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Mueller’s report has been submitted. What it’s likely to say in one graphic
The still-secret report could come to a host of conclusions. We mapped them out.
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Look at who’s been charged so far in Mueller probe
Here are some of the major characters who have been swept up and charged or convicted in Russia-related investigations.
Democrats are ready to press battle over Mueller report
Congressional Democrats called for Robert Mueller’s report to be fully released, including the underlying evidence, and they have threatened subpoenas if it is not.
SCOT LEHIGH
Thank you, Robert Mueller, you did a great service for America
This country owes the special counsel a debt of gratitude.
JOAN VENNOCHI
The spin stops here. At least it should
Now it’s the public’s turn to decide what the Mueller report means.
James Pindell | Ground Game
4 takeaways from Beto O’Rourke’s first trip to N.H.
The first-in-the-nation primary hasn’t seen anything like it when Beto O’Rourke campaigned there for two days this week.
PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
Red Sox outfield has a big fan in Yankees’ Aaron Judge
Judge and Mookie Betts do the same job and play the same position with similar results.
BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES
Don’t expect NFL to make many rules changes
At the owners meetings, the league will hear several rules proposals aimed at expanding instant replay.
Mild, spring-like conditions will melt overnight snow
Today’s high temperatures in the mid-40s and partly cloudy skies will help to make last night’s early-spring snow disappear.
Lawmakers clash over school funding formula changes
Beacon Hill’s top leaders say they want to pass legislation this year, and Friday’s hearing is the latest sign they intend to tackle one of the state’s most controversial issues.
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Rare, leaked report reveals Cardinal O’Malley was a top vote-getter in last papal election
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the archbishop of Boston, was one of the top four vote-getters in the 2013 papal election where Pope Francis was elected.
Meet the lawyers representing Robert Kraft in the spa case
Kraft’s team includes a former special counsel to President George W. Bush and a member of Aaron Hernandez’s defense team.
Robert Kraft won’t accept deal to drop solicitation charges
Kraft and many of the other men are unwilling to admit guilt because they believe that police mishandled aspects of the investigation.
US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
A US-backed Syrian force says it has liberated the last area held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, declaring victory over the extremists and the end of their self-declared caliphate.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Greater Boston’s first recreational marijuana shop opens in Brookline
By about 9 a.m., when sales began at New England Treatment Access in Brookline, nearly 100 people had gathered.
Opinion | Margery Eagan
I can buy pot, legally, a mile from my house. Still, it feels a bit weird
The marijuana store is just past the police headquarters on the right, the town library on the left, next door to the Little Children Schoolhouse day care.
Editorial
Equity is still a missing piece in the legal marijuana retail puzzle
If the state wants to make good on the marijuana law’s social-equity promises, it does need to put money behind them.
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JEFF JACOBY
Column-writing in the Internet age is much better. And much worse.
It is impossible to write these days without being aware of the online mob, ready to pounce.
Editorial
Where are the scooters? Let’s learn from Brookline pilot and get a move on them
There have been enough pilot programs. Mass. needs to pass legislation incorporating best practices from other states and get the scooters on the road.
Editorial Cartoon | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT
The madness of March
Which version of March Madness are you playing?
tech nomad
Devin Nunes sues Twitter and the Internet has a cow
Whatever the Republican congressman’s reasoning, the lawsuit recenters a dangerous notion of a state-side regulation of political critique.
Love Letters: The Podcast
Season Two: How do you meet someone?
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 | Spotify | RadioPublic
Munch Madness
Munch Madness
See which restaurants advanced to Round Two
The top 32 restaurants have advanced to the second round of Munch Madness. Vote to keep your favorites in the running.
Special reports
They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened
Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn’t quite turn out the way they expected.
The Big Picture
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The Big Picture
Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction
Students worldwide skipped classes Friday to protest their governments’ failure to act against global warming as part of the “Fridays for Future” movement.
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Boston College stuns UMass
Eagles goaltender Joe Woll shuts out the Minutemen.
Metro
Remains of Pittsfield sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack formally identified
The remains of a Navy sailor from Pittsfield killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor have been formally identified, military officials said Friday.
Real Estate
Control yourself from planting flowers too early
Ask the Gardener’s Carol Stocker says patience, please, when it comes to putting plants outside. Get more gardening advice at realestate.boston.com.
Politics
Democrats say they’ll fight for release of Mueller’s complete findings
House Democrats are concerned that President Trump’s attorney general may withhold evidence of any wrongdoing uncovered by the special counsel.
Nation & World
Jimmy Carter becomes longest-living US president
Carter on Friday became the longest-living president in US history, another milestone as he continues a rich post-presidential life.
Cars
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Do run-flat tires make sense?
Q: What is your opinion on run-flat tires? Do you think they have the same longevity, and, more importantly, are they as tough as regular tires? I recently had my 2016 BMW X5 towed, because my Pirelli tire developed a broken “cord” and I didn’t feel comfortable driving 35 miles to the dealership on the […]
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Business
Stocks slide lower as economic growth worries spread
The sell-off in stocks knocked more than 300 points off the Dow Jones industrial average and put the benchmark S&P 500 index on track for a weekly loss.
Arts
book review
John Roberts: the focus is on the man in the middle
Joan Biskupic’s biography of the chief justice comes as interest in the Supreme Court is sky high.
Real Estate
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.
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Alzheimer’s and amyloid: ‘It’s time to do something else’
Despite the failure of yet another experimental drug, diehard supporters of the amyloid hypothesis insist the idea is still sound.
