Rachael Rollins isn?t backing down from criticisms by the Baker administration

?I didn?t get into this job to make friends, I got into this job to make change,? said Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins, who took office earlier this year.

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The new Suffolk County district attorney took shots at Governor Charlie Baker?s family and his public safety secretary, while also suggesting that she has had to deal with misogyny since assuming office in January.

Harvard fencing coach Peter Brand sold his home for an unusually high price to the father of a teen eyeing admission to the university.

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Harvard?s response after unusual home sale: Training for coaches on conflicts of interest

Fencing coach Peter Brand sold his home for an unusually high price to the father of a teen eyeing admission to the university. He remains the team?s coach, Harvard said Friday.

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A New York attorney announced Friday that he will plead guilty to paying a college consultant $75,000 to boost his daughter?s standardized test score.

New Hampshire woman dies after alleged drunk driver hits her vehicle in head-on crash

A 21-year-old woman died Friday night after an allegedly drunk driver hit her car head-on while driving down Route 101 in Amherst, N.H, officials said.

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The billionaire political activist says he will encourage Representative Richard Neal to make the information public.

Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke Friday during the National Action Network convention in New York. She said it?s time to wake up to ?the reality of the United States Senate.?

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Here?s how Elizabeth Warren is trying to outmaneuver Bernie Sanders

Warren said Friday that she supported eliminating the US Senate?s legendary filibuster to give her party a better chance of implementing its ambitious agenda. The move allows Warren to swerve to the left of Sanders in a meaningful way.

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Miriam Nelson said that she has become a distraction from the ?important work to establish a sustainable financial model for the school.?

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The passage was released following an uproar over a testing item that asked 10th-graders to write a journal entry from the perspective of a white woman who was reluctant to help a runaway slave and used derogatory language.

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In a letter to the governor, the delegation expressed concern that $14 million dollars meant to expand early education was used to supplant child care programs, rather than to supplement them.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 05: Starting pitcher Rick Porcello #22 of the Boston Red Sox is removed by manager Alex Cora #20 during the fifth inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 05, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Nine games in, and Red Sox still not ready to go

After a blowout loss Friday night in Phoenix, it?s clear the Red Sox are still stuck in spring training. Said Alex Cora: ?We have to figure it out some how, some way.? But he added, ?as soon as we start pitching, we?re going to be fine.?

CELTICS 117, PACERS 97

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The Celtics moved a game ahead of the Pacers in the battle for the fourth seed and home-court advantage in their first-round playoff series.

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 18: Oakland Athletics Executive Vice President Billy Beane signs autographs for fans prior to the preseason friendly game between Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome on March 18, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images)

PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

Red Sox are among teams committing increased resources to analytics

The Sox, once among the industry leaders in analysis, fell back for several years and are now regaining lost ground.

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2019, file photo, Orlando Apollos coach Steve Spurrier reacts after a play during the second half of the team's Alliance of American Football game against the Atlanta Legends, in Orlando, Fla. The Alliance of American Football is suspending operations eight games into its first season. A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the eight-team spring football league is not folding, but games will not be played this weekend. The decision was made by majority owner Tom Dundon. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because league officials were still working through details of the suspension. An announcement from the league is expected later Tuesday, April 2, 2019.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

Failures of AAF a predictable call

Developmental football leagues don?t work because the economics don?t add up.

Actors are seen during a rehearsal of ?The Five Stages.?

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

A play about grief is called ?The Five Stages.? Lauren Astley?s parents know them all

When the actors take their places on stage inside a tiny New York theater this weekend, the emotions ? instantly fresh again ? will wash over Astley?s mom and dad once more.

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The announcement comes in the wake of a $28 million pledge to upgrade the park.

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JEFF JACOBY

On the folly of rent control, right and left agree

Massachusetts voters chose wisely when they scrapped rent control in 1994. Nothing good can come of resurrecting it now.

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/Clipboard-0306.jpg 14 days. Americans should count the days until the Mueller report is released to Congress.

Until the Mueller report is released to Congress, the Globe editorial page will remind readers daily how many days the investigation has not been released to Congress.

Renée Graham

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President Trump doesn?t care enough about white supremacist violence, and the GOP only wants what the president wants.

Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein.

Ricki Lake to visit Cambridge for local debut of ?Weed the People?

The documentary follows five families who have turned to medical marijuana to help their children through cancer treatment, both managing pain levels and easing the symptoms of chemotherapy.

James Pindell | Ground Game

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South Bend, Ind. mayor Pete Buttigieg has been the candidate-du-jour for weeks following his acclaimed CNN town hall.

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An MGM Resorts logo adorns the Green Monster, the concessions menu has expanded, and the press box and clubhouses have been renovated.

Munch Madness | Final

And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

Andrew Dreyfus on his father?s career path, the challenges facing health care, and more

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.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

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.

Newsletters

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It?s back! Get the latest intelligence on presidential politics from Globe reporter James Pindell. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2019

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.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-13078.jpg Bidding wars: Should home buyers add an ?escalation clause??

If you want to start an argument in a group of real estate agents, bring up escalation clauses.

STAT

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Amazon unveiled software that allows health care companies to build Alexa voice tools capable of securely transmitting private patient information.

Podcasts