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Mayor Pete and the Order of the Kong: How Buttigieg?s Harvard pals helped spur his rise in politics

Buttigieg?s rhetoric as a presidential candidate sounds nearly identical to his political musings when he was in Cambridge, college friends said. 3 hours ago

Hamilton letter, stolen from Massachusetts decades ago, resurfaces

The 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to the Marquis de Lafayette was stolen from the Massachusetts archives in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

?It has shocked the entire Jewish community?: Arsons probed at Arlington, Needham Chabad centers

Authorities are working to determine whether acts of arson at Chabad centers in Arlington and Needham are connected.

Jerry McDermott hires ex-GOP aides for top roles at Norfolk sheriff?s office

The Norfolk County Sheriff?s Office, led by a Democrat for four decades, is looking a lot more red these days.

Wynn eyes sale of Encore casino

The chief executives of casino giants Wynn Resorts and MGM Resorts are discussing a possible sale of Wynn?s nearly finished casino and hotel complex in Everett, Encore Boston Harbor, to MGM.

That sinking feeling: Helium shortage has balloon vendors deflated

Need floating balloons? Be prepared to pay, or to do without.

ASTROS 3, RED SOX 1

Rare error as Alex Cora gets caught up in the moment

The move should have been to the bullpen for the eighth inning on Friday against Houston. The manager stuck with Rick Porcello, though, and the Sox paid the price.

Red Sox can't hold on against Astros at Fenway

Stanley Cup Final

Stanley Cup Final schedule is announced

The Bruins will host the West winner, either St. Louis or San Jose, and Game 1 is Monday, May 27.

opinion

Editorial

Make State Police accountable for missing evidence

DR. MICHELLE WILLIAMS

Anti-abortion laws have dire public health consequences

JOSH BERNOFF

Trump wants to know who Facebook and Twitter have banned from their sites. It?s a good idea.

CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

Alabama?s new welcome sign

Saturday will see highs in the 70s, with warmer temperatures Sunday, and possible 80s Monday

Saturday will see a high temperature near 72 degrees under sunny skies, with warmer termperatures Sunday, although with an increasing chance of rain. The high Monday could be 81 in the Boston area. 47 minutes ago

Fired school cafeteria worker in N.H. doesn't want her job back

Bonnie Kimball said she has not formally been offered her job back, and believed officials planned the offer to halt a frenzy media attention after she was fired.

In Robert Kraft case, Fla. prosecutors appeal judge?s order throwing out video evidence

Florida prosecutors in the Robert Kraft prostitution solicitation case are appealing a judge?s order that threw out video evidence, according to a court filing.

Federal judge gives green light to class-action immigration complaint against Trump policy

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration?s practice of separating married couples and families while immigrants seek legal status can become a class-action complaint.

MIT-owned lab buildings change hands for reported $1.1 billion

The complex, known as the Osborn Triangle, is home to Novartis, Pfizer, and Lab Central.

Boston woman ID?d as victim of Mattapan hit-and-run

Brenda Lee Keller was pronounced dead on the scene after she was hit by a car near Fottler and Hiawatha Roads at about 3:22 p.m. Thursday, Boston Police said Saturday. 3 hours ago

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Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ?I was convinced I was being stood up?

Will he be impressed by his date?s Southern charm and parking karma?

Miss Conduct

Advice: Can a longtime friendship survive long distance?

Plus, what to do when a strong family resemblance causes awkward social situations.

Summer Arts Preview

With just her voice and a cello, Helen Gillet has created a new vocabulary

The core of her work is solo performance with live looping, layering cello parts and vocal lines.

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Mnuchin rejects Democrats? subpoena for Trump?s tax returns

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Health officials warn public about possible hepatitis A exposure in Rockport restaurant

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East Bridgewater couple, both in their 70s, identified as victims of Easton crash

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Student allegedly showed weapon to another student in JP school

Obituaries

Herman Wouk, perennially best-selling author, dies at 103

No pot on this table: Boston warns restaurants over marijuana-infused meals

City officials said any restaurants that host cannabis-infused dinners ? however private ? could lose their licenses.

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To boost equity, give public loans to pot startups

Renée Graham

?Pro-life? laws are a death sentence for women

Michael A. Cohen

America?s red state legislatures are on an abortion banning bender

ANTHONY RUDEL

Hope for the future of classical music performance

Ralph Boyd

US Attorney Lelling?s principled prosecution of Judge Shelley Joseph

Letters

MBTA?s woes put us on a slow ride to nowheresville

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The income inequality problem Massachusetts ignores

Connections

My dad never forgot how his uncle saved the family

college sports

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

Globe Magazine

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

sports

Bruins believe rest won?t mean rust for Tuukka Rask

The Bruins have a little break in the action, so the challenge for the goalie is to stay ?zoned in.?

Politics

Lawrence mayor calls out Seth Moulton, DNC as Democratic field grows

?Looking more like a circus then a primary!? Daniel Rivera said after the field of nominee hopefulls grew to 24. ?No way this is a good thing!?

BUSINESS

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This CEO had 30 million reasons to stay when a rival came knocking

A $30 million equity award to retain Hologic?s Stephen MacMillan made him one of the best-paid CEOs in the country last year.

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.

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Meet Psalm: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West?s second child

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Ryan Reynolds movie ?Free Guy? sets up to film in Boston

It?s a Thing

It?s a Thing: Accenting sexy, grieving Grumpy, and more

NAMES

Boston Pops celebrate the Summer of ?69

Hamilton letter, stolen from Massachusetts decades ago, resurfaces The 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to the Marquis de Lafayette was stolen from the Massachusetts archives in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

That sinking feeling: Helium shortage has balloon vendors deflated Need floating balloons? Be prepared to pay, or to do without.

ASTROS 3, RED SOX 1 Rare error as Alex Cora gets caught up in the moment The move should have been to the bullpen for the eighth inning on Friday against Houston. The manager stuck with Rick Porcello, though, and the Sox paid the price.

Stanley Cup Final Stanley Cup Final schedule is announced The Bruins will host the West winner, either St. Louis or San Jose, and Game 1 is Monday, May 27.

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Dinner with Cupid Blind date: ?I was convinced I was being stood up? Will he be impressed by his date?s Southern charm and parking karma?

Miss Conduct Advice: Can a longtime friendship survive long distance? Plus, what to do when a strong family resemblance causes awkward social situations.

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Lawrence mayor calls out Seth Moulton, DNC as Democratic field grows ?Looking more like a circus then a primary!? Daniel Rivera said after the field of nominee hopefulls grew to 24. ?No way this is a good thing!?

LARRY EDELMAN | TALKING POINTS AM This CEO had 30 million reasons to stay when a rival came knocking A $30 million equity award to retain Hologic?s Stephen MacMillan made him one of the best-paid CEOs in the country last year.

COLLEGE ADMISSION SCANDAL

Hamilton letter, stolen from Massachusetts decades ago, resurfaces

The 1780 letter from Alexander Hamilton to the Marquis de Lafayette was stolen from the Massachusetts archives in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

That sinking feeling: Helium shortage has balloon vendors deflated

Need floating balloons? Be prepared to pay, or to do without.

ASTROS 3, RED SOX 1

Rare error as Alex Cora gets caught up in the moment

The move should have been to the bullpen for the eighth inning on Friday against Houston. The manager stuck with Rick Porcello, though, and the Sox paid the price.

Stanley Cup Final

Stanley Cup Final schedule is announced

The Bruins will host the West winner, either St. Louis or San Jose, and Game 1 is Monday, May 27.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ?I was convinced I was being stood up?

Will he be impressed by his date?s Southern charm and parking karma?

Miss Conduct

Advice: Can a longtime friendship survive long distance?

Plus, what to do when a strong family resemblance causes awkward social situations.

Lawrence mayor calls out Seth Moulton, DNC as Democratic field grows

?Looking more like a circus then a primary!? Daniel Rivera said after the field of nominee hopefulls grew to 24. ?No way this is a good thing!?

LARRY EDELMAN | TALKING POINTS AM

This CEO had 30 million reasons to stay when a rival came knocking

A $30 million equity award to retain Hologic?s Stephen MacMillan made him one of the best-paid CEOs in the country last year.