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Some local Syrians wondered whether the missile strikes represented an opening salvo by the US or a one-time show of force.
Analysis
Trump acted swiftly, but Syrian dilemma remains the same President Trump is confronting the same thicket of difficult foreign policy decisions the Obama administration examined for years.
Military action by US prompts protest on Boston Common A protest of the US bombing of a Syrian air base drew more than 100 people to Boston Common Friday evening.
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What was billed as a showdown between the leaders of the United States and China ended with little sign of confrontation.
Trump fires warning shot in battle between Bannon and Kushner President Trump turned to his two top aides and told them he had had enough of their incessant knife-fights in the media.
Analysis
President Trump finally got his first legislative win. All it took was upending a Senate tradition that?s been around for two centuries.
After 20 years on the run, alleged Quincy con man caught in Florida Former real estate broker Scott Wolas is accused of scamming at least 19 Massachusetts residents.
Millennials chasing the American dream: owning a home They?re waiting longer, compromising more, and choosing the suburbs over the city when they purchase a first home.
Police have arrested a person of interest in the attack that killed 4 in central Stockholm on Friday.
Globe file photos
By the numbers, Massachusetts? urban and rural communities have more in common than you might think.
Mass. GOP senators file Internet privacy bill A group of Mass. Republicans are breaking with the national GOP in a dispute over Internet privacy.
NRA employee accidentally shoots himself during firearm training A National Rifle Association employee accidentally shot himself at the organization?s shooting range in Virginia, police said.
Conservative talker Tomi Lahren sues Glenn Beck, The Blaze Conservative talk show host Tomi Lahren has filed a lawsuit against Glenn Beck and his online platform, The Blaze, alleging wrongful termination.
US tops Canada in OT to win gold at world championship Hilary Knight scored at 10:17 of overtime to give the US a 3-2 victory over Canada in the women?s hockey world championship final.
Tigers 6, Red Sox 5
Red Sox bullpen wastes comeback in loss to Tigers After Pablo Sandoval?s three-run homer capped a five-run eighth, Sox relievers coughed up the lead.
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Keolis was able to provide the required number of MBTA locomotives for only four of 23 weekdays in March.
The road to Panera?s $7.5 billion sale began at a Cookie Jar in Boston The 2,000-store chain?s origins can be traced to a downtown cafe that opened in 1980.
Movie Review
?Smurfs? sequel leaves audience a little blue ?Smurfs: The Lost Village? ditches the franchise?s recent live-action approach for a fully animated relaunch.
Opinion | Matt Gallagher
How does our war in Syria end? This is the world?s greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II. We have shirked from the moment.
The summer that changed Boston The nation was splintering, and Boston wasn?t immune. But something was happening here. Boston had long treated its ball club as an afterthought, but then on Opening Day 1967: the first glimmer of an implausible dream.
Trump Today: Attack on Syria and a Supreme Court confirmation The Senate is poised to confirm the president?s Supreme Court pick Judge Neil Gorsuch today.
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Advice on taking real estate photos from a Pulitzer-winning photographer In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
Before you send your spit to 23andMe, what you need to know Genetic testing company 23andMe received approval this week to report on your risk for 10 diseases.
Stuck at work without a TV? Here?s what?s happening as the Red Sox take on the Tigers Friday.
The project could provide one of history?s most revealing looks at a black hole.
It was Boston's time to shine this week, as all four big home sales were within the city proper.
The Secret Service is grappling with how to constrain the rising costs and unexpected strain from protecting a new first family as large, mobile, and high-profile as any in modern history.
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The latest recall is unusual in that Honda is trying to find 2,500 inflators that were replaced during repairs, but it doesn't know where the 2,500 inflators went, so it's recalling all of the possibly affected vehicles so they can be checked.
The outpouring of support came after the married couple said they were attacked by a gang of youths while holding hands.
Renaud Laplanche was the quintessential Silicon Valley success story, until he wasn?t.
A Morgan Library & Museum exhibition looks at the life and work of the iconic poet.
Jem Cohen?s ?World Without End (No Reported Incidents)? presents shots of commonplace objects, scenes, and people caught at just the right moment.
A fresh take on mint sauce livens up an old-school main course.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight? ?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big Picture
Earlier this week, over 80 civilians died in a chemical weapon attack in Syria.
Ground Game
In a shift, companies leverage Trump?s tweets for their own good Instead of waiting to respond to President Trump's tweets, companies and public relations executives appear to be planning a different strategy ? offense.
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