Spa manager arrested in Fla. was also nabbed for human trafficking in Oxford, Mass.

Vero Beach, Fla., police spent months tracking Lu Yun Ma?s movements, court records show.

Spike Lee (left) leaped into the arms of friend Samuel L. Jackson after winning the Oscar for best adapted screenplay in

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Jeneé Osterheldt | Commentary

Spike Lee, the Oscars, and doing the right thing

There is beauty and brilliance and bittersweetness in Spike Lee movies, and they serve as preservations of black life and American history through the art of film.

TY BURR

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It?s a feel-good throwback: a story that makes white audiences happy and comforted by the thought that we mattered, we made a difference, we played an equal part in the fight.

obituary

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One of Boston?s most storied landlords, Harold Brown said his holdings were so big in the 1980s that he estimated he collected rent from one of every 15 tenants in Greater Boston.

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Cardinal George Pell is the most senior Catholic ever charged with child sex abuse. He was convicted of abusing two boys moments after celebrating Mass in Australia.

Lawrence police officer is charged with aggravated rape of 13-year-old

Carlos Vieira, 49, of Lawrence allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year-old boy after meeting him through a social media app, according to the District Attorney?s office.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/reading_tree_winds.jpg High winds, snow squalls hit areas in Mass.

Power outages were reported in Grafton, Northbridge, and Sandwich, as well as several Western Massachusetts towns.

LOS ANGELES, CA - 2-15-2019: Robert Chelsea could be the first black American to have a face transplant. Chelsea was injured five years ago when a drunk driver hit his stopped car, which exploded into flames, causing him to be severely burned. It's harder and more complex to find African American donors who match, and doctors expect it to take longer than usual because there aren't as many black organ donors as there are white donors. Chelsea poses for a portrait pre-operation in Los Angeles, CA on February 15, 2019. (Bethany Mollenkof for The Boston Globe)

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Face transplant patients endure a long and painful journey ? and it?s even worse for black patients

A California man disfigured in a fiery car crash has been on the waiting list for the surgery at Brigham and Women?s Hospital for nine months ? twice as long as average.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/4668325959_765fb398a7_o.jpg First came the home DNA kits. Now come the support groups

?I feel like I?m a freak now,? said the founder of a secret support group with nearly 5,000 members.

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe file photos

JOAN VENNOCHI

For Kraft and others, the shock is getting caught and named

In the past, rich and powerful men were generally sheltered from public humiliation. Not any more.

WORCESTER - Nicole Bell of The LIFT drop-in center (Living in Freedom Together). A nonprofit organization serving sexually exploited/prostituted women in Worcester, LIFT, is working with state lawmakers for legislation that would fund/support residential drug treatment programs for sexually exploited women.Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (Christine Peterson/Worcester Telegram and Gazette) *MUST CREDIT* for kevin cullen's column use only*

Kevin Cullen

Trafficked vs. not trafficked: It?s a distinction without a difference, says survivor of prostitution

Asked Nikki Bell: ?How about we end the demand for prostitution because it?s gender-based violence??

Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg spoke Monday at a news conference in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Here?s what we now know about the Robert Kraft case

New details about the allegations against the Patriots owner emerged Monday, including that he faces two misdemeanor counts of soliciting another to commit prostitution.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/c64db65c5e514c6a92e75b9cb5bc717d-c64db65c5e514c6a92e75b9cb5bc717d-0.jpg Fla. attorneys argue that videos from mass parlor sweep should not be released

Attorneys asked two Florida courts Monday to block the release of video footage that shows patrons of the massage parlors in a recent law enforcement sweep.

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One Florida woman?s life was forever changed because she was vulnerable, and the man who exploited her knew it.

Mass. business mogul charged in massage parlor sweep retires from firm he co-founded

J.W. Childs Associates, the Boston-based private equity firm that John Childs co-founded, announced his retirement on Monday.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/102318Chin8.jpg Don?t expect Red Sox to bite on Craig Kimbrel

?As far as signings are concerned, I would say we?re through at this point,? said Dave Dombrowski.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/1129479129.jpg Mindy Kaling was criticized for supporting Aziz Ansari. Here?s how she responded.

Kaling?s followers began commenting over the weekend after she posted a photo of a ticket to Ansari?s Friday stand-up show in Los Angeles.

OPINION | STAN ROSENBERG

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryancasino4met.jpg Stan Rosenberg on Wynn casino, sports betting, and gaming in Worcester

When the Globe asked me to assess the Commonwealth?s nascent casino industry, I couldn?t help but think about how the most difficult challenges lie ahead.

Opinion | Steve Poftak

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blanding012519charliecard1630.jpg The fare increase is a fair way to improve the MBTA

This modest fare increase is needed to continue the progress toward a better transit future.

Dan Wasserman

Refs call penalties on Robert Kraft

Cartoonist Dan Wasserman has some ideas on the infractions Kraft ? who proclaims his innocence ? might get called for by the men in stripes.

Opinion | Eric MacLeish

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1131442116.jpg Why the allegations against Robert Kraft are a big deal

If the allegations are true, Kraft has in effect aided and abetted an organization involving human slavery.

US President Donald Trump greets attendees after addressing the 2019 White House business session with governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on February 25, 2019. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

MARIJUANA MOMENT

What Trump said in private conversations about cannabis revealed

President Trump reportedly rebuked then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the day that he rescinded Justice Department guidance on federal marijuana enforcement priorities.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AdobeStock_80952531.jpeg It?s unpleasant to think about, but you need a will. Here?s why ? and how to get started

Even if you?re not poised to donate a wing of a library, it?s important to plan ahead. But most of us don?t.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/MichaelCohenNewsletterHP-3632.jpg Truth and Consequences

Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a candid and no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Smartphone society

In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-52009699-1024x576.jpg How pharma executives are preparing for Tuesday?s congressional grilling

An inside look at the expensive and grueling preparation for CEOs who face congressional inquiries.

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