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New Dewey Square mural is going up near South Station

Westborough, MA - 8/23/18 - Vehicles for the Massachusetts Environmental Police are parked at the office on Milk Street in Westborough. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 24splitshifts Reporter: Matt Rocheleau

Fired colonel claims he was ousted for reporting misconduct

Picking the right tie can be confusing.

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Advocates and residents, both current and former, of Chinatown’s Maple Place and Johnny Court, demonstrated Tuesday in an effort to protect historic row houses from developers.

Residents, advocates, work to save Chinatown row houses

The Maine School of Science and Mathematics was named the second-best public high school in the country Tuesday by US News & World Report.

This tiny high school was just ranked second best in the country

Graduates waved flags at the Northeastern University graduation at TD Garden on May 3.

Here’s who is speaking at 2019 area commencements

Director John Singleton.

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John Singleton never forgot the ‘Boyz n the Hood’

Hackers turned the Great Dome into R2-D2 in 1999 to celebrate the release of “Star Wars: Episode I.”

Take a look back at some of the best-known MIT ‘hacks’

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‘Yappier Hour’ back on at Liberty Hotel after dog-friendly event was canceled

Renny Cushing, left, and Julia Rodriguez spoke at an event hosted by Amnesty International USA at the Old South Church in Boston on

New Hampshire closer to abolishing death penalty

Insys founder John N. Kapoor is one of five people on trial for allegedly pushing opioids to patients who didn’t need them.

5 things you should know about the Insys trial

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A section of the US border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif.

White House asks Congress for additional $4.5 billion for border security

The Trump administration is asking for the emergency funds as the officials contend with a surge of Central American migrant families.

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Columbus OH 4/30/19 Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (8) and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) denies Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) during second period action of game 3 of the second round of the NHL playoffs at Nationwide Arena. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

TARA SULLIVAN

Where have the Bruins we saw all season gone?

Joe Biden at a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Adrian Walker

Joe Biden, front-runner?

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Who really thought the Celtics were going to have it easy?

Boston, MA - {iptcmtonth}/09/2019 - (pre game) Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (20) hasn't seen his team start the way he would have liked. The Boston Red Sox host the Toronto Blue Jays in the season home opener at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Pete Abraham, Topic: 10redsoxbluejays, LOID: 8.5.946349502 .

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Alex Cora must find a way to motivate Red Sox

Al Horford had Giannis Antetokounmpo tied up in knots for much of Game 1.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Celtics’ message: Don’t sleep on us

Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Joseph left federal court last week after a hearing.

Adrian Walker

Did Shelley Joseph obstruct justice?

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

Mass. and shoe industry: Still a great fit

Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

The GOP’s plan: prevent voters from voting

Boston-04/27/2019 Boston Bruins vs Columbus- Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask prevents Coulumbus Nick Foligno from getting to the puck in the 2nd period. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

TARA SULLIVAN

Resiliency is again needed in wake of Bruins’ defeat

PISCATAWAY, NJ - NOVEMBER 10: Chase Winovich #15 of the Michigan Wolverines pumps up the crowd against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the third quarter at HighPoint.com Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Michigan won 42-7. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots’ AFC foes are still chasing

John Havlicek will forever be acclaimed as the best sixth man in basketball history, but he was much more than that.

Bob Ryan

Remembering the great John Havlicek

Kyrie Irving and the Celtics play Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

This is what we’ve been waiting for

Gay marriage in the US

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Timeline of gay marriage in US

In the early 1970s, there were zero states banning or allowing same-sex marriage. Now it’s legal nationwide, and all bans have been overturned.

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