Biden, followed by Sanders and Buttigieg, leads among Democrats in N.H. survey

Former vice president Joe Biden sits atop the Democratic presidential primary field in a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of likely voters in New Hampshire.

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In the first New Hampshire poll since he entered the race, Joe Biden sits atop the primary field with 20 percent.

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In the recent wave of strikes nationwide, unions have linked their cause to the broader battle against income inequality and showed they can still be a formidable force.

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Amid housing crunch, Cambridge wonders: Is it time to bring back rent control?

Today, amid a housing crunch that grips much of Greater Boston, some lawmakers are saying it may be time to reconsider the state?s vote in 1994 to outlaw the practice.

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The president is proposing charging asylum-seekers a fee to process their applications as he tries to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross into the US.

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The lawsuit by Trump, sons Donald Jr. and Eric and daughter Ivanka, was filed Monday in federal court in Manhattan.

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A doctor in training in the state medical examiner?s office who ruled a 6-month-old girl died by violent shaking in 2014 explained in court on Monday why she later changed her mind.

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Equipment problems hamper key commuter rail safety project

A hardware problem could now interfere with the timeline for the $459 million project, officials told the agency?s governing board Monday.

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A jury ruled last year that the force discriminated against Orlando Riley because he was black.

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The Massachusetts Pay Transparency and Pipeline Advancement Act would require companies with more than 100 employees to report the gender and race of employees holding management titles.

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Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan want to block immigration agents from scouring state courthouses for those with civil immigration warrants.

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The judge ruled that all video in the case, in which Robert Kraft faces charges, be temporarily sealed.

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Is all that Beeping! and Pinging! and Dinging! driving you crazy? You?re not alone, not one bit

As our machines, appliances, and even vehicles get ever chattier ? who?s in charge here, us or them? ? we?re quietly going bonkers. With an emphasis on quiet.

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Adam Levin nearly defeated the ?Jeopardy!? champ, coming within $18 of his competitor ? and is thought to have tallied the highest dollar amount of any non-winner on the show.

Fifth-grade students work on a computer science lesson in Marysville, Wash.

Nationwide, girls outscore boys on technology, engineering tests

Though less likely to study in a formal technology or engineering course, America?s girls are showing more mastery of those subjects than their boy classmates.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Advance/Images/wiggs_report_118043.jpg At UMass, a Palestinian human rights panel draws a lawsuit

Students went to court Monday in an effort to have a panel discussion about Palestinian human rights moved off campus.

What she?s having

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Closed for almost a year after a fire, the Newton restaurant is open again. And it?s almost exactly the same as it ever was, and just as good.

Codirector George Murphy and colleagues wanted the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston Medical to be colorful and inviting.

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WORK SPACE

At this research center, art?s part of the equation

George Murphy takes a creative approach to his all-consuming job at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston Medical Center.

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Gary Washburn | On basketball

Bucks know they are in need of second effort

After an embarrassing loss in Game 1 at home, the Bucks said they weren?t prepared for Boston?s defensive onslaught and admitted they lacked passion.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 29: Matt Barnes #32 of the Boston Red Sox and Mookie Betts #50 celebrate after the Boston Red Sox defeat the Oakland Athletics 9-4 at Fenway Park on April 29, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Mookie Betts?s adjustment helps Sox get house in order

No player on the roster is more important over the long term than the reigning AL MVP.

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Globe staff; Adobe

Opinion | Michael Stein and Jon Kingsdale

The risks of ?Medicare for all?

The alternative to the proposal is adequate funding of the Affordable Care Act.

Editorial

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US Attorney?s action in support of ICE courthouse arrests also strikes at the heart of judicial independence.

Letters

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Readers offer contrasting views on the case of Judge Shelley Joseph.

Diane and Leo Walbourne were denied a refund because their cancelation letter didn?t reach National Floors Direct in time.

SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

Letter sent too late, old rules stymie couple trying to cancel contract

Leo and Diane Walbourne are being denied a $1,111 refund from National Floors Direct due to an ambiguous, outdated form letter that says you must cancel a contract by mail ? or telegram.

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The suit against the e-cigarette titan demands the company fund a statewide treatment program for teenagers who begin using the company?s products before age 18 and want to quit.

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His powerful debut film, ?Boyz N the Hood,? earned him an Oscar nomination for best director, the first for an African-American.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

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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Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.

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/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/20190227_LonbergKorman_00010-1024x576.jpg The entrepreneur behind the cancer immunotherapy revolution

Nils Lonberg didn?t win a Nobel for developing some of the drugs that changed cancer medicine. But they might not have happened without him.

Podcasts