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A pipe and drum band was part of Boston?s St. Patrick?s Day Parade.

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Onlookers at street level and above watched.

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Brothers Jahcobi Hibbert, 7, left, and Jasper Hibbert, 5, took it all in. They?re from Hillsboro, N.H.

Boston, MA--03/17/2019--Steve Marsters holds his 16-month-old daughter, Madelyn, during the St, Patricks Day parade in South Boston on Sunday afternoon. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: 18parade Reporter:

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Steve Marsters held his 16-month-old daughter, Madelyn.

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Olivia Sandor, on flute, and the Allentown Redbird Band were in the parade.

Boston, MA--03/17/2019--People in the St. Patrick's Day parade wave to the crowd while holding flags on Sunday afternoon. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: 18parade Reporter:

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Parade-watchers showed their colors.

Boston, MA--03/17/2019--A Marine Corps marching band walks the parade route on St. Patrick's Day in South Boston. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: 18parade Reporter:

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A Marine Corps marching band was in formation.

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The day was crisp, but with spring-like sunny skies.

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh was part of the scene.

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Governor Charlie Baker and his wife Lauren Baker walked in the parade.

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The day was a good one to build up a thirst.

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Lexington's 10th Regiment of Foot participated.

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Army Specialist Layla Dos Santos waited for the parade?s start.

St. Patrick?s Day Parade: still green but more inclusive

Onlookers lined the streets on a crisp and sunny day as Boston once again saw its traditional St. Patrick?s Day Parade.

New host, new venue, familiar jokes at annual St. Patrick?s Day Breakfast

The event?s first-time host, state Senator Nick Collins, took a genial approach to his duties, with gentle jabs at his colleagues? ambitions for higher office, policy positions, and personal foibles.

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The GOP has gone after O?Rourke?s drinking record in the past, though this appears to be the first time Republicans have conflated it with his Irish ancestry.

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In a pair of tweets, Trump accused the popular sketch comedy series of ?collusion with the Democrats and, of course, Russia.?

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 16: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after defeating the Florida State Seminoles 73-63 in the championship game of the 2019 Men's ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Here?s a reason to watch the NCAA Tournament

His name is Zion Williamson and he is a force of nature for Duke.

Fort Myers, FL - 2/21/2019 - Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (19). Day 10 Red Sox Spring Training at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL.. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 22Red Sox, LOID: 8.5.480462370.

Jackie Bradley Jr. calls it his most amazing play ever

The Red Sox center fielder slipped ? but recovered in spectacular fashion to catch Josh Bell?s drive in a game against the Pirates.

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Hayward collided with the Hawks? John Collins in Saturday?s game and left with a neck strain.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_16Nonivy5_MET.jpg Can you ever hope to find success and happiness if you don?t go to an elite college?

Hint: Yes.

Editorial

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If elite universities are going to continue a system that gives admission preferences to athletes, the schools should at least make sure that it?s all above board.

Opinion

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The real story is all of you who think it is acceptable to buy someone.

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Michael Carson has helped to engineer a financial turnaround, but big challenges remain

Marycatherin DeFazio takes comfort being close to water. She often sits on the benches at Salmon Falls in Shelburne Falls.

?I?m a shell of who I used to be.? A female prison guard?s tale of torment

First she was assaulted by her husband, then bullied by colleagues at work. A female prison guard found that the system put her on trial, not her tormentors.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, spoke to supporters Friday in Salem, N.H. Warren is about to begin a swing through the Deep South.

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Elizabeth Warren takes a road less traveled: to the South

The Massachusetts Democrat?s trip to the Deep South is one in a series of unorthodox campaign moves that have struck some as risky, and others as refreshing.

Xavier Belanger, 11, rode on Wyman Lake in Moscow, Maine. 
Snowmobilers rode over a bridge to pass back into The Forks in Maine. Maine has no speed limit on its snowmobile trails.

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Across Maine?s vast network of trails, adrenaline and solitude collide

Ten people, including four from Massachusetts, have died this winter in snowmobile crashes, matching Maine's highest fatality total in 16 years.

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Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus, his death ruled an overdose.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_1EQ26C.jpg Did Joe Biden accidentally admit he?s running for president?

The former vice president is not officially campaigning, but a slip of the tongue Saturday seemed to indicate he was already thinking like a candidate.

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Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, rejected attempts to tie President Trump to the New Zealand shooter.

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Jeanine Pirro is off Fox News prime time ? for one night, at least.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_1EO7MG.jpg Stories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack

Here are the stories of the lives lost and those who were wounded when a white supremacist opened fire at a New Zealand mosque.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sundayeastboston1.jpg Demolition continues Sunday at site of casket company fire

MBTA crews also worked Sunday to resume T service along a stretch of the Blue Line, which passes close to the scene of the fire, according to the transit agency.

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Marie Gryzlak said she had last seen her grandson, Austin F. Grzelak, and his girlfriend, who was injured in the fire, at Christmas. ?They seemed happy.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_james_eckert.jpg New Hampshire man allegedly shot by 11-year-old dies

James Eckert was pronounced dead late Friday, hours after he and his wife, Lizette, were found shot. Lizette Eckert was pronounced dead at the scene.

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

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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

Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction

Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments? failure to act against global warming as part of the ?Fridays for Future? movement.

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

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The price of vasopressin spiked in 2015. Now federal judges will decide if a cheaper, compounded alternative is worth the risk.

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