yvonne abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy_20131027.jpg For Gaming Commission, it?s Wynn or lose

The best argument for allowing the company to keep its lucrative license is being made, not by Wynn officials, but by the amber Shangri-La on the Mystic River.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_ccbridge1_met.jpg State Police know every time you drive on or off Cape

Cameras record the license plates of every vehicle that drives over the two bridges, the data fed to a vast, growing database that now includes more than 100 million trips.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/NUP_186581_0059-2768.JPG ?SNL? made quite a few ?Game of Thrones? jokes this week

A week ahead of the return of ?Game of Thrones,? actor Kit Harrington hosted ?Saturday Night Live,? which went heavy on Jon Snow-related humor.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/abe832843ce64cb8a50291ff7b9e1741-abe832843ce64cb8a50291ff7b9e1741-0.jpg Blake Swihart still living, loving his decision to catch

Already beaten up just 10 games into the season, the 27-year-old hopes his best days at still ahead, and still come behind the plate.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Carson Kelly is doused after hitting a walkoff single to defeat the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

DIAMONDBACKS 5, RED SOX 4

Red Sox walked off in desert after another lost lead

David Price became the first Sox starter not to allow a home run, but Boston dropped to 0-5 when scoring first when Arizona won it in the ninth against Colten Brewer.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT I SUNDAY HOCKEY NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/quinn019.jpg The check that helped usher in the Big, Bad Bruins

Maple Leafs rookie defenseman Pat Quinn crushed 21-year-old phenom Bobby Orr along the boards in the 1969 playoffs.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walkout21.jpg The next frontier for gun control legislation in Massachusetts

Preventing gun violence requires a sustained and vigilant approach. So, what are the policy holes in the state that need to be filled next?

Young woman using mobile phone being robbed by a pickpocket at the subway station. Pickpocketing at subway station

HELP DESK

The best ways to foil a pickpocket

Nothing ruins a vacation like getting robbed. Here are tips from the experts for protecting yourself ? and your wallet.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/JustinRoberts-1.jpg After shedding weight, he?s ready to tackle the Boston Marathon

?I weighed 385 pounds,? Justin Roberts said. ?The doctor said, ?Do you want to see your kids grow up?? That definitely woke me up.?

VIP LOUNGE | DON McLEAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/200_don_mclean.jpg The VIP Lounge with Don McLean

We caught up with the singer-songwriter ? who is performing at the City Winery on April 26 ? to talk about all things travel.

Protesters in bridal gowns at the State House in Boston called for the end of child marriage last month.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File 2019

What She Said

Too young to get married ? but not to end a pregnancy?

Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are considering two bills: One would impose a minimum age of 18 to get married, the other would let a young woman get an abortion at any age.

Darci Marriott Illustration

Could the famed Market Basket ghost be Wilmington?s ?Lady of the Caskets??

She was wealthy, eccentric, and obsessed with the afterlife.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Max.jpg Boston police search for missing Wentworth student

Maximillian Carbone, a 19-year-old sophomore, was last seen at a party near Allegheny Street in Mission Hill at 1:00 or 2:00 a.m., officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/062605c56e3b4f0f8a0f63a18aa786fc-062605c56e3b4f0f8a0f63a18aa786fc-0.jpg Nancy Pelosi to receive Profile in Courage Award

The Speaker of the House will receive the award next month at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker_20131007.jpg In Baker-Rollins dispute, a clear call for change

New Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins isn?t showing the usual deference to the governor. The issues are too important.

Governor Charlie Baker and Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff/File photos

Rollins, Baker turn down the heat in their war of words

A Baker administration official had criticized moves made by the Suffolk DA, who returned fire and referred to an incident involving the governor?s son.

hot ticket

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/06hotticketphoto.jpg The countdown to the SoWa Open Market begins

Starting May 5, the delightful assortment of artisans, food trucks, lawn games, and live music returns to the South End.

 Sophie Yee, 17, waited for her partner during a training session at Bay State Fencers in Somerville on Friday.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

For local fencing community, whiff of scandal sparks shock ? and jokes

Fencing ? that quaint, age-old endeavor of donning armor, a sword, and quietly prodding away at an opponent ? has been a stranger to controversy.

Starts & Stops

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The state will use the money it receives from Uber and Lyft to pay the companies to deploy more vans for passengers of the Ride service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_07shooting10_MET.jpg Grandmother fatally shot in Mattapan; 2 men injured

The shootings happened near 10 Mattapan St. around 5 p.m., according to a Boston police spokesman.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Springfield%20driveway.jpg Man killed after car falls on him in Springfield

Fire officials used specialized equipment to extricate the man from underneath the car parked in a driveway on Gresham Street, the Springfield Fire Department said.

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.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/munch.jpg And the Munch Madness winner is . . .

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

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.

Travel

Clockwise from top left: the busy checkout area at Powell?s, the ?Pillar of Signatude? that many well-known authors have autographed, some of the volumes in the Rare Book Room.

In Portland, Ore., a city of books

Powell?s City of Books in Portland, Ore., claims to be the world?s largest independent bookstore. The store occupies a full city block, and you need a map to find your way around its 68,000 square feet.

The Big Picture

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-1081027098-1024x576.jpg 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.

Podcasts