Ground Game

Joe Biden?s 2020 campaign can go one of two ways

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 09: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the National Minority Quality Forum on April 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Biden was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the National Minority Quality Forum summit on Health disparities. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

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Joe Biden is expected to join the presidential race any day now, and it?s hard to recall another campaign with two such distinct paths: He could ride his well-known name and moderate appeal to victory, or his old-school approach could fail in a humiliating fashion for a vice president.

Perspective | Magazine

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David McCullough Jr. on what high schoolers need most.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/11/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/davisbook1names.jpg Watch Olivia Wilde take a duck tour around Boston

The actress, making her directorial debut on the teen comedy ?Booksmart,? took a turn driving the amphibious vehicle into the Charles, as did stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein.

Boston, MA - {iptcmtonth}/12/2019 - (5th inning) Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez (57) lost his bid for a perfect game in the fifth inning. The Boston Red Sox host the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Pete Abraham, Topic: 13Red Sox-Orioles, LOID: 8.5.955710256.

RED SOX 6, ORIOLES 4

Eduardo Rodriguez gives Red Sox first winning streak

The inconsistent lefthander kept Baltimore in control on Friday, striking out eight without a walk as the Boston rotation finally earned a 2019 victory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1142134890.jpg UMass defenseman Cale Makar wins Hobey Baker Award

The sensational sophomore from Calgary has led his team to Saturday?s national championshp game.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/70a807cca88c4530afe48fa668ba011d-70a807cca88c4530afe48fa668ba011d-0.jpg Leia, Lando, and a spectacular Rey: Watch the trailer for ?Star Wars? final chapter

Episode nine will be subtitled ?The Rise of Skywalker,? director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy announced.

A modern take on Revere?s historic ride

For almost five years, Fred Lynch followed the path of Revere?s midnight ride and drew what remains today.

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The Cathedral of the Holy Cross looks a lot better than it used to.

Connections | Magazine

For our honeymoon, we ran the Boston Marathon

From a Tinder profile photo at the Marathon finish line to the altar, one step at a time.

Runners cross the finish line of the 122nd Boston Marathon in 2018.

The dos and don?ts of marijuana use at the Boston Marathon

Ahead of the 123rd Boston Marathon, let?s do a quick review of the basics for using marijuana products safely and legally.

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Ideas | Tony Rehagen

My people didn?t integrate well into America. And they were German

We were once tarred and feathered for usurping WASP dreams. Now we point fingers at the immigrants from south of the border. Racism, it seems, is just another step toward becoming American.

Editorial

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As long as the government focuses on computer crimes, it?s a reasonable prosecution of Julian Assange. He isn?t the free-speech martyr he clearly believes himself to be.

SOMERVILLE, MA - April 12, 2019: Stop & Shop worker Lynda Insogna, center, joins in a chant on the picket line at the Stop & Shop in Somerville, MA on April 12, 2019. US Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Stop & Shop workers walking a picket line outside a Somerville store as the strike against New England?s largest supermarket chain enters its first full day Friday. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Stop & Shop strike is on, but will customers stay away?

With awareness of inequality and union approval growing, picket lines may be more successful than they would have in the past.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/c10359c0b3614e3c9ba5f2a31041d3da-c10359c0b3614e3c9ba5f2a31041d3da-0.jpg ?It is basically pornography?: Kraft?s lawyers push to seal videos in prostitution case

Video cameras secretly installed by police pursuant to a warrant allegedly captured the Patriots owner receiving sexual favors in exchange for cash inside the spa.

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A 36-year-old Florida man who allegedly took SAT and ACT exams for high school students has pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - 04/12/2019 Kathleen Scarpone holds a photo of her son, Sgt. Joseph Scarpone, during a demonstration outside of the Arthur M Sackler Museum where parent?s of opiod victims demand the removal of the Sackler name from any public space. Scarpone, of Kingston, NH, lost her son one month shy of his 26th birthday in 2016. (Erin Clark for The Boston Globe)

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Parents of children lost to opioid epidemic urge Harvard to change name of Sackler museum

Parents and supporters marched in front of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum and the Fogg Museum early Friday afternoon, holding photos of their children.

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says that anyone who bought any models of the Fisher-Price Rock ?n Play sleeper should stop using it right away.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

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For those who feel their blood pressure rise every time the seat in front of them plunges back into full recline, the airline is coming to the rescue. Will passengers be comforted or angered?

On her first visit to Friendly?s, the reporter?s 3-year-old daughter got a lot of coloring done.

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NESTOR RAMOS

One last visit to Friendly?s, before it melts away

I took my 3-year-old to Friendly?s this week. It was the little grilled-cheese-and-ice-cream enthusiast?s first trip, and probably my last: I had come to say goodbye.

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??We of course place importance on resolving problems through dialogue and negotiations. But U.S.-style dialogue of unilaterally pushing its demands doesn?t fit us, and we have no interest in it,?? the North Korean leader said in a speech.

Capital Source

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/10council11.jpg In City Council debate over rent control, the old guard faces the new class

The line was drawn Wednesday when Councilor Althea Garrison proposed an ordinance that would allow Boston to cap yearly rent increases in residential homes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER01152019HampshireCollege4-25427.jpg Hampshire College hopes to admit freshmen next spring

Two months after deciding not to admit a full freshman class this fall, officials at Hampshire College now say they?re aiming to bring in a new class for the spring 2020 semester.

Harvard grad student union clashes with university over sexual harassment policy

The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers is clashing with the university over how it deals with sexual harassment and discrimination claims.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/john_fish_photo_1024.jpg John Fish on transforming a construction giant

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

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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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Hyundai's Ioniq hybrid hatchback starts at $22,400, gets up to 55 mpg

Hyundai made automotive history for 2017, introducing three new electrified vehicles based on the same design and chassis _ the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid and Ioniq Electric ? and offers new and broader applications of active safety features, and enhanced voice recognition for the 2019 model year. Driver Attention Alert and High Beam Assist [?]

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

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A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ProstateCancerCell_Wellcome-1024x576.jpg A study of cancer test seemed like a triumph. But data were missing

A study suggested that the test led doctors to recommend fewer unnecessary biopsies. But critics said the company-sponsored study lacked crucial data.

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