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ACLU accuses Boston of ‘racially biased policing’

Top police officials said the study is based on outdated data, and does not reflect changes undertaken since 2011.

City Council votes for $20,000-a-year raise

The vote could set up a showdown with Mayor Walsh, who said he would reject an earlier proposal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dias.jpg Tsarnaev friend willing to testify in bombing trial

Azamat Tazhayakov could tell jurors about “comments’’ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev made during their friendship, Tazhayakov’s lawyer said.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy

Gay marriage allowed in Nevada, but delayed in Idaho

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy clarified that an earlier order blocking gay unions applies only to Idaho.

Jean-Francois Martin

Magazine | The Medical Issue

The 7-day screen time diet

Can a single week away from computers, smartphones, and other digital devices really make a difference to kids’ brains?

opinion | Stephen Kinzer

Let go of grudges against Cuba, Iran

These dysfunctional relationships have persisted far longer than rational self-interest would dictate.

Lithograph of the 1883 volcanic eruption on Krakatoa.

Brainiac

The loudest sound ever heard on Earth

On other planets, louder sounds are theoretically possible.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ebola150-1329.jpg First Ebola patient diagnosed in US dies in Dallas

Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan’s diagnosis exposed gaps in the nation’s defenses against the disease.

Opinion

James Carroll

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1168.png In fight for marriage equality, human experience trumps ideology

The full arrival of gay people has occurred, and it raises hopes for an even larger transformation.