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Charlie Baker’s record would be good for a Democrat. But he’s a Republican, and some conservatives are saying he’s too progressive.
Trump leaving lasting legacy throughout judiciary
President Trump has appointed 44 judges since taking office – including more appellate judges than any president in American history at this point in their tenure.
Democrats brace for surge from the left
Progressive voters are increasingly rattling primaries, and they promise to grow as a disruptive force in general elections.
President Trump suggested Saturday that there could be legal consequences for Michael Cohen, who recorded a discussion about paying a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump.
Jeff Sánchez, Jamaica Plain Democrat, is getting challenged from the ‘super left’
Jeff Sánchez, who serves as the House’s fiscal chief, will face a primary challenge from Nika Elugardo.
Rainstorms, flash flooding expected to break sunny streak Saturday night
Massachusetts is expected to be hit with torrential rain, severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and possibly an isolated tornado.
Survivors recount deadly Missouri duck boat sinking
State and federal investigators were trying to determine what sent the vessel to its demise.
Sex abuse allegations against US cardinal could test pope’s resolve
If the accusations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick are confirmed, Francis could revoke his title or even defrock him.
Loved ones of a woman killed in her Weymouth home Sunday have received an outpouring of support since the tragedy, a close family friend said.
Fruits, veggies, cocaine: Revere man arrested for allegedly selling drugs at Haymarket
Officers said they followed Florentino Figueroa-Barragan, 36, after he allegedly made a “street-level drug transaction.”
One man was injured after a two-vehicle crash in Lynn sent his car slamming into the side of a house early Saturday morning.
A train engineer was injured in Worcester Saturday morning after several freight cars rammed into an overpass and rolled off the tracks.
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Analytics might be a winning formula, but it is taking the entertainment out of the national pastime.
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Paralyzed Harvard football player Ben Abercrombie fighting his way back
Paralyzed in his first football game, he calls on his spirit to persevere in his rehab.
SEAN P. MURPHY | The Fine Print
A few extra zeroes cause a big headache for this Arlington family
Somehow, instead of paying $182.36 and $92.60 via her online account to Comcast and T-Mobile, Jackie Moquin-Vaudo paid $18,236 and $9,260.
Nick Cafardo | Sunday baseball notes
Commissioner Rob Manfred was right that it makes no sense to promote a player who doesn’t want the attention.
BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES
The three former Patriots are leading productive lives since their playing careers ended.
Shore prices — what dealers pay lobstermen for their catch — have dropped to about $3.75 a pound, compared with $5 about two weeks ago.
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Electric scooters pop up in Somerville and Cambridge, unbeknownst to city officials
The appearance of Bird scooters was apparently a surprise for officials, who said they were unaware of the launch.
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Renée Graham
Boston’s tourist hub is named for a slave trader. Artist Steve Locke wants to commemorate that history without taking Peter Faneuil’s name off the city’s quintessential landmark.
Ideas | Maria Devlin McNair
Should the law be based on luck?
Criminal justice looks at the severity of the crime. But the scales are often tipped by random chance.
Love Letters
My wife wrote a birthday card to the guy she had an affair with
It’s been decades since she cheated, but she left a birthday card to her ex-paramour on her desk. And now she denies it.
Almost four years after the start of the World War I, a distant threat had found its way onto America’s doorstep 100 years ago when a German U-boat launched an attack off the Cape.
Bob Ryan
Without Bill Littlefield’s show, Saturday mornings won’t be the same
The beloved NPR radio host is calling it a career after 25 years providing listeners with good reason to tune in at 7 a.m.
GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES
Masai Ujiri had to choose between loyalty to a player and a chance to acquire a better one
The DeMar DeRozan trade is similar to the Isaiah Thomas trade Danny Ainge pulled off last year for Kyrie Irving.
TV Critic’s Corner
Mirren takes the reign again in new HBO miniseries
“Catherine the Great” is being written by Nigel Williams, who wrote the Emmy-winning “Elizabeth I,” in which Mirren also starred.
EDITORIAL
GOP on US Rep. Jim Jordan: crickets
When one of their own is under fire, GOP legislators line up to attack the credibility of accusers.
For refugees in Kenya, an education in hope
The Kakuma Refugee Camp is a holding center for thousands dispossessed by war and conflict. A New Hampshire university has made it the focus of its global plans.
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Atul Gawande’s first task as health CEO: a listening tour
He’ll travel across the country to meet employees he will serve through an Amazon-backed health care venture.
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she’s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever
A true-crime podcast about the most valuable — and confounding — art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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About his shooting . . . he shouldn’t have free reign to fire away until he shows better aptitude for making a decent percentage.
This summer’s replacement of the westbound side of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge will force some travelers to change their routes.
Homeowners are reaping gains that haven’t been seen since before the housing crisis.
The Republican National Committee voted for the East Coast swing state over Las Vegas, the only other finalist.
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Summer is the high season for non-alcoholic drinks. Let the battle begin over who makes the best raspberry lime rickey.
Thailand’s military government wants to control how movies portray the ordeal of the young soccer players and their heroic rescue from a flooded cave.
The pending purchase of Charles River Development reflects State Street chief executive Jay Hooley’s ongoing effort to transform the 225-year-old bank into more of a technology firm.
Irving, 76, the author of “The World According to Garp,” “The Cider House Rules,” and “In One Person,’’ among others, has won the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award.
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Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?
As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.
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The Big picture
Established in 1992 following the arrival the “Lost Boys of Sudan” and with a population of nearly 190,000, the UNHCR refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya, now resembles a sprawling shanty town.
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