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abortion in america

In Rhode Island, vote on abortion-rights bill reveals a complicated state
While Rhode Island is known as a liberal Northeast state, that description masks a wide spectrum of political viewpoints within the state?s dominant Democratic Party.

Alabama law foreshadows 2020 abortion clash
The controversy over an Alabama law that outlaws nearly all abortions in the state has spilled into the Democratic presidential race, with candidates scrambling to denounce the measure.

Seizing an opportunity, conservative lawmakers push abortion bans to test Roe

It's not just Alabama: A look at restrictive abortion bills across the country

Alabama?s governor signs abortion ban into law

Beacon Hill leaders don?t have a plan yet to tackle the state?s transportation crisis

House approves ban on hand-held phones while driving

MATT PORTER

Some extra thoughts as the Bruins look to complete sweep

More canines are being tested for potential genetic diseases, experts say use caution

Commercial DNA tests for potential inherited diseases in dogs are drawing fire from experts, who say most such illnesses are caused by multiple mutations, and that environment can play a role.

Gardner Museum masterpiece to be reunited with works in European tour
Titian?s ?The Rape of Europa,? considered one of the most important Renaissance paintings in America, will be reunited with four of the five other works in the Old Master?s ?Poesie? series for the first time in more than 300 years. 2 hours ago

PETER ABRAHAM I ON BASEBALL

Michael Chavis feeling right at home in big spot for Red Sox

The rookie infielder stepped up in the 10th inning and calmly slapped a game-winning single.
Red Sox squander five-run lead but still beat Rockies on walkoff

The Met will turn down Sackler money

The Metropolitan Museum of Art said it would stop accepting gifts from members of the Sackler family linked to the maker of OxyContin.

NYC mayor Bill de Blasio announces Iowa trip ahead of expected 2020 entry

The New York City mayor is announcing travel plans to a pair of early voting states ahead of an expected entry Thursday into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race.

Trump to propose new immigration system focusing on border, green cards

After years of setbacks and stalemates, President Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan on Thursday.
marijuana

Here?s what happens if the TSA catches you with marijuana at Logan Airport

The Transportation Security Administration has a message for marijuana consumers: We won?t look for your pot, but if we find it, we can?t ignore it either.
yvonne abraham

At Excel Academy, a confrontation that never should have happened

Maybe, Zahra Aljiboury worried, it was her fault the woman walked into her school and went off on a bigoted rant ? and recorded it, to maximize the hurt.

Somerville doesn?t want people to forget about tearing down the McGrath Highway overpass
Once the overpass is gone, plans call for it to be replaced with a streetscape concept to ?support safer pedestrian and cycling routes as well as reconnect the Somerville neighborhoods.?

Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

AMY CUDDY

Looking for happiness? Try purpose instead

editorial

Wynn Resorts casino has a chance to make traffic right in Everett

Joan Vennochi

Time for Charlie Baker?s Teflon to melt on State Police scandal

Scot Lehigh

Trump foreign policy: erratic, cautious, ineffective

WORK SPACE
At Bevi, the talk is pretty much all watercooler talk
The smart watercooler company?s Charlestown offices reflect its mission to promote environmental sustainability.

chesto means business
Is the startup as we?ve come to know it slowly dying?
On the surface, the stiff competition for these 104 spots at MassChallenge Boston points to a healthy environment for startups. But the truth isn?t so clear cut.

Patriots sign linebacker Jamie Collins
Collins, 29, played for the Patriots from 2013-16.

Christopher Kimball | Magazine
Recipes: Coleslaw gets a makeover
A California man who completed his junior year at Georgetown University filed said the school violated his due process rights after he was linked to the college admissions scandal.

Harris says she disagrees with Biden on crime bill?s effect
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she disagrees with rival Joe Biden?s argument that the 1994 crime bill didn?t lead to mass incarcerations of black people.

Evidence of illegal campaign donations by Boston?s Thornton law firm found, case dismissed anyway
Attorneys from the Federal Election Commission found evidence that Thornton Law gave more than $1 million in illegal campaign donations, but the commission voted on party lines not to investigate further.

Nashua woman killed on N.H. highway

Juliette Koss, 68, was pronounced dead at the scene of the hit-and-run crash on the Everett Turnpike south Wednesday night, New Hampshire State Police said.

Three injured in head-on crash in Taunton

The crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. on Cohannet Street. Two people were taken to Rhode Island Hospital and one to Morton Hospital in Taunton, police said.

Swastikas found at schools in Westwood and Sharon

A student in Westwood was disciplined for allegedly drawing a swastika in the boys? bathroom. A swastika and a racial slur were found scrawled on a whiteboard at Sharon High School.

opinion & ideas

editorial
Drawing an ethical line on sports endowments
A burst of generosity by parents of prospective students comes with a price prestigious colleges should be weighing.

MARSH CARTER AND DEANNA L. YAMEEN

Dr. Sherry Penney?s visionary leadership reshaped Boston

RENÉE GRAHAM

The Passion of the Pence

BARBARA DORTCH-OKARA, GERALDINE S. HINES , AND CHRISTOPHER J. MUSE

Judicial independence under attack in Newton case

Metro

magazine
love letters

My wife is secretive when she socializes with co-workers

college sports

Our college sports system is broken. Do we have the guts to fix it?

Globe Magazine

How young is too young to recruit kids for college teams?

Globe Magazine

An MIT dean foretold the admissions scandal, before experiencing her own disgrace

sports

Gary Washburn | On basketball

The Pelicans hit the lottery jackpot, but could the Celtics reap an award?

The ping-pong balls fell in place for New Orleans, which will likely lay claim to Duke?s Zion Williamson, but here?s how Boston could benefit as well.

politics

AG Barr working with intelligence chiefs on probe into how Russia investigation began
Attorney General William Barr is stepping up the probe into the origins of the Russia investigation, naming a US attorney to oversee the investigation and working with intelligence chiefs.

business

Vertex to pay Cambridge startup Kymera $70m in R&D deal
Kymera will initially focus on inflammatory disorders and cancers, but the science could potentially apply to a broad range of illnesses.

COLLEGE ADMISSION SCANDAL

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.
Read the Harvard statement on fencing coach Peter Brand Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin appear in Boston court in college cheating scandal

Know about college admissions wrongdoing? Tell us

In light of the recent college admissions scandal, we?re looking for the public?s help better understanding how families and students play the admissions game.
Lifestyle
NAMES

The Who?s Roger Daltrey has a message for fans: Don?t smoke weed near the stage at our show

bibliophiles

Howard Stern has fallen in love with reading books. And it?s all thanks to his Kindle

Names

Aly Raisman joins ?Worth the Fight? campaign

Television

NBC renews ?This Is Us? for 3 years