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Jeneé Osterheldt

Boston was robbed of a slave monument at Faneuil Hall. Here?s what happened.

The art world is buzzing about Steve Locke's work. Could it land elsewhere, or does it have a second chance in the city it was built for? 3 hours ago
? ? Election 2020 ? ?

Sanders? rise in Texas excites and worries those hoping to turn the state blue

Now Texas, with the second-most delegates on Super Tuesday, has turned into a tight and crucial battleground in the presidential race. 3 hours ago
And now Bernie Sanders is weighing in on Suffolk Downs A softer side of Bernie Sanders?

Here?s what could happen if Bernie Sanders doesn?t get a majority of Democratic delegates

With eight Democrats still vying to be the party?s presidential nominee, some Democratic officials and analysts say it?s increasingly plausible that no single candidate will garner a majority of pledged delegates by the end of primary season. That would be messy.
Candidates have largely ignored Virginia, but that?s changing

Opinion

EDITORIAL

18-year-old offenders belong in the juvenile, not adult, justice system
RENÉE GRAHAM

Michelle Obama doesn?t want to be vice president. Get over it.
Joan Wickersham

Unfinished letters, 2 in the morning, 1,134 days in
EDITORIAL

The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The Tom Brady Watch: Please, just tell me when it?s over
The endless speculation about the quarterback?s future has become unbearable. 14 minutes ago

20 years ago, Tom Brady participated in the NFL Combine. Here?s what people remember

He was 86 and considered his life a failure, but he still hoped for a Leap Year marriage proposal
Thomas Pooley regretted that he never got married. But even at age 86, he still held out hope. 16 minutes ago

high school sports

Massachusetts high schools vote to move to statewide playoff system beginning in 2021

The measure passed, 193-140, during a vote on Friday.

College scam mastermind deleted evidence, Lori Loughlin?s attorneys claim

Lawyers for Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and several other defendants in the college admissions cheating case say the scam?s admitted mastermind deleted evidence after he agreed to cooperate with federal investigators. 55 minutes ago

So, why do we have leap years?

Have you ever stopped to wonder why and how we ended up with an extra day? It's all thanks to Julius Caesar, a pope, and a little bit of math about Earth and the sun.

More Recent headlines

Two horses freed after being trapped in stalls by pile of manure

Dorchester man in custody for the murder of his mother

?He looked to help people, not just arrest people?: Boston police Detective Kerim Hadzi, 40, succumbs to cancer

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We?re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

Guests evacuated after Jungle Cruise boat at Disney World takes on water
No one was hurt, and the passengers aboard the Jungle Cruise boat got off the vessel safely after firefighters from the resort's private force were called to the scene.

In Salem, a buyback not for guns -- but for vape pens and e-cigarettes
The city of Salem says it will pay $50 to high schoolers who give up vaping. 2 hours ago

NAMES

Canada to end security assistance for Prince Harry, Meghan

Canadian officials said Thursday the assistance will cease in the coming weeks as the duke and duchess of Sussex step back from royal duties.

In Boston, ?yesterday?s paper route could become tomorrow?s neighborhood compost collection route?

As Boston looks for creative strategies to enhance recycling and composting, it received a lot of creative ideas.

Recommended Reads

FBI investigating state?s licensing of massage therapists with fake credentials

The FBI has launched an investigation into how applicants with phony or questionable credentials were able to get Massachusetts massage therapist licenses, bringing upheaval to a board that is supposed to help prevent sex trafficking.

?We want healing,' founder Tarana Burke says of the #MeToo movement, post-Weinstein
In the wake of Harvey Weinstein?s conviction, the founder of the #MeToo movement says the world has much more to learn.

There?s a turkey-calling competition this weekend. May the best clucker win
It?s being hosted by the state chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, at MassWildlife headquarters.

Rhode Island

One of the most powerful union leaders in the country is in Providence this weekend

We don?t have too many clues about what?s happening behind the scenes between the state and the Providence Teachers Union as the two sides begin to negotiate a new contract, but the union will show a little strength Saturday when American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten comes to town.

In R.I., 26 people have quarantined themselves while being monitored for coronavirus

?If we don?t take action, who will??
Newton

Developer outspends Newton opponents 10 to 1 ahead of crucial vote on mixed-use project

Northland Investment Corp.'s $320,000 contribution dwarfs the roughly $28,000 raised by opponents of the project, according to campaign finance reports.

Newton examines maintenance needs of the city?s parks and recreation areas

State grant will boost Newton?s Pettee Square and Upper Falls Greenway

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

The shallow symbolism of fossil fuel divestment
Joseph Finn

Boston Fire confronts its challenges
Scot Lehigh

SOS: Save Our Senate
Renée Loth

The trouble with early voting
Paul G. Kirk Jr.

Progressive thoughts for Super Tuesday
IDEAS | Amanda Pustilnik

The perils of opening the mind

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: At spring training in Florida, Red Sox prepare for the 2020 baseball season

At 15, D?Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat ? just like his famous father

Thousands of crows have descended on Lawrence, and nobody knows why

I spent the night at South Street Diner, Boston?s only 24/7 sit-down spot

metro

He was 86 and considered his life a failure, but he still hoped for a Leap Year marriage proposal.
Thomas Pooley regretted that he never got married. But even at age 86, he still held out hope.

Two horses freed after being trapped in stalls by pile of manure

On Feb. 5, two horses were found trapped in their stalls in Ludlow, The horses? former owner was arraigned on four counts of felony animal cruelty.

College scam mastermind deleted evidence, Lori Loughlin?s attorneys claim

Lawyers for Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and several other defendants in the college admissions cheating case say the scam?s admitted mastermind deleted evidence after he agreed to cooperate with federal investigators.

"The future of this epidemic is in the hands of ourselves", says WHO

Answers to common questions about coronavirus

STAT

Health worker infections underscore the chaos of coronavirus response

Alzheimer?s group sees signs of progress against a grim disease. Is it real?

Opinion: Should ?broken? genes be fixed? My daughter changed my thinking

Why don?t ads for new medical scrubs reflect all healthy physician bodies?

sports

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The Tom Brady Watch: Please, just tell me when it?s over

The endless speculation about the quarterback?s future has become unbearable.
Celtics

Jayson Tatum is playing like a superstar. Here are 9 reasons why

The third-year forward is averaging 30.5 points in one of the greatest individual offensive months in Celtics history.
high school sports

Massachusetts high schools vote to move to statewide playoff system beginning in 2021
JULIAN BENBOW

Boston College thought the best way to prepare players for the NFL Combine was to replicate it. So they did

Politics

Sanders? rise in Texas excites and worries those hoping to turn the state blue

Business

Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street as bad week gets worse

Marijuana

Union accuses Massachusetts marijuana firm of retaliating against organizers
magazine
The Parenting Issue

How much can parents really control how their kids turn out? 
The Parenting Issue

To raise healthy eaters, break those rules you learned as a kid

Love Letters

She slept with him on the first date. Big mistake?
Cooking

Recipes: 3 chicken stews and soups that skip searing step

sports

Without even a full workout with his new team, Nick Ritchie delivers for the Bruins

TE Albert Okwuegbunam, WR Henry Ruggs III impress as on-field drills get underway at NFL Combine

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome quarantined after UAE cycling race canceled

metro

He was 86 and considered his life a failure, but he still hoped for a Leap Year marriage proposal

Two horses freed after being trapped in stalls by pile of manure

College scam mastermind deleted evidence, Lori Loughlin?s attorneys claim

Nation

White House hopefuls target Trump on coronavirus response

States ramp up virus preparations, try to reassure public

US workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees, whistle-blower says

World

Effect of coronavirus hits schools, concerts ? even Disneyland ? in Japan and Korea

Countries take harsh steps as they struggle to contain virus

Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship amid virus fears

politics

Coronavirus could be the most important issue of the 2020 election

A softer side of Bernie Sanders?

Pence tries to project calm as coronavirus response coordinator

business

Stocks fall sharply on Wall Street as bad week gets worse

The latest person to have an opinion on the Suffolk Downs development plans: Bernie Sanders

Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on face masks

lifestyle

More women, exhausted by trying to do it all, are hiring ?household managers?

Canada to end security assistance for Prince Harry, Meghan

Anya Taylor-Joy and director Autumn de Wilde bring ?Emma.? to the Coolidge

marijuana

Union accuses Massachusetts marijuana firm of retaliating against organizers

Bill would allow nursing homes to give medical marijuana in Virginia

Plan for special cannabis crimes unit in Maine sparks outrage

opinion

18-year-old offenders belong in the juvenile, not adult, justice system

The shallow symbolism of fossil fuel divestment

Boston Fire confronts its challenges

food & dining

Here are the James Beard award semifinalists for 2020

Eating in the time of coronavirus

Craving candy? Maybe some fish? With salmon candy, you can have both

travel

New Zealand?s North Island is ?Sweet As?

He loves Yosemite Valley, redcurrants, and memories of his high school drama teacher

Digital tipping is coming to a hotel near you

Books

A triumphant return for Laura Zigman

Louise Erdrich?s newest novel thrills with luminous empathy

Greek and Roman tragedies are still relevant to Donna Leon

Movies

In Focus: Lucian Freud, in the flesh on canvas and screen

With ?Emma.,? Autumn de Wilde trades midnight movies for ballroom glances

?Once Were Brothers? takes a hard look at Robbie Robertson and the Band

Television

Elizabeth Warren plays a billionaire guessing game with Stephen Colbert

When chemistry experiments succeed

AMC?s ?Dispatches From Elsewhere? sends characters (and viewers) on a surreal scavenger hunt

music

Rediscovering a piece of Boston?s choral and architectural history

James Taylor refashions the classics on a too-polite ?American Standard?

There goes rhymin? Todd Snider

Theater/Dance

Songs of resilience are as stirring as ever in ?Fiddler on the Roof?

Weighing the cost of human ambition in SpeakEasy Stage?s eco-thriller ?The Children?

Maine?s Ice Dance International glides into the Skating Club of Boston on Saturday

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

'He became my best friend,? Dwight Evans said of Tim, his second son to die in 10 months

Katherine Johnson, ?hidden figure? at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101

Stephan Ross, a death camps survivor and founder of the New England Holocaust Memorial, dies