Premiums soar 21 percent for popular health plan

Thousands of people who buy subsidized health insurance will face substantial premium increases.

Phillips Exeter Academy.

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Phillips Exeter sued over kicking out student who had sex

The N.H. school is being sued by the parents of a 15-year-old boy, saying it was wrong to withdraw their son after he had sex with another student.

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Monitors earlier Friday reported an earthquake near North Korea?s northeastern nuclear test site, a strong indication of a nuclear test.

shirley leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung-6133.jpg In Pittsburgh, Vivien Li gets a second shot at the waterfront

Li, the former head of the Boston Harbor Association, is using the same playbook to transform the riverfront in Pittsburgh.

Three State Police troopers suspended without pay

An internal investigation is looking into the transfer of surplus weapons to a state-authorized vendor.

US court hears suit over Boston police hair test

For more than a decade, officers of color in Boston have challenged the Police Department?s use of a test used to screen the force for drug use.

Opinion | Andrew J. Bacevich

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I attended the ?Commander-in-Chief Forum?? and saw a close-up view of the media?s role in trivializing American politics.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/trumo.jpg Trump?s upper hand in Maine?s Down East

No one in history has ever chipped off a single electoral vote in Maine, but local experts say Donald Trump is favored to do so this year.

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Donald Trump?s campaign signaled a preference for the leadership of an authoritarian adversary over that of America?s own president.

45,000 pounds of blank pennies coat highway after Delaware crash

A tractor-trailer hit a highway barrier, flipped over and caught fire, spilling about 45,000 pounds of the would-be pennies.

Primary day in Mass.

 Boston Ma 9/8/16 Primary elections on the way seen here at the Another Course To College school in Hyde Park Globe photo David Ryan

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Timilty, Jehlen win state Senate primaries

On a sleepy Election Day, Walter Timilty captured the Democratic nomination for the Milton-area Senate seat, and Patricia Jehlen of Somerville easily fended off a challenger.

Stephen Murphy, the former city councilor, won a seven-way Democratic primary for Suffolk County register of deeds Thursday.

Murphy wins Suffolk register of deeds race

Former Boston city councilor Stephen J. Murphy won a seven-way Democratic primary Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/583825126.jpg Elizabeth Warren was passed over for VP. But she doesn?t seem to mind.

The Massachusetts Democrat has dived back into her job with visible gusto since being passed over to be Hillary Clinton?s running mate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_southbay-2_business.jpg Would you pay $6 million for four Dorchester properties?

With its tidy homes and overgrown lots, the little pocket of Dorchester hardly looks like the city?s next hot address. Until you see the price tag.

Harry Danso manned the grill at a cookout for a networking group of African Americans from his workplace.

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In Ghana, he?s royalty. In Worcester, he?s just Harry.

Harry Danso is among the largest single group of immigrants in this Central Massachusetts city.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Bruins05-9711.jpg Bruins unveil dazzling Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton

The new arena will be their practice rink, complete with state-of-the-art training facilities and amenities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Babson_09ahern01_met.jpg David Ahern, 28, Babson College?s first baseball All-American

Mr. Ahern was a stalwart of the Lexington Blue Sox Intercity League team and was in his fifth season with them.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper-9734.jpg Preseason priorities at QB could hurt Patriots

It feels like Bill Belichick tried to split the baby by treating both Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo like starters.

fall arts preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/booksy.jpg Curl up with a new book this fall. There are a lot of good ones.

We?re looking forward to upcoming fall books for a lot of reasons.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bake1-11909.jpg To avoid ?doorings,? drivers could try the ?Dutch Reach?

A driver using a right hand to open a car door forces motorists to turn their bodies, looking over their shoulders for oncoming cyclists.

Should gluten-free orders in a restaurant require a doctor?s note?

It sounds crazy, but some say there could be good reasons for the policy.

Globe investigations

The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Palestinian schoolgirls sit in front of a mural on the first day of a new school year.

Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Back to school

A look at children around the world starting school after their summer break.