With no function in her legs, she?s still hiking the Appalachian Trail

Stacey Kozel has hiked more than two-thirds of the Appalachian Trail, a grueling quest, and she?s trekking solo with a major disadvantage: She cannot walk on her own.

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Stacey Kozel has hiked more than two-thirds of the Appalachian Trail, trekking solo with a major disadvantage: She cannot walk on her own.

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Strangers collide on a Cambridge sidewalk, and charges ensue

A black man and a plain-clothes police officer banged shoulders on a sidewalk. Now the man and two others are facing charges.

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At protests in Mass. and across the country, college students demanded that schools shield their undocumented immigrant classmates from deportation.

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Johnson, 86, will hand the chairman?s role to his daughter, Abigail Johnson, who has been chief executive since 2014.

Chattanooga Fire Department personnel worked at the scene of a fatal elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Monday.

Six killed in elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga

Six people were killed when a Chattanooga school bus with 35 young children aboard crashed, turned on its side, and wrapped around a tree.

Fund started for family of worker killed in construction accident

A married father of three was killed over the weekend in a horrific construction accident in Duxbury.

Names

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Can you guess who they are?

Boston, MA - 11/21/16 - Jim Ewing with the robotic prosthetic. After a fall while rock climbing, Jim Ewing (cq) suffered traumatic injuries to much of his body, especially his left ankle. A special amputation surgery, the first of its kind, allowed his nerves to interface with a robotic prosthetic foot. He and his doctors are confident that he will be able to

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The prosthetic of the future

The prosthetic of the future, developed by Brigham and Women?s Faulkner Hospital and MIT, will allow its user to control it with brain waves.

Kanye West in 2015.

Kanye West reportedly is hospitalized in Los Angeles

West was hospitalized after police responded to a medical welfare call, according to NBC News.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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A loss to the Seahawks and an uninspired win over the 49ers have us questioning whether this team is ready to peak for the playoffs.

Starry Inc. chief executive Chet Kanojia (right) and Chief Technology Officer Joe Lipowski.

Starry pulls broadband out of thin air

Chet Kanojia is taking on giants again with a venture that will bring wireless broadband to some people in Boston in 2017.

The transition to Trump

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Trump is attacking foes on Twitter like he?s campaigning

Donald Trump tweeted 37 times between the election and Monday afternoon, and nearly half could be considered hostile or defensive.

Trump says he will withdraw US from Pacific trade deal

President-elect Donald Trump released a video statement announcing a list of executive actions he will take ?on day one.?

CNN's Wolf Blitzer arrived at Trump Tower on Monday.

Trump summons TV figures for a private meeting, and lets them have it

He criticized some in the room by name, including CNN?s president, Jeffrey A. Zucker, according to multiple people briefed on the meeting.

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Kris Kobach wants to recreate a system that requires certain immigrants, including males from mostly Muslim nations, to register with the government.

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Charlie Baker calls Scott Brown ?worthy? of veterans post

Brown is a ?worthy and worthwhile? candidate for the top veterans affairs post, Governor Baker said.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Ted Kennedy called for the rejection of Jeff Sessions in 1986

Elizabeth Warren isn?t the first US senator from Massachusetts to take issue with the nomination of Jeff Sessions to a federal post.

At alt-right gathering in D.C., some members give the Nazi salute

When Richard B. Spencer shouted at the Saturday gathering, ?Heil the People! Heil Victory,? the room shouted it back.

Special reports

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Five years after concussions forced Marc Savard out of the NHL, he?s found a new way to stay in the game.

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

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Training Afghanistan?s women soldiers

Kabul?s military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in Afghanistan?s army.

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The best times to leave and come back to Boston to avoid Thanksgiving traffic

This year, you can anticipate seeing the highest number of Thanksgiving travelers since 2007, AAA recently warned. Nearly 1.1 million Massachusetts residents are expected to travel this holiday, which is a 4.7 increase from last year. Of these travelers, about 950,000 will drive, up more than 5 percent from last year. Meghan Kelleher, a spokesperson for the traffic app [?]