After a flat year, Greater Boston?s rents are starting to rise again

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In the first three months of the year, the average rent for an apartment in Greater Boston rose to $2,152, up 4 percent from a year prior.

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President Trump said there would be no deal to legalize the status of millions of ??dreamers?? and that the US border with Mexico was ??getting more dangerous.??

President Donald Trump and the White House's spring 2018 intern class on March 26. MUST CREDIT: Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead

The White House releases a photo of its interns, and the internet asks: Why so few people of color?

The White House released a photo Friday of its spring 2018 interns - and the internet quickly noted a lack of people of color.

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Red paint was splashed across the sign outside President Donald Trump?s golf club near his Florida estate.

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China says it?s rolling out new tariffs on US meat, fruit and other products as retaliation against taxes approved by President Trump on imported steel and aluminum.

Five taken to hospitals after crash on Mass. Pike in Allston

EMS officials had no word on the conditions of the victims.

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Marchers took to the street Saturday night in Sacramento after the shooting death by police of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man.

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Rachael Denhollander is slated to speak Thursday at an event titled ??Can We Reconcile Justice and Forgiveness???

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On Monday at noon, decades of debate all come down to this: a click of a computer mouse by a state technology contractor.

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A data breach at department store chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Lord & Taylor has compromised the personal information of customers who shopped at the stores.

national weather service

Snow is expected Monday morning in Boston area

Snow is expected to begin between 6 and 8 a.m. in Greater Boston, with 1 to 2 inches likely, forecasters said.

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Cloudy skies and chilly temperatures didn?t stop the faithful from attending an early-morning service at Boston?s Castle Island.

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Roxbury, Twelfth Baptist Church, and Boston University occupy a treasured space in Martin Luther King Jr.?s story. Everyone here agrees: Something about him stood out.

Foxborough, Massachusetts -- 1/29/2018 - Rob Gronkowski and Bill Belichick arrive to a Patriots rally held to send the team off to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: SuperBowl Reporter:

NORA PRINCIOTTI

Rob Gronkowski is reportedly leaning toward playing in 2018

Although the tight end is likely to stick around as long as Tom Brady is playing, there is increasing frustration between Gronkowski and Bill Belichick.

TV Critic?s Corner

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The real Roseanne Barr has long been an annoying, impulsive star. Roseanne Conner, her character on ?Roseanne,? has always been less complicated and more positive.

RED SOX 2, RAYS 1

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Joe Kelly rebounds from disastrous outing in the opener to earn the save after Hector Velazquez pitched into the sixth inning.

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 05: Former NBA player Charles Barkley speaks during a press conference prior to Game Four of the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators at the Bridgestone Arena on June 5, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by )

An ?angry and disgusted? Charles Barkley unloads on Trump and his supporters

Charles Barkley is weary. He was never a fan of Donald Trump?s, even before the election, but now he?s tired of ??this turmoil every single day - the tweeting, the hiring and firing.??

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Mostly known for being the brother of Sylvester Stallone, the actor and musician backed away from a Saturday tweet attacking teenager David Hogg.

Christina Berkemeyer and Andrew Weinstein ditched their townhouse in Washington, D.C., and rented a villa for one year in the jungle hills above Playa Guiones, in Nosara, Costa Rica.

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Is the expat life for you?

Ever dream about taking your family to live in a foreign land? With good planning, you can make it happen.

How a small terrier found adventure in Milton

One day, in the friendly little town of Milton, a mysterious visitor arrived out of the blue. No one could say where, exactly, the little dog had come from. But before long, they began spotting it all over town . . .

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

PODCAST

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/LoveLetters-Podcast-AlbumArt-7096.png The Love Letters podcast: Breaking up was easier before social media

Splitting up used to be much easier. You broke up and just avoided each other at the mall. Today, disentangling is complicated.

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Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

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For more than three millennia, Jews have paused each spring to relive their ancestors? liberation from slavery.

Special reports

Opinion

Editorial: How to save thousands a year from gun violence

Massachusetts has the nation?s lowest rate of gun deaths. Here are #7steps your state can take to save lives.

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The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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Why aren?t pharma CEOs getting hauled into Congress? Why is there no Kelley Blue Book for the price tag of a medicine?