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Before he resigned in disgrace, the Boston archbishop was held in such high esteem by President George H.W. Bush that he was vetted for a possible presidential appointment.
Dave Epstein
This system is a fast mover, and it’ll bring precipitation for 12 to 14 hours.
The president’s blunt declaration comes a day after The Times published a report describing how he has tried to influence and undermine investigations surrounding him.
Developers are scrambling for the next Kendall Square. Where will it be?
Kendall Square may be unique in the world for its combination of innovative companies and academic prowess. And developers are using that location as a model as they try to replicate its success elsewhere in the Boston area.
State Police seizure of guns at Logan Airport under scrutiny
The destruction of evidence in a pending criminal case has sparked another internal investigation at the state’s beleaguered law enforcement agency.
Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse met with organizers of a Vatican prevention summit Wednesday for more than two hours.
Marijuana groups among top spenders on lobbying in Maine
New lobbying reports show that gambling, tobacco, utility and marijuana groups are among the top spenders on lobbying so far this session in Maine.
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Sasha Banks and her comrade-in-arms, Bayley, became women’s tag team champs after capturing the title as part of the WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 extravaganza.
Family of Kentucky teen sues Washington Post over coverage of D.C. confrontation
The suit alleges that The Post ‘‘targeted and bullied’’ 16-year-old Nicholas Sandmann in order to embarrass President Trump.
Trial date looms in Nathan Carman lawsuit in N.H.
In a three-page order issued on Valentine’s Day, Judge David King of the Sixth Circuit Court-Probate Division in Concord, N.H., set a June 10 trial date.
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NESTOR RAMOS
Call them the POTeases: various in esteem but infinite in number.
Senior groups struggle to attract ‘forever young’ baby boomers
Baby boomers are prized recruitment targets for senior associations and nonprofits seeking to rejuvenate themselves as their membership ages.
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The day AARP lost me forever
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.
Mark Stout
REBECCA PACHECO
Maybe our health conscious mindsets and all those Whole 30 experiments popular this time of year have made us lose our ability to think outside the kale bowl.
Flights across the country are breaking plane speed records due to a fast-flowing jet stream and commercial jets are landing up to an hour ahead of schedule.
Wisconsin school ends cheerleading awards for body parts
A Wisconsin school district official says its high school will no longer hand out cheerleading awards that are based on a girl’s physical attributes, including largest breasts or buttocks.
Don’t blame MeToo for ruining the most iconic kiss in history — the photo was never romantic
A kiss based on one person’s joy and another person’s non-consenting shock isn’t really a perfect kiss.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Odell Beckham Jr. to the Patriots? It’s not fantasy football
The cost of procuring the dynamic receiver’s services would be high, but a deal isn’t impossible.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
As high schoolers await college acceptance letters, one counselor has some advice
College acceptance season will soon be in full flower. And seniors everywhere are on edge.
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Editorial
Defrocking a cardinal for sexual abuse is a big deal. But true reform will come when the Catholic Church has policies that apply to everyone.
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Opinion | Bernard-Henri Lévy
The United States is focused on an invented Latin American peril rather than the fact that it is being duped by scheming autocrats.
Chicago prosecutor recuses herself from Jussie Smollett case
The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx offered few specifics Tuesday when announcing that Foxx was recusing herself from the case.
Porpoise seen swimming off shore in Dorchester
The New England Aquarium identified the animal as a harbor porpoise and said it was the first official sighting in the Boston area this season.
Rhode Island marks 16th anniversary of nightclub fire
The fire, at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, killed 100 people and injured more than 200.
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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.
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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.
A lot of things have to go right for the Red Sox if this bullpen is to succeed without an elite closer.
Cyclists from the Greater Boston area will honor Paula Sharaga on Sunday, Feb. 24. Sharaga was killed Feb. 15 while riding her bike.
The home also has three bedrooms, an indoor/outdoor bar, a deck that runs the length of the house, and a private dock.
US Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 presidential race with political advantages that his rivals could only dream of having. But he also has one major obstacle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat comes as Washington withdraws from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, a key arms control pact.
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Even Cambridge — which took up the anticar cause decades ago — can’t get more residents to give up their vehicles.
Who orders that platter of cookies for the weekly staff meeting? If your employer hasn’t embraced healthier food options yet, take matters into your own hands.
Siobhan Dullea will take the reins of the organization from founder John Harthorne.
Three hours of watching Hollywood celebrate itself — last year’s show was nearly four, not counting red-carpet coverage — seems to be most people’s limit.
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.
Supplies of a bladder cancer drug are dwindling, as patients scramble
There’s a critical national shortage of a cancer drug that has been used for decades and that is remarkably effective.
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