Local leaders come to Suffolk president?s defense

In a letter, business and civic leaders urged the university?s board to use an independent mediator to resolve its differences with Margaret McKenna.

Shirley Leung

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Margaret McKenna has to remain at the helm for this reason alone: What other competent candidate wants to be the school?s president now?

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The National Weather Service increased its estimates for Boston, Quincy, and other areas, saying an overnight storm could bring 4 to 7 inches.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki-bostonflowerexchange_metro393}-5124.jpg Flower Exchange vendors to close by year?s end

Vendors at the longtime exchange have been told they need to move out to make way for a yet-to-be-named new owner.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05NHgop06.jpg Live updates from the N.H. primary

Globe reporters are providing live updates during the final days of N.H. campaigning.

ground game

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Both candidates enter tonight?s debate with the incentive to be cautious.

Body found in Charles River near Memorial Drive

A passerby noticed the body in the water near the Longfellow Bridge around 8:15 a.m.

Remains believed 100 years old found in Great Barrington

Construction workers were digging at a site off Park Street on Jan. 28 when they discovered a skull, police said.

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How the Red Scare destroyed a small-town teacher

Anne Hale?s life in Wayland fell to pieces in the 1950s when informants reported her to the FBI for disloyalty to country.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/sichuangourmet_07.jpg Why the best Chinese food might be outside Boston

Plant a critical mass of expats craving the taste of home, and the restaurants will follow.

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Is that renovation really worth it?

What you should expect to pay for your next remodel, and which projects will bring the best return on your investment.

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The league?s head of officials said Wednesday said the NFL has not decided how to use the results of random checks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/chin012116PatriotsPractice_spt27.jpg Rob Gronkowski thinks Panthers will pull off Super Bowl win

The Patriots tight end made his prediction in a segment on ?Conan.?

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-8921.jpg Tom Brady Sr. talks about ?difficult year? for his son

Brady Sr. said the NFL?s refusal to release data that could exculpate his son is frustrating.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/beaconhilldome200-10453.jpg State spending is under control, except for health care

A decade ago, about 30 percent of the state budget went to health care. Today, that number is over 45 percent.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2016-02-04/irobot_pix.jpg iRobot to sell defense and security division

Ceding to investor pressure, iRobot will sell its defense and security division for $45 million, the company announced Thursday.

Ground Game

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Fiorina likely won?t qualify for Saturday night?s Republican debate, and an undercard isn?t scheduled.

The Big Picture

Globe photos of the month, January 2016

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month including the first winter storm to hit the region.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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Both apps were among hundreds Northeastern researchers found sent personal info without securing the data by encryption.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Crux

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The meeting marked the first time ranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited the West since a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran last year.

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Design New England

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A seaside location sets the tone for a free-flowing master bathroom with partitions and angles ? but no doors to restrict sightlines.