhill has been placed on leave from his job as a bartender at Mount Holyoke College after a student there accused him of raping her.
A pet snake escapes and slithers around an apartment building, a very expensive fanny pack goes missing, and other odd items from local police blotters.
With its low-pitched roof, dramatic horizontal lines, and open floor plan, its clear that the architecture of 39 Tabor Hill Road in Lincoln has taken a page out of the playbook of the late architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Peggy Dowcett of The Senkler Team at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has listed the home for $3,350,000.
Pressley, one of the most prominent freshmen in Washington, is among the new backers of Warren?s American Housing and Economic Mobility Act.
Rescue efforts are underway in Nigeria after a three-story school building collapsed while classes were in session. Scores of children are thought to be inside.
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The recall covers certain Honda and Acura models largely in the U.S. and Canada.
Dick?s Sporting Goods Inc. said on Tuesday that it will stop selling hunting rifles and ammunition at 125 of its stores.
The Swedish pop star?s show, which focused mostly on her 2018 album, ?Honey,? reflected that record?s idea about the redemption you can find while dancing.
Will you only eat Skippy? Is it Cains mayonnaise or bust? Blame it on the Mere-exposure effect.
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.
Efforts to save the sperm of the dead come with heartache, tough questions The case of Peter Zhu, a cadet at West Point Military Academy who died last month, has reignited a debate around ?postmortem sperm retrieval.?
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