A tax exemption that may have cost Boston millions

Thousands who claimed the residential exemption on their property taxes didn?t qualify for those savings ? and there?s nothing the city can do about it.

The Trump administration

Senator Susan Collins is the only GOP senator from New England. She has opposed some of the president?s nominees and actions.

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Susan Collins: A Republican who?s willing to oppose Trump

The US senator from Maine says she?s always been willing to challenge the White House, but her tone stands out in the current climate.

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A little-noticed provision in an executive order may have made immigration arrest and court records public for the first time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/20/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_LU2D3.jpg Proposal for a revised travel ban looks a lot like the original

The executive order would target the same seven Muslim-majority countries listed in the earlier edict.

Metro

The glowing crane near the Prudential Center was the idea of Richard Friedman?s, CEO of Carpenter & Co., developer of a luxury high-rise.

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The Dalton Street crane, Boston?s newest landmark

It could have been left naked, just another crane saluting the city. But One Dalton?s developer instead decided to make a splash.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_20peabody-5_metro.jpg ?This stuff just doesn?t happen in Peabody?

Police arrived at a Farm Avenue home that was so ?messy,? it was difficult to determine how many people were killed.

Linda Bean posed with one of her lobster rolls in 2009. Bean, who hoped to trade on her family?s famous last name to build her operation, has mostly retreated from the business.

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Linda Bean once hoped to be to lobster what Perdue is to chicken. What happened?

The L.L. Bean heiress has largely stepped away from her lobster business.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_john_oliver.jpg John Oliver uses Putin pop song to (again) try to educate Trump

Oliver took stabs at the Russian president?s famous (and seemingly contrived) photo shoots.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker[1]-9412.jpg Roxbury Community College not quite back on track

Former Reggie Lewis Center director Keith McDermott was sullied by claims made by school management. How does he restore his reputation?

Bruins 2, Sharks 1 (OT)

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/20/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d8582f56d1f94f2d8b2e82f0b9559d1c-d8582f56d1f94f2d8b2e82f0b9559d1c-0.jpg In first game back from break, Bruins extend winning streak

Brad Marchand?s overtime goal gave the Bruins, playing for the first time in seven days, their fourth consecutive victory.

Lottery revenue has dropped by 16 percent between 2008 and 2015, accounting for inflation. In an increasingly cashless society, officials say, fewer people are likely to have money on hand to buy lottery tickets at convenience and liquor stores.

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Online lottery could yield windfall for private companies

Companies are stepping up their lobbying, putting themselves in a position to receive lucrative lottery contracts if this law passes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/uber.jpg Uber engineer pens blog post detailing alleged sexual harassment

A female engineer said her direct supervisor ?was trying to get me to have sex with him,? but that her reports to HR were ignored.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiScience04[1][1].jpg Hundreds gather in Copley to ?stand up for science?

The Rally to Stand up for Science in Boston was a call to fight against President Trump?s efforts to discredit science and climate research.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/05779119.jpg Financial institutions see relief potential relief from rules

In a divided Washington, relief from financial regulations for smaller banks seems to be gaining backers.

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Opinion & Ideas

Alex Beam

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Amazon?s virtual assistant shares some of her infinite wisdom.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_moody-18_metro-4879.jpg A life taken, but also a life lost

How did 14-year-old Raeshawn Moody wind up becoming among the youngest to face a murder charge in Boston?

Investigations

The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20160923_SAMentalHealth_312.jpg The San Antonio solution

One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

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.

The Big Picture

Carl Yastrzemski celebrates winning the 1967 American League pennant. He led the underdog Red Sox to the pennant victory and the World Series.

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Photos: Remembering the ?67 Red Sox ?Impossible Dream? season

Inside a dusty yellow Kodak box lies buried treasure, the 1967 Red Sox season captured in 4,000 black-and-white negatives.

Ground Game

Ground Game | Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/41e0e9e8a60d4975879226924b7212f5-41e0e9e8a60d4975879226924b7212f5-0.jpg At Donald Trump?s press conference, an airing of grievances

The president turned a press conference into a festivus holiday ? an airing of grievances.

Design New England

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/gardeners.jpg A Gardener?s Garden

The lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.