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Nine key takeaways from the Globe’s ‘Blind Spot’ investigation

The Globe uncovered the hidden dangers on America’s roads, and how the government fails to protect drivers.

Join the discussion on ‘Blind Spot’

Join the conversation about the Globe's "Blind Spot" investigation.

We shared our findings with state agencies. Suspensions, investigations, and reviews soon followed

At least four motor vehicle agencies and court systems launched investigations into their failure to flag thousands of dangerous drivers.

‘Morally, do I feel responsible... Yes.'

Interview with Stephanie Pollack, secretary of transportation in Massachusetts.

Coming soon: ‘Blind Spot,’ a Globe investigation into the hidden dangers on our roads

A tragic crash last summer on a New Hampshire road not only claimed the lives of seven people, it also exposed how the Massachusetts RMV had failed for years to sideline dangerous drivers. But the failures at motor vehicle agencies here and across the nation run much broader and deeper than that horrific accident. For nearly a year, Globe reporters have scoured crash data and motor vehicle records and found that menacing drivers across the country are escaping scrutiny — and remaining on the road — due to bureaucratic neglect.

Unwatched, a sober home business boomed. Then they found the bones

Sober homes are in the business of housing some of society’s most fragile people as they navigate the delicate stages of early recovery. But no one is watching.

He bought the fencing coach’s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Welcome to the Quiet Skies

Federal air marshals have begun following ordinary US citizens not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list and collecting extensive information about their movements and behavior under a new domestic surveillance program.