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Being an eco-conscious warrior is more difficult than most may realize. Here are some things to think about while trying live a greener life.

Standing at the city’s “Point Zero,” the official marker from which distances are measured in Paris, she is both the symbolic heart and literal heart of the city. But she is so much more.

Hint: It’s not her good hair.

A look back at the week in 280 characters snapshots.

How do we navigate between wanting to share photos and videos of the creatures who delight us, and the possibility that attention will bring them harm?

We’re about to witness a real-life test of an Iran policy that eschews diplomacy and embraces confrontation.

A look back at the week in 280 characters snapshots.

“College administrators are too highly paid and there are too many of them. Parents’ salaries are too low and estimated family contribution is too high.”

The whales, which return annually to Cape Cod waters to feed and mate, are among the world’s most endangered species.

This caravan is an inspiration not just for the glimpse it offers of formidable vistors in our midst, but also for the vision it offers of expanded potential in ourselves.

We were once tarred and feathered for usurping WASP dreams. Now we point fingers at the immigrants from south of the border. Racism, it seems, is just another step toward becoming American.

More resources are needed for Old North and our sister historic sites to keep iconic, centuries old structures in good condition.

As a physician in training, I have depended on an endless stream of electronic data to diagnose and treat my patients. That never worried me until the day our system went down.

Since the ’80s, colleges and universities have spent a fortune to establish their prestige. Now it’s for sale to the highest bidders.

A look back at the week in 280 characters snapshots.

Last Sunday, Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby argued that reparations for slavery were both unworkable and unjust, sparking a heated conversation among readers.

An Arthurian explanation of Brexit — sort of.

If the US loses its dominance over scientific research, the consequences will exceed — and outlast — any short-term commercial gains.

First you stop the violent exes from getting guns and next thing the King of England is quartering troops in our homes. Or something.

Trying to stay on top of all of the dangers online can be much like battling a mythical Hydra — cut off one head and two more grow in its place.

By building a platform where anyone can publish anything, social media companies have made it easier to propagate humanity’s darkest impulses.

As the CEOs of two Boston tech companies, we agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren’s diagnosis that Big Tech requires a new set of rules, but we propose a different remedy.

Facebook owes us all a clearer picture of how it works.

The era of self-policing must end; it’s time for serious reform and regulation.

A look at Facebook’s dominance and growth as well as its complicated relationship with American users.

A look at how Apple grew from a humble computer maker to an unstoppable force in tech.

A look at how the online retailer has skyrocketed since its inception, and how it successfully diversified its offerings and grew into a tech giant.

A look at the behemoth that is Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and how its many brand have achieved digital dominance.

One of few things that’s actually getting better thanks to Big Tech: long distance relationships.

The Federal Trade Commission has its smoking gun. It’s past time for them to do something about it.

If Facebook and the other tech giants had to pay us for our data, some of the worst excesses of the web might disappear

If we’re going to get grocery store robots, it’s important that they take care of the important problems.

The Iraq War ultimately made Americans less safe, and should be seen as one of the greatest lost opportunities in contemporary American history.

Ultimately, affordable, accessible child care could benefit all of us.

A son remembers a decades-old debate with his father.

The @DevinCow account mentioned in Devin Nunes’s lawsuit originally had about 1,200 followers. That was before.

A look back at the week in 280 characters.

When bad pets happen to good people.

The 2019 Economic Report of the President is out, and everyone is having fun with the bit at the end that acknowledges the help of student interns — a list that includes Peter Parker, Aunt May, Bruce Wayne, and Jabba the Hutt.

There were at least 103 incidents of gunfire on school grounds in America in 2018, according to Everytown For Gun Safety — numbers that have been steadily rising since they started keeping track in 2013.

Some parents will go to extreme lengths to protect their kids, and themselves, from failure.

The immigrants, fleeing a humanitarian disaster, were unlike any newcomers the United States had seen before.

On February 20, a tearful drama between Mark Harris and John Harris played out in what felt like a high-profile, reality TV version of America at this intensely partisan moment. But there was a twist.

Last week’s “A letter from Tornado Country,” helped shed light on how “some of the deadliest tornado disasters in history have taken place not on the prairie, but in the densely wooded hills of what storm chasers refer to as “‘Dixie Alley.’”

A look back at the week in 280 characters snapshots.

One of the students embroiled in the college bribery scandal submitted an application that claimed to have been ranked among the “Top 50” in the US Tennis Association Junior Girls Team since her sophomore year.