For restaurateurs, there?s strength in clusters

Several restaurant groups in Boston have found their destiny in density, opening eateries in clusters along one block or square.

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Symmes Maini & McKee Associates

Mass. sees flurry of plans for pricey high schools

Several localities are planning school projects that would cost more than $200 million.

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Some legislators are also angling to push back the Dec. 15 starting date for when residents could legally grow marijuana at home.

The transition to Trump

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GOP divided over secretary of state choice

The debate inside Trump?s wide circle of formal and informal advisers has led to the kind of dramatic airing of differences.

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Harvard, the ultimate insiders? club, could find itself in an unfamiliar position when the Trump administration begins: It could be frozen out.

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Wide support across party lines for raising minimum wage

Voters went for Trump and for raising the minimum wage, but the prospects for a nationwide increase are minimal.

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Carrier confirmed that the president-elect had reached out but refused to say what steps, if any, management was now considering.

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Stein announced her plans for a recount on Wednesday. She?s raised over $4.5 million since then.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the EU: ??We are the ones who feed 3-3.5 million refugees in this country. You have betrayed your promises.??

You could be sitting pretty on the beach at Turks and Caicos if you book a deal during Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

TRAVEL

Black Friday and Cyber Monday steals and deals for travelers

Time to gobble up some travel bookings for far-flung getaways and New England vacations, too. Many travel deals are significant, including 50 percent off room rates, free nights ? and free beer.

GLOBE SANTA

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The mother, who suffers from congestive heart failure, is praying that her son will share in the magic of Christmas morning.

Thanksgiving

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Acrimony on the campaign trail. Protesters in the street. What a year it?s been. Maybe what we need this Thanksgiving is a little comfort and joy.

Former governor Michael Dukakis really likes leftovers.

Five things to do with your turkey carcass besides give it to Michael Dukakis

Not sure what to do with your turkey carcass? Here are five suggestions.

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The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 killed 21 people, injured 150 others and flattened buildings when a giant storage tank ruptured.

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Karissma, for example, provides the milk for the cabernet sauvignon truffles, while Daydream owns the sea salt caramels.

The Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Alan Karchmer

A display of hurt and healing in Washington

It is impossible to tell the story of black America in a single museum, but the National Museum of African American History and Culture comes close.

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Florence Henderson went from Broadway star to television icon when she became Carol Brady, the ever-cheerful matriarch of ?The Brady Bunch.?

Alexis Bledel (left) and Lauren Graham return in ?Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.?

Television Review

Despite its flaws, ?Gilmore Girls? miniseries culminates in a satisfying ending

Netflix?s ?Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life? debuts Friday in four parts over six hours.

The logo of Amazon is seen on a package at the Amazon distribution center warehouse in Saran, near Orleans, France, November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Distracted by holiday stress? E-mail hackers are banking on it

Cyber security specialists from IBM, citing fradulent e-mails that look like they come from Amazon, warn against falling into a digital trap.

Special reports

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

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

People are seen on giant fried eggs art installation as part of ?Hecho en Casa? (Made at home) urban artwork festival in downtown Santiago, Chile, Nov. 8.

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big picture

Art for the public

A look at how artists around the world are transforming shared spaces. Photographers captured recent exhibitions and permanent works on display in various locations for all to experience.