Slain doctor recalled as caring, ?visionary?

Dr. Michael Davidson was remembered as a brilliant physician who cared about patients and took risks for their well-being.

At Brigham and Women?s Hospital, doctors (left to right) Charles Morris, Andrew Eisenhauer, Daniel Wiener and Pinak Shah remembered their colleague, Dr. Michael Davidson.

Shooter said to have felt wronged by mother?s death

The brother of the alleged Brigham shooter said he believes he was upset over information he received about the death of their mother.

Boston?s bid for 2024 Olympics

A view of the proposed Olympic Stadium in Boston in an image made available by the organizing group.

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Backers of Boston?s Olympic bid present details of plan

The co-chairman of the master planning committee said 28 of 33 venues would be within a radius of about 6 miles.

Mohegan Sun joins lawsuit against gaming commission

The Suffolk Superior Court lawsuit was brought by the city of Revere against the state gambling commission.

If economy is humming, why does Mass. show a deficit?

The state has budget gap of about $765 million because some expenses are higher and some revenues are lower than expected.

Maynard man allegedly slashes officer in standoff

The man slashed a police officer in a tense standoff that briefly closed the Wilmington MBTA station.

NFL playoffs

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Evidence suggests Patriots deliberately deflated footballs

The officials are said to have checked the Patriots? footballs before the Colts game, only to find them underinflated later.

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady looks to pass during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts in Foxborough, Mass. The NFL is investigating whether the Patriots deflated footballs that were used in their AFC championship game victory over the Colts. The inquiry was first reported by the website for WTHR-TV in Indiana, citing an unnamed source. On his regular weekly morning-after-game appearance Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, on WEEI radio, Brady said he wasn't aware of the report about the league's investigation into whether footballs were properly inflated against Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

NFL, Patriots offer little reaction to underinflated footballs

The league made no public announcements on the controversy Wednesday, and Patriots players were given the day off.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-6860.jpg Win or lose, Patriots have sacrificed their legacy

Even with a fourth Lombardi Trophy, all of their accomplishments will be tainted.

At around 4:15 p.m., the tarp covering the field at Gillette Stadium was removed under cloudy skies.

Evan Horowitz

Could weather have played a part in Deflategate?

A change in temperature can cause a change in a football?s pressure, but Sunday?s weather was unseasonably warm.

A crowed listened during a discussion about police responses at Roxbury Community College.

In Roxbury, a discussion about race relations with police

?There?s a preconceived notion of black men,? said a participant in a community conversation attended by police officials and others.

Sophomore Nat Bohrs walked in shorts to Brookline High.

Boys? fashion choice catches parents short

For boys, it?s not about being cold, it?s about looking cool. For parents, it?s all about not losing their cool.

Nightclub meets the circus at Stage

The new downtown club rejects the usual nightlife formula for something different: a bit of vaudeville.

Opinion

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Mayor Walsh should never have signed an agreement in which he pledged that city workers would not criticize the Games.

The Big Picture

An abandoned tourist Boat shipwreck lying at the Dead Sea coastal resort near Ein Gedi, Israel.

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Declining water levels in the Dead Sea

Originally one of the world?s first health resorts, the Dead Sea has a far from healthy future as its water levels decline.

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