Boston Pops to take over July Fourth fireworks concert

Boston, MA - 07/04/2016 -A girl cheers a confetti falls as the end of the Independence Day celebrations neat the Hatch Shell along the Charles River Esplanade in Boston, MA, July 4, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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The Boston Pops has agreed to take over the annual July Fourth fireworks concert on the Esplanade from producer David Mugar, who staged the event for 43 years.

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Officials were contacted by a woman who made ?disturbing allegations? about the chief?s behavior ?during their relationship.?

Sep 21, 2016; Baltimore, MD, USA; Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia (15) cannot catch the ball to make the force out on Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop (6) in the third inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

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The crowd listens to republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. (James Robinson/PennLive.com via AP)

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Mindy Kaling is called out by her brother

He says she?s sabotaging his new book, ?Almost Black: The True Story of How I Got Into Medical School by Pretending to Be Black.?

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The reality star returned to the US hours after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.

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It?s time to retire the ?bad apples? excuse for police misconduct, according to the host of ?Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.?

SPOTLIGHT | Private schools, painful secrets

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The Spotlight Team identified 31 private school educators who found work at other schools or other settings with children after accusations of sexual misconduct.

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The powerful and dangerous Category 4 storm is moving at a slow pace, and its potential effect on New England is uncertain.

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A man was shot by three Lynn police officers after he allegedly pointed a handgun at them in the hallway of his apartment building.

Bills 16, Patriots 0

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A brief shoving match took place on the sideline before Sunday?s game at Gillette Stadium.

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When the network asked a Boston man for permission to use his video of Tom Brady at Milton Academy, he made his thoughts on Deflategate crystal clear.

Ben Affleck in a scene from ?The Accountant.?

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Ben Affleck is no fan of Rex Ryan

The actor can?t believe the Patriots lost to that guy.

US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that a civil rights investigation found a pattern of race-based harassment and discrimination at Boston Latin School.

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Alex Beam

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Boston Latin is going to squander three years dancing to a tune called by a politically ambitious US attorney.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shutterstock_315132941.jpg Study suggests Democratic, Republican doctors treat patients differently

Instead of looking at your doctor?s résumé or diploma, you might want to check their voting record, a new study suggests.

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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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Red Sox slugger David Oritz closes out his regular season career this weekend at Fenway Park.