The Trump presidency

Trump?s White House unveils ?biggest tax cut ever?

Trump officials discussed details of the tax plan Wednesday at a press briefing.

Richard North Patterson

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Cue the tax fairy, that mythical figure who turns tax cuts for plutocrats into a boon for all.

Evan Horowitz | quick study

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The middle class doesn?t stand to gain much from a reform strategy that would add trillions to the nation?s debt.

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President Trump has not made a final decision, but if he were to sign the executive action, it would start a 6-month process to begin withdrawal.

Metro

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_casino6_met.jpg Opponents of casino on Martha?s Vineyard file appeal

The Aquinnah tribal chairwoman dismissed the appeal as ?a last-ditch effort? to block the tribe from achieving ?economic self-sufficiency.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/27springfield.jpg 750 bags of heroin hidden in teddy bear, Springfield police said

Police said they raided an apartment Tuesday and found a 22-year-old man asleep with heroin and a loaded handgun in his bed.

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The creepy visage appears to be scowling, with their brow furrowed at the passersby below.

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The man, identified as 38-year-old Peter Moniz of Fall River, is wanted in two states for financial crimes, Transit Police said.

Aaron Hernandez

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The state?s maximum security prison has been in lockdown since Monday while a search for contraband is underway, the Department of Correction said.

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A jury has convicted a 72-year-old William Camuti of first-degree murder for poisoning Stephen ?Stippo? Rakes, who was one of James ?Whitey? Bulger?s extortion victims.

Senator Marco Rubio boarded a bus at the US Capitol.

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US Senate briefed by White House on North Korea threat

All 100 senators were invited to Wednesday?s classified briefing at a building next to the White House.

Sports

Yankees at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m.

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After the series opener was rained out, baseball?s top rivals will give it another try Wednesday at Fenway Park.

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The sports network is in the process of laying off approximately 100 employees, including several on-air talents.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05868335.jpg JFK diary sells for more than $700,000

A JFK collector from Beverly outbid one other live and six telephone bidders in a packed house for the 61-page diary.

Millennium Partners wants to tear down the old Winthrop Square garage (at right) and replace it with a $153 million skyscraper.

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Boston councilors back Winthrop Sq. skyscraper proposal

Council members voted 10-3 to rewrite 25-year-old laws restricting shadows on two historic parks.

President Donald Trump signs the Education Federalism Executive Order during a federalism event with governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Talking Points

Trump releases tax plan, council backs skyscraper bill, ESPN layoffs

A roundup of the most important business news from Wednesday.

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Ann Coulter said that she is canceling her planned speech at the University of California, Berkeley, because she had lost the backing of conservative groups.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/05929178.jpg Jonathan Demme, ?Silence of the Lambs? director, dies at 73

The Oscar-winning director also made the Talking Heads documentary ?Stop Making Sense,? considered one of the greatest concert films ever.

Bill Cosby, pictured departing a pretrial hearing earlier this month in Norristown, Pa.

Names

Ahead of sexual assault trial, Bill Cosby tries to buff up his image

The 79-year-old comedian has launched what appears to be a major public relations campaign to repair his reputation.

Trump Today

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The president took to Twitter to lash out at the court that blocked his effort to cut funds off from sanctuary cities.

Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/25/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-3504.jpg No man is entitled to forgive another man?s killer

By what right can anyone ?forgive? the murder of another human being?

Special reports

Summer of ?67

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/jim.jpg The summer that changed Boston

The nation was splintering, and Boston wasn?t immune. But something was happening here.

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Address: Spring House Hunt

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In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.

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/2011-2020/2017/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Docs.jpg A state-by-state breakdown of the striking gender gap in doctors? pay

Pay for female doctors varies widely, but a new report says women are always paid significantly less than men.