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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.
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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Murray Whyte | COMMENTARY
The candy-colored pop-up exhibition has drawn crowds in other cities with its dozen or so selfie-ready installations. But up close, it feels like a grotty, tacked-together horseman of a digital apocalypse.
Red Sox 6, A?s 3
The Red Sox needed a lucky bounce to beat the Athletics, and they earned it Mookie Betts hit one off the third base bag for a two-run double to lead the Red Sox as they snapped a four-game losing streak.
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Six years after Sandy Hook, traumatic grief still grips Newtown every day 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.
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.
This Harvard astronomer?s theory on aliens earned him ridicule. Here?s why he?s standing by it After arguing that a curious interstellar object might have come from an alien civilization, Harvard researcher Avi Loeb digs in against the backlash.
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In Massachusetts, abortion is prohibited after 24 weeks unless the health or life of the woman is at stake; there is no exception for a fatal fetal diagnosis. That gap added needless suffering to families? already immense pain.
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Opinion | Michael A. Cohen
Pompeo is acting less like the nation?s top diplomat and more like a partisan member of the Trump administration, with a clear political agenda.
Letters
Massport?s Logan plan makes Boston inhospitable to business ?All business travelers should be upset because the Massachusetts Port Authority?s plan will add time and inconvenience.?
Editorial Cartoon | Christopher Weyant
Politics hit the sea floor.
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Watch this dad belt out ?Ave Maria? for his daughter in a lobby at Disney World The performance by Connecticut dad Justin Gigliello stunned passersby ? and impressed a lot of people on the Internet.
?The Patios? is coming back to Boston City Hall Plaza ? this time with grills, margaritas, and more Don?t worry ? the puppies are back, too.
CELTICS 112, HEAT 102
Gordon Hayward, Al Horford, and Kyrie Irving all scored 20-plus points as the Celtics kept pace with the Pacers in the playoff race.
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The Fine Print | Sean P. Murphy
Dying of cancer, he needs medical marijuana to deal with his nausea and pain, but he and his wife encounter road blocks when they try to access both cannabis and expertise from a state-regulated dispensary.
MARIJUANA MOMENT
Warren says bill would protect legal pot states from federal interference A bipartisan team of lawmakers in the House and Senate, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, introduced legislation Thursday that would protect people complying with state legal cannabis laws from federal intervention.
Mueller?s report is said to be more damaging to Trump than Barr revealed Some of Robert Mueller?s investigators have said that Attorney General William Barr did not adequately portray the findings of their inquiry.
Spacey?s lawyers returning to Nantucket court in bar groping case A judge will consider motions filed by lawyers for Kevin Spacey, who?s charged with groping an 18-year-old man on Nantucket in 2016.
Elaine Wynn expected to testify before Gaming Commission Elaine Wynn, the largest single shareholder in Wynn Resorts, is expected to testify Thursday before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
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CEO Matt Maddox needs to leave if Wynn Resorts wants to stay in Everett If Maddox didn?t know anything about Steve Wynn?s alleged misconduct, he should have, and his resignation would cement the company?s claim that it has cleaned house.
Legal fees for ex-Georgetown coach charged in college scandal to exceed $250,000, lawyers say Lawyers for Gordon Ernst asked a judge to release funds the government has seized from his accounts to pay his legal bills.
Maine state trooper is killed by tire that flew off tractor-trailer on I-95 Detective Ben Campbell, a native of Easthampton, had stopped to help a disabled car when a tire flew off a passing truck.
The suspect, Primo Leung, 36, was slated to appear in a Concord, N.H. courtroom Thursday as a fugitive from justice in Massachusetts.
Boston Arts Academy gets $1m in donations One of the two $500,000 gifts comes from Donna Harris-Lewis, the widow of Celtics star Reggie Lewis, to establish the school?s first fitness center and will be named in honor of Lewis.
14-year-old says he escaped kidnappers, IDs himself as boy who went missing in 2011 The boy told police in Kentucky that his name was Timmothy Pitzen, who was 6 years old when he went missing in 2011.
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 World Series MVP had missed Boston?s first seven games with a strained left calf suffered in spring training.
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.
Ask the Gardener?s Carol Stocker offers tips to care for your lawn, the plants you have now, and the ones you are looking to grow.
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.
Mary Kay Place stars as a woman in Western Massachusetts confronting her demons.
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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.
Amazon Alexa now HIPAA-compliant, allows secure access to data Amazon unveiled software that allows health care companies to build Alexa voice tools capable of securely transmitting private patient information.
