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A prominent North Shore psychiatrist is facing lawsuits from three female patients who say he lured them into degrading sexual relationships.
It’s believed to be the only time a Sackler family member has been questioned under oath about OxyContin’s illegal marketing and what family members knew about it.
Jussie Smollett’s bond set at $100,000 during court appearance
Chicago’s police superintendent said Thursday that ‘‘Empire’’ actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career.
Nike became a target of jabs and jokes on social media when Duke University star Zion Williamson sprained a knee midgame because one of his shoes split during play.
Ty Burr
Erase the rat in ‘The Departed’? Don’t get me started
Globe movie critic Ty Burr has been thinking about starting his own campaign to improve the endings of some classic movies. Because, good or bad, art really needs to be crowdsourced.
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Musician Peter Tork of The Monkees dies at 77
Tork found fame playing a musician of the same name on the ’60s television show “The Monkees.”
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man walking on an interstate
The incident happened late Wednesday.
Ideas | Marcela García
‘Roma’ exposes Mexico’s darkest secret
In the age of Trump, American racism and Mexican racism can seem like matter and antimatter. How can both exist at the same time?
Opinion | Christopher Weyant
Democrats have a very crowded field for the 2020 presidential election.
Opinion | Luke O’Neil
Covington Catholic student may not have set out to become an avatar for Trumpism, but he sure is now
Here is the smirking MAGA teen again, and here is the picture of his face and his face in the hat, and thanks to the lawsuit, he’ll be dragged through the political cycle anew.
Opinion | Gina Scaramella
There are many misconceptions, myths, and outright lies spreading in the debate over Title IX.
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STAN GROSSFELD | POSTCARD FROM SPRING TRAINING
Our photographer stood behind infielder Tzu-Wei Lin for a pitch in the batting cage.
CELTICS AT BUCKS | 8 p.m. (TNT)
Gordon Hayward ‘unlikely’ to play tonight vs. Bucks
Hayward’s right ankle sprain is not believed to be serious. R.J. Hunter was called up and will be activated if Hayward can’t go.
Kane’s starts making doughnuts off Route 1 — next to the Orange Dinosaur
Doors will open to the public next week. But the road here began back in the summer of 2016, at a fund-raiser that auto mogul Ernie Boch was holding in Norwood for his Music Drives Us charity.
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Lately in her home state, the Maine senator is inspiring the kind of liberal animus typically directed at people named Trump.
Mass. still short on transportation funding, report says
The state’s highways, roads, and bridges — along with the MBTA — are facing a big funding gap over the next decade, according to a report from a business group.
Boston Children’s Hospital researcher killed in climbing accident on Mount Washington
The obituary for Jeremy Felix P. Ullmann, a married 37-year-old father, said the accident occurred on the mountain on Feb. 10.
Day care is hard to find and expensive. Boston is looking to help
With hundreds of child-care businesses closing and the number of youngsters needing care rising, the city recognizes that affordable, quality care is a holy grail for many parents.
Perspective | Magazine
Employers can make Boston traffic more bearable with one simple change
Forget new highways, high-tech street lights, and even gondolas. There are much easier ways to reduce our epic congestion.
Democrats may try to subpoena Mueller report if it’s not made public
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is due to submit conclusions explaining his decisions to prosecute or decline filing charges to new Attorney General William Barr as early as next week.
Barnstable official criticized for asking if gay politicians are ‘too self-absorbed’ to be effective
Ronald Beaty Jr. is a strong supporter of President Trump who was elected to one of the three seats on the commission in 2016 and is scheduled to stay in office until 2021.
Ex-Detroit Lion’s medical pot business gets preliminary approval in Michigan
Former Detroit Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson has received preliminary approval on his license application for a medical marijuana provisioning center dispensary in suburban Detroit.
MARIJUANA MOMENT
Obama urges young people to get involved in shaping drug laws
Former President Barack Obama spoke about drug laws at an event in California, and though marijuana didn’t come up, he seemed to indicate that his thinking may have shifted.
Analysis
As O’Malley recedes, abuse survivors steal the show in Rome
The activist groups are ubiquitous in Rome this week, holding daily news conferences and briefings, making countless media appearances.
Pope offers 21 proposals to fight abuse at start of summit
Pope Francis opened a landmark sex abuse prevention summit Thursday by offering senior Catholic leaders 21 proposals to punish predators and keep children safe.
Threat allegations keep Coast Guard officer jailed
A lieutenant accused of being a white supremacist who stockpiled guns and compiled a hit list of prominent Democrats will remain detained in federal custody after his arrest.
Truth and Consequences
Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.
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.
Listen: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RadioPublic
Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn’t quite turn out the way they expected.
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The Big Picture
In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.
Coyle likely will make his Black and Gold debut Saturday in St. Louis on David Krejci’s right wing.
Columbia Gas’ parent company said its cost could keep growing and that it is seeking to settle the numerous lawsuits filed against it.
The 19,574 square-foot mansion houses a whopping 11 bedrooms and 11 full baths, in addition to four half baths.
Mark Harris was leading the preliminary vote count after the November election, but the vote was tained by allegations of fraud.
Flights to and from Dublin Airport in Ireland were briefly halted Thursday after a drone was spotted over the airfield.
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John Paul, AAA Northeast's Car Doctor, answers a question from a reader concerned about electric vehicles' reduced range in cold temperatures.
I clearly remember when AARP, the warm, smiling face of the trillion-dollar senior-industrial complex, made a marketing miscalculation that soured me on the group for good.
“The Invisibles” tells its story with a hybrid of documentary and dramatization.
Are we ignoring — or outright banning — an easy affordable-housing fix?
Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region’s housing shortage.
Meet the executives who will defend pharma before Congress
One’s a college dropout. One’s a self-proclaimed street fighter. And one survived a presidential tweetstorm.
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