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President Trump directly contradicted his top advisors, including the vice president, on his reasons for ousting FBI Director James Comey.
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Trump on waiting to fire Flynn: It ?did not sound like an emergency? ?We fired him because he said something to the vice president that was not so,? President Trump said of Michael Flynn.
EDITORIAL
The Russia scandal isn?t Watergate. That doesn?t make it better Comparisons to the Saturday Night Massacre are too limiting, and let Donald Trump off too easily.
Firestorm over firing puts GOP priorities in the back seat President Trump?s firing of FBI Director James Comey has bogged down Republican priorities in Congress.
For Kaspersky Lab, the testimony of six top intelligence officials was the ultimate anti-endorsement.
Trump quote-tweets Rosie O?Donnell on James Comey President Trump?s official account retweeted O?Donnell?s December comment and stated, ?We finally agree on something Rosie.?
KEVIN CULLEN
When mercy is repaid with mercilessness The man charged with two doctors? murders might have been in a position to kill them because he was the beneficiary of mercy.
Camping in the Seaport? L.L. Bean to open store in neighborhood You might not picture the great outdoors when you think of Boston?s Seaport District, but L.L. Bean wants to change that.
A group of black students at Harvard announced they would hold their own graduation ceremony. But the event is hardly unique.
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It is an accusation too delicious to ignore. In a city exploding with hot new restaurants, Newbury Street has cooled.
Black students at Malden school who wear braids face punishment, parents say The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School said its policy on hair is designed to ?foster a culture that emphasizes education rather than style.?
Special section | Game Changers
Fifty-one bright ideas and breakthroughs for 2017 In a revolutionary place like Boston, innovators and innovations are as common as bad drivers. See who made our annual list.
After legal threat, J.P. Licks changes name of ?Chipwich? to ?Lixwich? ?I said, ?OK, busted!?? said the owner of J.P. Licks. ?I was expecting it. I was surprised it took them three or four years to catch on to it.?
Robocalls flooding your cellphone? Here?s how to stop them Another day, another irritating robocall. If it feels as if your cellphone has increasingly been flooded with them, you are right.
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An order has raised fears that the administration could disband the commission or pack it with new appointees.
RED SOX 4, BREWERS 1
Mookie Betts?s homer in ninth gives Red Sox the win Betts?s three-run blast broke a 1-1 tie and allowed the Sox to salvage the series finale in Milwaukee.
CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA
Despite layoffs, ESPN committed to journalism Jeremy Schaap and Bob Ley are teaming up on the revamped ?E:60? newsmagazine program.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: WikiLeaks, New Kids, and the great Goldie Hawn The Globe?s picks for everything fun this weekend.
A strange Oval Office meeting Trump?s Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was strangely timed to say the least.
Opinion | Zephyr Teachout
Trump and the art of the lie President Trump lies to assert power over reality.
Summer of ?67
The summer that changed Boston The nation was splintering, and Boston wasn?t immune. But something was happening here.
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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.
Trump?s pick to run mental health services is poised to shake things up Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, of Rhode Island, is calling for a bold shift in priorities.
Last season?s AL MVP runner-up is on a hot streak in the leadoff spot.
The number of drug deaths in the state during the first three months of 2017 showed a slight decline.
Once broken down, pallets yield a surprising amount of quality wood to build an abundance of projects.
So far, Maine Republicans have only a young state senator preparing to challenge US Senator Angus King, an independent.
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The Sienna also continues as the only family van that offers all-wheel drive.
Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in April 2014, bringing the extremist group?s deadly rampage in northern Nigeria to the world?s attention.
The prizes go to winners of the sixth annual President?s Innovation Challenge, a competition for students to develop solutions to pressing problems within the health and life sciences industry.
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The Society of Arts + Crafts gives the debate over gun control an artistic twist.
And his dad was there to cheer him on.
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
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed for the last time in New England. After 146 years, ?The Greatest Show on Earth? ends it historic run.
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