The Trump administration

President Trump is about to receive a blizzard of postcards

People filled out postcards to President Donald Trump at the First Parish Church in Watertown.

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A new protest movement -- dubbed #TheIdesofTrump -- is encouraging critics of President Trump to send postcards en masse on March 15.

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?You can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets ? any number of ways,? White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said.

The home on Clinton Road in Brookline where two elderly sisters, Lynda and Sheryl Waldman, lived.

Supportive messages pour in after story of reclusive sisters

When the first of dozens of e-mails began pouring in from across the country, Patricia Wen was struck by the deep sympathies extended to the sisters.

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A passenger on the cruise captured the rescue as a pair of spring breakers were pulled from the water at the last second.

Egyptian workers excavated the statue, recently discovered by a team of German-Egyptian archeologists, in Cairo's Mattarya district on Monday.

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Photos: 2nd part of ancient Egyptian statue lifted from site

The three-ton torso was lifted Monday from the mud and groundwater where it was recently discovered in a Cairo suburb.

Adrian Walker

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It?s bad for South Boston ? and all of Boston ? that the organizers still have the power to march the city backward.

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Representative Steve King of Iowa was roundly criticized Sunday for his apparent endorsement of white nationalism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/oliver%20tight-8570.jpg This is how much John Oliver hates the GOP health care plan

?It is truly the Ted Cruz of health care legislation,? Oliver said.

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 11: Kris Jenkins #2 of the Villanova Wildcats pumps his fist against Creighton Bluejays during the Big East Basketball Tournament - Championship Game at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

NCAA bracket filled with tradition, and the usual powers

This is the year of the blue bloods in the NCAA Tournament.

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The rise included a 16 percent spike in one of the more closely-watched categories: reports of sexual assault.

eric fisher | on weather

Nor?easter will bring strong winds, snow, and high water

The storm?s path is still uncertain, but heavy snow, strong winds, power outages, and coastal flooding are possible.

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The mix of high tides and strong winds tomorrow could lead to coastal flooding.

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The party is broadly optimistic about its odds against the Republican governor, but underwhelmed by the current, still nebulous cast of candidates.

Business

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_29fun-2_business.jpg New England Aquarium names interim CEO

Maliz Beams will take over for departing chief executive Nigella Hillgarth on April 1.

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A projected schedule of cancellations in 2017 and 2018 would shut down nine lines for entire weekends at various times.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fire%20crop.jpg Some seeing red over Fire Protection Association pay

Charity watchdogs say compensation at the organization appears to be at odds with the IRS requirement that nonprofit pay be reasonable.

Poland says it has confirmed Minn. man was Nazi commander

Poland will seek the man?s arrest and extradition after confirming he was a Nazi unit commander suspected of ordering the killing of 44 Poles during WWII.

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

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New York authorities are probing how a famed prostate specialist manages his vast patient load.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160401_WALKER_02statepolicepic_3489.jpg Behind the blue wall: Claims of bias in the State Police force

Inside the barracks of New England?s largest police force, some women and minority troopers say they must navigate a workplace culture that can be hostile or even discriminatory toward them.

Munch Madness

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Vote in our March Madness- style bracket to pick the most universally loved local place to eat.

Trump Today

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Republican US Senator John McCain said in an interview Trump must either provide the evidence or retract his claim.

? Schedule: Where the president is today

? News: A look at what happened yesterday

? Social media: What Trump has been tweeting

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Jeffrey D. Sachs

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/DanielHertzberg-Missle.jpg The ethics and practicalities of foreign aid

The financial savings in Donald Trump?s foreign aid cuts will be trivial, but the costs to millions of impoverished people will be enormous.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/house%20crop.jpg Two sisters, one house, and a mystery

Over the years Sheryl Waldman faded from view until she vanished, and no one seemed to notice ? until one cold evening last December.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/New%20swab.jpeg This company wants your saliva ? to try to predict your death

GWG Life is betting it can predict policy holders? deaths by looking at where their genes are turned on and off.

Real Estate

Recent home sales: South of Boston (March 9)

ABINGTON 39 Patricia Drive One-family Ranch, built in 1987, 2,376 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 45,719-square-foot lot. $502,000 692 Summer St. One-family Split Level, built in 1971, 1,899 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 baths, on 30,473-square-foot lot.