Mass. is about to be a battleground over transgender rights

A November ballot question is expected to be the first statewide referendum on transgender rights.

Flight 1380 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia with part of the covering from its left engine ripped off and a window damaged.

One dead after plane with engine failure makes emergency landing

A Southwest jet blew an engine at 30,000 feet and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday, killing a passenger and injuring seven others.

Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump spoke during an event at the Derry Opera House in Derry, N.H.

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On Tax Day, Ivanka Trump and Steve Mnuchin tout new law in N.H.

The Derry, N.H., audience included the state?s top Republican officials and state lawmakers, as well as at least three candidates for Congress.

The Internal Revenue Service?s electronic system partly failed Tuesday.

Online tax filers to get extension after IRS payment website goes down

The IRS still expects Americans to pay their taxes, but US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says extensions will be granted to those affected.

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The ad, which is set to start airing on TV Thursday, ends with a subtle swipe at leading Republicans for failing to reach a deal on immigration reform.

Sean Hannity (left) and Saul Goodman (played by Bob Odenkirk) on AMC?s ?Better Call Saul.?

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Hannity?s idea of ?attorney-client privilege? right out of ?Breaking Bad?

Both the AMC show and Sean Hannity?s conception of attorney-client privilege seem to rest on a faulty understanding of the legal concept.

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

Here?s your guide to the Stormy-Cohen-Trump-Hannity story

How did Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen, Sean Hannity, and President Donald Trump, all get wrapped up into the same news story last week? Here?s a guide.

Renée Graham

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For black people, this video has been viral forever.

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The announcement comes after two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks store, sparking protests and calls for a boycott.

Talking Points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/57acf36419324424be353f8137ed1fdb-57acf36419324424be353f8137ed1fdb-0.jpg Aetna to add 250 jobs in Wellesley

Greater Boston will be a winner in the Aetna real estate sweepstakes after all.

Get two-for-one fajitas at Olde Magoun?s Saloon.

Dinner with friends gets tricky when you don?t have the same ?economic bandwidth?

A budget doesn?t have to kill your social life if you address the issue early.

122nd Boston Marathon

Natick, MA - 4/16/2018 - elite men's runners run through the rain along the route of the Boston Marathon in Natick, MA, Apr. 16, 2018. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

JOHN POWERS | ON THE MARATHON

Many elites couldn?t weather the storm in Marathon, opening the door

With Monday?s conditions intolerable for the top Africans, Desiree Linden and Yuki Kawauchi took advantage.

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Mary Shertenlieb finished the Marathon with her husband Rich, the cohost of the ?Toucher & Rich? show on 98.5 The Sports Hub, shortly after midnight.

Runners climbed Heartbreak Hill.

The weather wasn?t the only strange story from this year?s Marathon

From the drama of the bathroom break heard ?round-the-world to the runner racing after an all-night drive, here are some of the strangest moments the race.

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?By the time we said our vows and we got married, we were a bit more emotional than usual because we were tired,? the bride said.

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The team?s pitch focused on the Boston baseball experience and the impact he could have on it.

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From ?pussyhats? to ?hir? and ?zir,? the Globe?s gender-affairs beat reporter tries to reconcile a fast-moving national conversation with stodgy newspaper style.

Drift plans to grow its team this year.

This startup already had plenty of money. Then the VCs showed up again

The Boston business sales startup Drift found that it?s hard to say no to Sequoia Capital.

Former Necco CEO wants to raise $20m to save the candymaker. So far, he?s got $565

Al Gulachenski admits it?s a ?tall order,? but he?s hoping deep-pocketed investors will join his new crowdfunding campaign.

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Stormy Daniels released a composite sketch of the man she says threatened her in a parking lot in 2011 to stay quiet about her relationship with Donald Trump.

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Searching desperately for a sign of spring during these dreary, cold days? Look no further. Two words: baby penguins.

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All of our modern presidents have felt the need to affect a presidential persona in public. Not Donald Trump.

A new chapter in the story of a terrier who 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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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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Experts say it is illegal for a nursing facility to refuse admission simply because a patient is prescribed addiction medicines.

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