A ?liberal troll? says his work is for our own good

Critics say Christopher Blair, a.k.a. Busta Troll, is inciting a divided country for personal gain.

Yoon S. Byun for The Boston Globe

Experts say Christopher Blair is one of the largest publishers of fake news on the Internet. He says he?s a satirist.

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A State Department spokeswoman called the reports ?disturbing.?

Wynn Resorts has already spent more than $1 billion on the casino project underway in Everett.

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Wynn Resorts could be looking for a way out of Mass.

Speculation is swirling that the company might try to sell the uncompleted $2.4 billion Everett casino because of a state gaming panel investigation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/kelly-fbb0e4e6-3aa9-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89.jpg John Kelly: Is he on the outside looking in?

Inside and outside the White House, the chief of staff?s credibility has suffered from a string of misstatements.

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No member of the Trump family was at the Manhattan building Saturday. Todd Brassner purchased the apartment in 1996.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/776e2b21bc2c4e9b990dfb192965fc55-776e2b21bc2c4e9b990dfb192965fc55-7143.jpg Some Boston officers could get body cameras by July

Mayor Marty Walsh has committed $2 million to the effort. He said the city may roll out body cameras gradually.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/29978b18-3a9a-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514.jpg Was Trump confidant Roger Stone really poisoned?

Roger Stone says that he spent Christmas of 2016 recovering after an assassination attempt. When asked to offer proof, he referred to a piece he wrote for InfoWars.

Faith leaders gathered at South Congregational Church in Springfield.

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Yvonne Abraham

Springfield?s strongman doesn?t care about the law

The cherished principle that the whims of politicians don?t govern us is but a gnat to be batted away by Mayor Domenic Sarno.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-14805.jpg Man shot, killed in Hyde Park attack

Police said it?s believed the victim, said to be in his late 20s, was targeted.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2541ffc9bf7b47efac867243942853dd-2541ffc9bf7b47efac867243942853dd-0.jpg Horrific bus crash devastates a small Canadian town

Tiny Humboldt, Saskatchewan, was shaken Saturday, a day after 15 members of the local junior hockey team died in a bus crash.

Martin McAllister, a former IRA man, stood in his backyard in County Monaghan, which is located in the Republic of Ireland. In the background is Northern Ireland.

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Kevin Cullen

The Irish border, now a ghost, may come back to life

Twenty years after a peace agreement was reached in Northern Ireland, Brexit brings with it concerns about new checkpoints at the border with the Republic.

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President Trump?s presidency has shattered all kinds of norms, but there?s one very local tradition that he seems to be reviving.

bruins 5, senators 2

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Boston needs to beat Florida in today?s finale to pass Tampa Bay and earn home ice for the first three rounds of the playoffs.

Boston04/07/18 Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays- Sox Xander Bogaerts watches his 2nd inning grand slam. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

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Xander Bogaerts continues his hot start

In six games against the Rays this season, he?s hitting .458 with seven doubles, two homers, and nine RBIs.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-18269.jpg What?s old (Splendid Splinter?s advice) is new again

The focus on launch angle isn?t some statistic-driven fad.

TARA SULLIVAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tara_sullivan_20171204.jpg Get ready for a classic Masters Sunday

Patrick Reed holds a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy, whom he beat in an epic battle at the 2016 Ryder Cup.

Laura Benedict shares a laugh with a customer on the lawn behind The Red Barn during a benefit for a local girls gymnastics team.

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How giving food away saved a Maine restaurant

Laura Benedict thought she?d have to shut down The Red Barn. Then she had an idea that turned into a saving grace.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/01zomarathon02.jpg Too old to take on the Boston Marathon? Not these runners

Once an anomaly, men and women 60 and over are now a common sight on the route. And this year, 74 entrants are at least 75.

Maine community creates massive ice carousel on frozen lake

Residents in a Maine town believe they?ve created the world?s largest ice carousel on a frozen lake.

Ideas | Mark Peters

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For an American teaching English and linguistics in England, there are surprising differences and similarities.

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The Fox News host, criticized for a tweet attacking a Parkland, Fla., survivor, is expected to return to her show Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/MorrisHalle.jpg Morris Halle, who helped found MIT?s linguistics program, dies at 94

An MIT institute professor emeritus, he was considered one of the field?s most influential scholars.

High School Sports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Boghosian_08allschpix56_SPTS.jpg The picks are in. Here are the Globe?s Winter All-Scholastics athletes

After a drama-filled season of basketball, hockey, swimming, and more, these are the athletes who rose above.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

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//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: Cloudy with a chance of breakup

The worst kinds of breakups are the murky ones. Meredith learns the do?s and don?t?s of breaking up ? from the people who know best.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Dante Ramos

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We can meet ambitious fuel-economy standards, but US officials are afraid to ask drivers to make any sacrifices at all.

Special reports

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 . . .

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The U.S. government's road safety agency says it has received allegations that defective Goodyear motor home tires caused crashes that killed or injured 95 people during the past two decades

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

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Globe staff photos of the month, March 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers in March: Multiple nor?easters, St. Patrick?s Day, and protesting gun violence.

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