Clinton, Sanders to hold events in Boston on Monday and other top stories.

• Clinton, Sanders to hold events in Boston on Monday

  On the eve of one of the most important days in the presidential election, both former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and US Senator Bernie Sanders will campaign in Boston, just hours before voters head to the polls in Tuesday’s primary.Clinton will hold a campaign rally Monday morning in Boston, marking her first public campaign event in Massachusetts since she received the endorsement of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh at a Faneuil Hall event in late November. Advertisement Later that ..

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• Advocates seek federal race probe of BLS

  

  A controversy over racism allegations at Boston Latin School heightened Friday when civil rights groups formally asked US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s office to investigate the matter, filing a complaint that detailed accusations of bias at the prestigious exam school. The five-page complaint, signed by several groups including the Boston branch of the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts, described a “shocking” pattern of discrimination at Boston Latin. Adver..

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• MLB rumors: Ex-Boston Red Sox RF Shane Victorino signs with ...

  

  Shane Victorino Then-Boston Red Sox's Shane Victorino watches his double off Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Jose Dominguez during the ninth inning on April 21, 2015 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/O'Meara) The Chicago Cubs have signed former Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training camp.  Victorino has been limited to just 101 games combined over the past ..

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• Sox staff in no hurry for Ramirez' switch

  

  FORT MYERS — If Jackie Bradley Jr.’s center field heroics and Christian Vazquez’ throws from behind the plate are two of the prettiest sights in baseball, Hanley Ramirez learning a new position falls on the other side of the spectrum.His extra-large left arm lunges to receive throws. It side-swipes short-hops, the ball often jumping out of his glove. His feet take the motion of a natural shortstop, but with the pace of a designated hitter. His arm still has some power, but the Red Sox are barely..

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• The Latest: Buffett optimistic about his longevity, his firm

  

  OMAHA, Neb. — The Latest on Warren Buffett's annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders that was released Saturday morning (all times local):9:15 a.m.Berkshire Hathaway investors looking for clues about who might eventually replace 85-year-old Warren Buffett as chairman and CEO one day didn't find many in his annual letter.The investor says he plans to spend his 100th birthday in 2030 celebrating that one of Berkshire's key insurance companies, Geico, will have overtaken State Farm to beco..

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• Sam Travis a rare power-hitting Boston Red Sox prospect? 'I know I ...

  

  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox prospect Sam Travis even worked outside in his driveway this offseason building up his strength.  "I try to do it all," he said about his offseason workouts. "When I'm working out, I kind of don't pay attention to how tired I am. I like to think of myself as a machine and how I need to make the machine work, trying to make the machine better. "This offseason, I did a lot of workouts in the driveway," he added. "I carried weights. I did lunges with weights arou..

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• One-year spaceman sees mission as 'steppingstone' to Mars

  

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As soon as he returns from the International Space Station, NASA's first and only yearlong spaceman, Scott Kelly, will try to pop up from a lying position and stand still for three minutes.He'll take a crack at a mini-obstacle course and attempt to walk a straight line, heel to toe — all so researchers can see whether he'd hit the ground running if this were Mars instead of Earth.NASA considers it crucial prep work for future Mars explorers who will have to spend much lon..

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