Unions are on frontlines of fight against inequality

In the recent wave of strikes nationwide, unions have linked their cause to the broader battle against income inequality and showed they can still be a formidable force.

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A jury ruled last year that the force discriminated against Orlando Riley because he was black.

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The judge ruled that all video in the case, in which Robert Kraft faces charges, be temporarily sealed.

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Amid housing crunch, Cambridge wonders: Is it time to bring back rent control?

Today, amid a housing crunch that grips much of Greater Boston, some lawmakers are saying it may be time to reconsider the state?s vote in 1994 to outlaw the practice.

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The president is proposing charging asylum-seekers a fee to process their applications as he tries to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross into the US.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/097ef611ea3a450a92c2d8af26d34b88-097ef611ea3a450a92c2d8af26d34b88-0.jpg Lawsuit against Juul demands funding of statewide treatment

The suit against the e-cigarette titan demands the company fund a statewide treatment program for teenagers who begin using the company?s products before age 18 and want to quit.

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Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan want to block immigration agents from scouring state courthouses for those with civil immigration warrants.

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The departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as attorney general. It?s effective May 11.

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There were ?multiple targets? in Southern California, including Huntington Beach, the port of Long Beach, and the Santa Monica Pier, officials said.

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Coming up with the money to pay back the IRS in full will require special approval from lawmakers.

Diane and Leo Walbourne were denied a refund because their cancelation letter didn?t reach National Floors Direct in time.

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SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

Letter sent too late, old rules stymie couple trying to cancel contract

Leo and Diane Walbourne are being denied a $1,111 refund from National Floors Direct due to an ambiguous, outdated form letter that says you must cancel a contract by mail ? or telegram.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/D5Vpf8nX4AAgZub-6112.jpg Tractor-trailer driver is dead after rollover on Mass. Pike in Brighton

Traffic was delayed for hours in both directions in Brighton after a tractor-trailer rolled over at Exit 20, killing the driver.

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Suicides among kids 10 to 17 jumped to a 19-year high in the month after the 2017 release of the popular series, researchers said, but they weren?t able to account for some other high-profile factors.

Easing banking rules could have a big effect on marijuana sellers ? and make pot cheaper

Political momentum is gathering behind federal legislation to free up banks and similar institutions to work with the marijuana industry.

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Is all that Beeping! and Pinging! and Dinging! driving you crazy? You?re not alone, not one bit

As our machines, appliances, and even vehicles get ever chattier ? who?s in charge here, us or them? ? we?re quietly going bonkers. With an emphasis on quiet.

Boston, MA--04/29/2019--Red Sox short stop Xander Bogaerts (2) high fives J.D. Martinez (left) after making a run in the third inning of Monday night's game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: a's-sox Reporter:

RED SOX 9, A?S 4

Red Sox dig out of early hole, rally to get past A?s

Boston broke out for six runs in the third ? it biggest inning of the season ? to erase a 4-0 deficit and cruised past Oakland.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/pearce.jpg Everything going wrong for October?s hero, Steve Pearce

The 36-year-old first baseman is 4 of 39 with 17 strikeouts and one extra-base hit and one RBI.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Adam_Levin_AD_04-29-19_SN7981.jpg This Brandeis employee came within $18 of ousting James Holzhauer on ?Jeopardy!?

Adam Levin nearly defeated the ?Jeopardy!? champ, coming within $18 of his competitor ? and is thought to have tallied the highest dollar amount of any non-winner on the show.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 28: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks attempts a shot while being guarded by Al Horford #42 and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics in the third quarter during Game One of Round Two of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at the Fiserv Forum on April 28, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Bucks know they are in need of second effort

After an embarrassing loss in Game 1 at home, the Bucks said they weren?t prepared for Boston?s defensive onslaught and admitted they lacked passion.

The whole branzino with a sauce of lemon, garlic, and herbs at Buttonwood Restaurant.

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What she?s having

Buttonwood is back, and it feels like it was never gone

Closed for almost a year after a fire, the Newton restaurant is open again. And it?s almost exactly the same as it ever was, and just as good.

The top 5 moments from the crazy ?Game of Thrones? battle episode

Although some critics bemoaned the dark lighting and murky battle logic, the episode was still chock-full of suspense, twists, turns, victories, and defeats.

Television Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/34a2e5f9a86e43fd977494e93780bace-34a2e5f9a86e43fd977494e93780bace-1642.jpg Too much of ?Game of Thrones? left us in the dark

Despite some poignant moments, one of the season?s most-anticipated episodes was a murky blur.

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The Oscar-nominated director suffered a stroke earlier this month.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/KREITER04262019paybycar1.jpg Pilot project lets drivers buy gas with a smartphone and an E-ZPass

PayByCar, a Massachusetts company, is running a pilot project in Westborough that it hopes to expand across the Northeast.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_tom_ellis.jpg Longtime Boston news anchor Tom Ellis dies at age 86

Ellis anchored newscasts for nearly two decades at what were then Boston?s three network affiliates.

Judge Leonard Hanser holds a bench conference with attorneys during a motion hearing in the Robert Kraft's case in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, April 26, 2019. (Lannis Waters/Palm Beach Post via AP)

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JOAN VENNOCHI

Robert Kraft and the tale of the (sex) tape

Whatever happens with the Robert Kraft sex tape will be seen through the prism of money, power, and celebrity. And that?s too bad.

Opinion | Michael Jeffries

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Denying the black vote is a national tradition, and was a key factor in the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

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There are three reasons why Bernie Sanders is more likely than Joe Biden to win the Democratic nomination.

NAMES

Tom Brady and some of his Patriots pals are attending the Kentucky Derby this year

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may have missed the Kentucky Derby last year, but he?s expected to attend with all his best Patriots pals this year.

Lil Nas X performed onstage Sunday during the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif.

NAMES

Boston Calling adds Lil Nas X, Chvrches, more after Janelle Monae, Black Star bow out

?Old Town Road? breakout Lil Nas X will perform May 25.

Greg Shell on evening economic disparities

As managing director of the Bain Capital Double Impact Fund, Greg Shell works to identify and fund companies that offer profitable models for addressing critical social problems.

Special reports

The house at 212 Forest St.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

The Needham house was assessed at $549,300, but sold for nearly a million dollars. The buyer, who never lived a day there, would sell it 17 months later at a substantial loss in what may become the next chapter in the national debate over fairness in college admissions.

Munch Madness

Munch Madness | Final

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Beloved Boston bakery Flour takes the cake over Sarma to clinch Munch Madness 2019.

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.

Newsletters

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Follow the Sox as they try to repeat as world champs, with insight and analysis from the Globe?s beat writers and columnists. Sign up here.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Spring blossoms

In celebration of Earth Day, a look at photographs depicting the beautiful transformation of spring landscapes all over the globe.

Spring House Hunt

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12sellersxref.jpg The things home sellers do that can turn off buyers or kill a sale

A hot housing market forgives a lot of mistakes, but that doesn?t stop sellers from undermining their own home sale.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/20190227_LonbergKorman_00010-1024x576.jpg The entrepreneur behind the cancer immunotherapy revolution

Nils Lonberg didn?t win a Nobel for developing some of the drugs that changed cancer medicine. But they might not have happened without him.

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