The essay prompt sparked a range of questions among students, including whether using racist language would win them points for historical accuracy or deductions for inappropriateness.
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In Newtown, the persistence of traumatic grief is a reality woven into the fabric of everyday life. That reality engulfed the town again last week, with the devastating news that Dr. Jeremy Richman, whose daughter was killed at Sandy Hook, had died by suicide.
Detective Ben Campbell, a native of Easthampton, had stopped to help a disabled car when a tire flew off a passing truck.
The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential hopeful said Wednesday in Boston that as the American economy has been on the upswing, many people have been left behind.
Robert Kraft?s lawyers rip ?fake bomb threat? used to install hidden spa cameras The detail surfaced in a memo that lawyers for the Patriots owner filed Tuesday in Palm Beach County in support of their motion to toss video evidence in his soliciting prostitution case.
Biden vows to change behavior after allegations of touching Former vice president Joe Biden said in a taped statement Wednesday that he will be more mindful about respecting personal space, but did not apologize.
Investigators find no evidence in search of Haverhill, N.H., home in missing student case Maura Murray was a 21-year-old student at UMass Amherst when she vanished after crashing her 1996 Saturn on a sharp turn in Haverhill, N.H.
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After arguing that a curious insterstellar object might have come from an alien civilization, Harvard researcher Avi Loeb digs in against the backlash.
Boston Fed report paints bleak picture for low-income renters The report says Massachusetts only has about half the number of affordable apartments it needs.
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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission should also establish a probationary period ? 5 to 7 years ? during which the state collects an extra 5 percent of the Everett casino's net gaming revenue.
After hundreds of crashes, this Britax jogging stroller faced recall. Then Trump appointees stepped in The danger of the BOB stroller ?was just so obvious,? said one former regulator.
The Massachusetts Attorney General tweeted about vaping among high schoolers hours after former Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley announced she was joining e-cigarette company Juul.
Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among the parents who appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday after being charged last month in a massive college admissions cheating scandal.
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In Boston, Lori Loughlin signs autographs, poses for pictures with fans While she was in court on Wednesday, the actress could be seen reaching over and greeting the prosecutors who brought the case against her, smiling broadly and shaking their hands.
OPINION | GARRETT NEIMAN
Admissions scandal highlights the return on white privilege To undo white privilege, white Americans must do the opposite of what these rich white parents did. Instead of using power to further stack the deck, we must de-rig the system.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Almost daily, the clubhouse TVs are tuned into Yankee games vs. Baltimore or Detroit.
Bennett was accused of pushing the arm of a paraplegic security guard after the February 2017 Super Bowl in Houston.
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The movies have a new superhero, and he wears a lightning bolt on his chest.
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EDITORIAL
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee?s new policy on consulting firms might as well be called the ?Incumbent Protection Act.?
Opinion | Helen G. Drinan and Antoinette M. Hays
Don?t rush those regulations on small colleges Overregulating small colleges can hurt their chances of success.
Opinion | John Driscoll and Gabrielle Wenners
We were victims of Mount Ida?s house of cards A year later, the shock of that day still hasn?t worn off.
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Bridget Moynahan opens up about her split with Tom Brady ? and her new book The ?Blue Bloods? actress talks about getting through a particularly painful time in her new book, ?Our Shoes, Our Selves: 40 Women, 40 Stories, 40 Pairs of Shoes.?
?The Adventures of Riley the Museum Dog,? a coproduction of the MFA and the Globe, will go on sale April 17.
MIT researchers hacked agriculture to create what may be the tastiest basil on earth Their surprising discovery: 24-hour light makes for the most scrumptious herb. But the researchers also say it?s not what they learned about basil, it?s how they reached their results that?s important.
To be high or not to be high? Starting Thursday at the Improv Asylum, that will no longer be the question.
Photos detail black market pot delivery operation inside Hyde Park warehouse, prosecutors say A 21-page affidavit filed Monday in connection with the case in US District Court in Boston included photos taken during an August 2018 law enforcement raid of the warehouse.
In booklet for parents of teen drivers, state warns of dangers of driving high Marijuana use is one of the topics covered in a new educational booklet for parents and guardians of teen drivers in Massachusetts.
Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.
Munch Madness | Round 6
And then there were two . . . It?s Sarma vs. Flour Bakery + Cafe facing off in the finals. Cast your vote for the 2019 winner of 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.
Ground Game It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.
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Sea Hunter and Acreage are testing the limits of state regulations on ownership of recreational marijuana stores.
The league has a lengthy history of self-serving rules recommendations.
In all, some 7,000 law enforcement personnel will be deployed on Marathon Monday.
It has seven bedrooms and seven baths. The home was built with stone quarried right on the site.
House Democrats voted Wednesday to authorize a subpoena demanding that Attorney General William Barr turn over Special Counsel Robert Mueller?s full Russia report and all the evidence behind it.
Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain will seek another delay to Brexit in hopes of winning Parliament?s approval of a deal on the terms of its withdrawal from the European Union.
A group of buyers for the 123-year-old business includes former state transportation secretary John Cogliano.
Alec Baldwin imitated the president and Robert De Niro played Robert Mueller during this week?s cold open of ?Saturday Night Live.?
Brunch isn?t hurting anybody. It?s just plain fun.
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The Big Picture
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: a fire in the Fens, the beginning of spring, Ice Castles in New Hampshire, and the annual citywide youth Spelling Bee.
6 homes for under $500,000 along the Greenbush commuter rail line If living on the South Shore is your goal, battling traffic on Route 3 doesn?t have to be your penalty. There?s always the Greenbush commuter rail line.
Cigna plans to reduce insulin costs to $25 a month for many patients A quarter of people with diabetes admit to cutting back on their medicine because of cost.
