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Clinton, Trump are the presumptive nominees. Get used to it.

Not a single candidate with their win records has ever lost his or her party?s nomination in modern presidential political history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160302_KDB_sanders_022.jpg Bernie Sanders? advisers detail path forward after Super Tuesday

Despite daunting delegate math, top advisers to Sanders said the senator would fight on until the summer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_voting3_met.jpg Mass. independents voted for change, exit poll says

Independent voters who participated in the Democratic primary chose Bernie Sanders by a nearly 2-1 margin.

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Donald Trump won easily in Massachusetts, and Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders.

opinion | SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-1606.jpg Trump has executed hostile takeover of the GOP

Donald Trump is riding high in the saddle ? and the GOP is galloping toward a full-on identity crisis.

Milton and Lori Britton?s daughter, a student at Boston Latin School, was called a racial slur and threatened with lynching by a classmate.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Parents of Boston Latin student threatened with lynching speak out

A school department investigation into the racial climate at BLS acknowledged mishandling the girl?s case.

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The UN Security Council unanimously approved the toughest sanctions against Pyongyang in 20 years.

Emergency responders prepared to remove the Volkswagen that crashed into a Newton restaurant Tuesday.

Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe

Newton police mourn following restaurant crash

The police department posted on Twitter its condolences to the families of those killed or injured in Tuesday?s crash.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a7124bda55cf44e6b83e5ed8201e8f07-a7124bda55cf44e6b83e5ed8201e8f07-0.jpg People are not happy about Bill Clinton?s appearance at Mass. polls

After the state alerted the campaign about election rules in Mass., the former president attended a rally in New Bedford.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/513256118.jpg Chris Christie?s facial expressions take flight

Standing back to let the billionaire real estate tycoon speak on Tuesday, Christie let loose a series of facial expressions that captivated the Internet.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_26baker2_BIZ-11014.jpg Baker claims victory in state committee races

At least 47 ? and perhaps more than 50 ? of 74 candidates endorsed by the governor won seats on the committee, a source close to Baker said.

Teen struck by car in Mashpee dies

The 13-year-old boy was hit on Quinaquisset Avenue at the intersection of Mashpee Neck Road Tuesday night, police said.

Snow may be on the forecast for parts of Mass. later this week

The peculiar weather of 2016 continues.

The Arts Issue

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Sandagatas0306mag.jpg Where have Boston?s artists gone?

With rents climbing and live/work space in short supply, creative types are looking elsewhere.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | MARK POTHIER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/03222009_met22starts-7187339%20-%20Copy.jpg Raise T fares? Let?s lower them for some riders

Imagine the difference it could make in the lives of low-income earners if their commuting bills were cut.

Ground Game

ground game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/070515LocationPics06.jpg The Mass. primary?s biggest bellwether communities

There are two places to watch as key indicators of where the statewide results could be headed.

BetaBoston

BETABOSTON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2016-03-01/Client251_7.png Video games that can read your emotions

?Nevermind? will use a standard webcam to watch the fright on players' faces as they tackle levels, and respond based on the emotion they display.

Crux

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/Production/BostonGlobe.com/WebPages/Homepage/Components/allen-189.jpg An Australian lesson in telling the whole Catholic story

There are salt-of-the-earth folks, who quietly carry out a staggering variety of good works.

The Big Picture

Scott Kelly?s year in space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured views of our planet that unify science and art.