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'To be removed from my rightful place on stage to celebrate our success ... is just plain wrong'

Boston - 11/14/19 - Many drivers pick up fares for both Uber and Lyft. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Nicole Dunca) Topic: ()

Charlie Baker proposes a fivefold increase in Uber and Lyft fees

North Middlesex Regional High School

A Mass. high school has temporarily banned its students from attending sports games as fans

01/22/2020 Boston MA - Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (cq) at a afternoon press-conference to discuss his $44.6 billion fiscal 2021 budget proposal for Massachusetts, that includes funding for the MBTA and the public education.
(Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff)

Here's how Charlie Baker wants to replace the MBTA's oversight board January 22, 2020 | 5:56 PM

Hundreds of people greeted Snoop Dogg at a Mass. marijuana shop January 22, 2020 | 4:22 PM

Rachel Henry.

Police: 3 children killed by their mother in Arizona were suffocated January 22, 2020 | 4:10 PM

Steamship Authority ferry from Woods Hole to Marth's Vineyard.

Steamship Authority

The Steamship Authority opened online reservations for summer ferries. Then its site went down. January 22, 2020 | 3:55 PM

Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton over Russia 'favorite' comments January 22, 2020 | 3:30 PM

A walker passes an Express Men store at the Galleria Mall in Dallas, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Mall-based clothing chain Express says it plans to close about 100 stores by 2020 as part of an overall strategy to cut $80 million in annual expenses over the next three years. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Express, seeking revival, to close 100 stores January 22, 2020 | 3:28 PM

A worker monitors display screens for infrared thermometers as they check travelers at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan in southern China's Hubei province Tuesday.

Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus January 22, 2020 | 3:09 PM

Miguel Rodriguez at his arraignment in Springfield District Court last Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD KIDNAPPING

Suspect in Springfield kidnapping case sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for psychiatric evaluation January 22, 2020 | 2:28 PM

Tilli Buchanan smiles as she leaves Judge Kara Pettit's Third District Courtroom, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Her attorneys Leah Farrell, with the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, and Randy Richards argued on her behalf that Utah's lewdness statute is unconstitutional because it discriminates against women. Buchanan is facing charges of lewdness involving a child after police say she took off her top while cleaning out the garage and her stepchildren saw her topless. Pettit is expected to rule in two months. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Judge deals blow to Utah woman charged for being topless at home January 22, 2020 | 1:58 PM

Curry College

Blind college student sues, saying school separated her from service dog January 22, 2020 | 12:49 PM

An iguana lies draped on a tree limb as it waits for the sunrise, Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Surfside, Fla.

Heading to Florida? Beware of falling iguanas January 22, 2020 | 12:27 PM

An electrical outlet was scorched inside a Plymouth North High School classroom on Tuesday after two students imitated a dangerous viral video where a penny is slid between the outlet and a partially plugged in iPhone charger, fire officials said.

Plymouth students scorched a classroom trying to replicate a TikTok video January 22, 2020 | 12:13 PM

Westwood 4th-grader's submission picked as finalist in NASA's Mars rover naming contest January 22, 2020 | 11:47 AM

Shelton, CT

Pow! Three arrested in theft of $250,000 worth of comic books January 22, 2020 | 11:46 AM

Man in Dorchester smash and grab.

Watch: Police looking to ID suspect in Dorchester jewelry store smash-and-grab January 22, 2020 | 10:36 AM

Braintree fatal crash scene

Double Fatal Crash

2 dead in car versus pickup truck crash in Braintree January 22, 2020 | 10:24 AM

Webster police looking for man who allegedly kicked in a door, stole cash from home January 22, 2020 | 10:24 AM

Francis Raymond Ermilio.

'It was the little things that mattered most to him': Read the obituary for Francis Ermilio January 22, 2020 | 10:08 AM

Chief Justice John G. Roberts enters the Capitol to preside over the opening of the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Chief Justice Roberts admonishes impeachment lawyers, telling them to 'remember where they are' January 22, 2020 | 9:38 AM

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, center, enters the House Chamber before he delivers his state of the state address, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at the Statehouse, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

3 things Charlie Baker said about transportation in his State of the State speech January 22, 2020 | 9:06 AM

Boston - 01/07/20 - Passenger disembark at Oak Grove Station. After a noise took them offline for a period, one train of new MBTA Orange Line cars is back in service. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (John Ellement) Topic: ()

'I have no doubt that in 2030 there will be additional surprises' January 22, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Boston, MA 11/24/06 Delonte West (left) and Paul Pierce during a 2006 Celtics game.

Officer suspended for shooting video of former Celtics player Delonte West January 21, 2020 | 9:20 PM

Ben Sigel

Brookline lawyer becomes 7th candidate to enter 4th District race January 21, 2020 | 8:55 PM

Governor Charlie Baker delivered his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday.

Baker outlines goals in State of Commonwealth address January 21, 2020 | 8:55 PM

A couple commuter rail trains had no heat and minimal lighting Tuesday morning. Riders weren't pleased. January 21, 2020 | 4:50 PM

Former Massachusetts teacher faces human trafficking charges January 21, 2020 | 4:28 PM

Bald eagle in Melrose

Watch a gigantic bald eagle take flight from a Melrose street, in slow motion January 21, 2020 | 2:51 PM

Tori Perotti after receiving immense support over social media and Gofundme.

Target manager gets over $30K in donations after being slammed on social media January 21, 2020 | 2:38 PM

BOSTON, 6/30/2019 - Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, center, was one of the local politicians to turn out with riders and mass transit advocates protesting fare hikes, and demanding expanded, more reliable service at a demonstration outside Park Street T station. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Metro, Valencia)

A judge has dismissed Joe Curtatone's lawsuit against Kirk Minihane January 21, 2020 | 2:35 PM

Grace Rett

'A force to be reckoned with': Read the family's obituary for Holy Cross student Grace Rett January 21, 2020 | 2:12 PM