Can the marijuana industry heal communities hurt by War on Drugs?

Massachusetts is embarking on an unprecedented experiment in racial and economic justice.

President Donald Trump holds up a memorandum that reinstates sanctions on Iran after he announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday.

US exit from Iran deal raises questions on Mideast stability

President Trump said Tuesday he is pulling the United States out of the landmark agreement to curb Iran?s nuclear weapons program, shaking up international efforts to bring stability to the Middle East.

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-4003.jpg Sarah Huckabee Sanders? web of lies

Compared to other grifters and incompetents connected to this presidency, Sanders is ruthlessly efficient.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/37a441df5dd24720842763317ca54c27-37a441df5dd24720842763317ca54c27-0.jpg GOP voters in West Virginia reject ex-convict for Senate

Republican voters rejected ex-convict Don Blankenship in a West Virginia Senate primary in which he sold himself as ?Trumpier than Trump? but was vigorously opposed by the president.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/b01c6923-7b1e-4677-97ae-4863d8c0287e-6594.jpg Michael Cohen?s company received payments from firm with ties to Russian oligarch

A company that Michael Cohen used to pay money to Stormy Daniels received payments from an American company linked to a Russian oligarch.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/rubin-comment-63a7fae0-52d7-11e8-9c91-7dab596e8252.jpg Did Melania Trump plagiarize from the Obamas again? The White House has a scathing answer

The first lady is once again facing accusations of plagiarism. This time, she?s firing back at her critics.

Philadelphia, PA: 5-7-18: As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the Celtics (left to right) Marcus Morris, Al Horford, Terry Rozier III, Aron Baynes and Marcus Smart are pictured. The Boston Celtics visited the Philadelphia 76ers for Game Four of their NBA Eastern Conference Semi Final Playoff series at the Wells Fargo Center. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Celtics better bring their game faces

To lose Game 5 Wednesday would infuse even more swagger into a 76ers team that had perhaps a little too much already.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-15743.jpg In Arlington, 14 students accused of vandalism that includes swastika, anti-gay slurs at high school

Authorities believe students broke into the building, likely overnight, and also caused physical damage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_01oloughlin-1_metro.jpg Jury clears former inmate in 1982 rape, awards him $5 million in damages

Kevin O?Loughlin was found innocent after an emotional trial that pitted him against the rape victim, who still maintains that she identified the right man.

The monument to a supposed alien encounter in 1969 was erected in Sheffield three years ago.

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In a tiny Berkshires town, a UFO monument alights a big controversy

Officials in Sheffield are looking into whether the monument to a supposed 1969 alien encounter must be moved from what is believed to be public property.

New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton watches his solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Rolling Yankees hold off Red Sox

The Yankees won for the 16th time in 17 games to tie the Red Sox for first place in the AL East.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

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This latest medical setback could be a big blow to the 2018 master plan.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner050118METRO03Seaportrace(3)14.jpg A minority-owned business struggles in the Seaport

One restaurant?s problems show the realities for businesses in the evolving district, where people of color occupy a tiny fraction of the market.

Somerville, MA - 07/13/16 - Partners HealthCare has new corporate offices in Somerville's Assembly Row. Lane Turner/Globe Staff Section: BIZ Reporter: Priyanka McCluskey Slug: 14partners

Experts puzzle over Partners-Harvard Pilgrim merger talks

A merger could result in higher costs for consumers and reduced competition, ensuring tough scrutiny from state officials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%2003471285.jpg In Massachusetts, no one wants to talk about sex ed

A bill to modernize the sex education curriculum appears ready to die a quiet death in the Legislature for the fourth session in a row.

South Boston Bypass Road was first created in 1993 as a commercial highway during the Big Dig construction, and it has remained closed to non-commercial traffic since.

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shirley leung

5 things we can do to fix Seaport District traffic

The traffic in the Seaport has gotten worse. But there are things we can do about it.

KERNERSVILLE, NC - MARCH 26: A Remington RP9 9mm pistol sits for sale at Idol's Gun Rack gun shop on March 26, 2018 in Kernersville, North Carolina. Founded in 1816, Remington is one of America's oldest gun and ammunition manufacturers which now has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection partially due to an estimated $950 million in debt. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

NESTOR RAMOS

Most gun deaths are suicides. A bill now before Mass. Legislature could help prevent them

Suicide accounted for about 60 percent of gun deaths in 2016. ?Red flag? laws are an effort to keep firearms away from people who have been deemed dangerous.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/586113528.jpg A woman thought she saw burglars. They were just black Airbnb guests

It was an entirely routine moment: Four people exited the home they had rented on Airbnb in Rialto, Calif.., and loaded suitcases into their car.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/3dMap.jpg You can see your home from here. A new 3D map covers the entire city

A city planning and development agency has made public imaging technology that shows 129,000 buildings, from East Boston to Mattapan.

COMMENTARY

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The Internet screaming machine has been mercilessly mocking Gisele Bundchen?s husband since Monday night.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/MassBroadcasters9.jpg David Boeri signs off at WBUR

The longtime reporter is retiring ? for now.

Bottles

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/BenHolmes_10bottles_01_art.jpg HONK if you like beer and helping aspiring musicians

Somerville breweries Aeronaut and Winter Hill Brewing Co. are teaming to provide liquid accompaniment to the city?s PorchFest. All profits support School of HONK.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/17321_LL_Podcast_Episode_8_Tease.png Why can?t we be friends?

It?s easy to say you?ll remain chummy with your ex. It?s much harder to actually do.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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EDITORIAL

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Opposition to the plan to rebuild the Long Island Bridge underscore the work that Mayor Walsh needs to do to sell Boston and Quincy residents on the project.

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