Tens of thousands still without power across the region

More than 23,000 customers are still without power late this afternoon across New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Brookline removes textbook over passage about slavery

A fifth-grade textbook criticized for downplaying the ills of slavery in America has been removed from Brookline public school classrooms.

Pulitzer-winning poet Mark Strand dies at 80

Strand, named poet laureate of the United States in 1990 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1999, died Saturday.

Charlie Davies scored both of the Revolution?s goals.

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Revolution tie Red Bulls, secure spot in MLS Cup

Charlie Davies scored two goals and the Revolution held on to tie the New York Red Bulls, 2-2, on Saturday.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by Johnny Nguyen, Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum, left, and Devonte Hart, 12, hug at a rally in Portland, Ore., where people had gathered in support of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Johnny Huu Nguyen)

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Encounter at Portland, Ore. protest leads to hug for boy, officer

A photo capturing a heartfelt moment between a police officer and a boy at a rally has skyrocketed around the Web.

Water pressure in Ashland drops after main breaks

Officials are fixing a water main break in the wetlands after residents complained of low water pressure this weekend.

Comedian Bill Cosby performed during a show at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Fla., on Nov. 21.

Temple stands by Cosby as other universities cut ties

UMass Amherst and the Berklee College of Music in Boston are among schools that have disassociated themselves from Cosby.

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Area towns among nation?s priciest home markets

A study found that Cohasset, Hingham, Norwell, Westwood, Duxbury, and Milton were among the 100 most expensive housing markets in the country.

Derby Dames skaters listen to a coach during practice in Somerville.

Boston Derby Dames facing tough hit: losing their home

Boston?s only roller derby league will lose their Somerville training space amid a local development boom.

Soldiers from the United Nations intervention brigade in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013.

Ideas | The Internationalist

In Congo, peacekeepers at war

What happens when a bold new idea turns the UN into just another army?

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So much to be thankful for

Thank you, government policies, for creating more problems than solutions.

Dineen Duro and her son have been living in a Brighton motel for two years. Though winning a rental voucher is a long shot, she?s hoping for ?a little bit of normalcy.?

Demand soars for affordable housing in Boston area

A lottery for 73 rental vouchers for low-income families attracted 10,000 applicants, highlighting the rental crunch.

Governor-elect Charlie Baker.

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Charlie Baker?s big choice: Whose portrait?

By tradition, each incoming governor chooses the portrait of a predecessor to hang in the corner office.

Cast and crew from ?Tumbledown? took over a street in downtown Concord while filming an outdoor scene in April.

Suburban businesses cash in when Hollywood comes to town

In many ways, film production helps small businesses and tourism in suburbs ranging from Lincoln to Quincy to Saugus.

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The Bidens spend Thanksgiving on Nantucket

Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance at the Nantucket Atheneum?s annual Cold Turkey Plunge.

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Even if a Boston startup doesn?t succeed in bringing this level of workplace transparency into the mainstream, someone else will.

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Nia Richardson, 16, of Roxbury, wets the reed of her saxophone as she prepares for practice in Jamaica Plain Nov. 19.

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English High?s marching band

The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.