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China complains about Trump talk with Taiwan leader
This file photo taken on November 10 showed a man buying a newspaper featuring a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump.

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The Chinese response was measured, with the foreign ministry urging the Trump administration to handle Taiwan-related issues ??cautiously and properly.?

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Senator Jeff Sessions, a former federal prosecutor and state attorney general, has been taking on marijuana dealers since the 1970s.

Ground Game

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If you look at history, Trump?s claim that he won the Electoral College in a ?landslide? does not hold up. At all.

One dead, one seriously injured in Chelmsford head-on collision

The crash happened when a vehicle crossed the median on Interstate 495 in Chelmsford at about 6:40 a.m. and struck another vehicle head-on.

Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge.

Harvard men?s cross country team placed on ?athletic probation?

A review by university lawyers found that members of the 2014 team made ?crude and sexualized statements? in an online spreadsheet.

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Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino, 16, was last seen by relatives last month before he went missing.

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

What is it like to live in Plympton?

?I?m not even sure I knew where Plympton was growing up in Middleborough, and it?s the next town over,? said Plympton resident Kathy Keirstead.

FORT WORTH, TX - JULY 10: Gun parts sit for sale at a gun show where thousands of different weapons are displayed for sale on July 10, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Dallas and Forth Worth areas are still mourning the deaths of five police officers last Thursday evening by a lone gunman. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Renée Graham

More guns, more risk for people of color

Fears of hate crimes are driving gun purchases by African-Americans, who open themselves up to a different hazard.

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Vantel Pearls, a relatively obscure company with a unusual gimmick, appears to be on the vanguard of using Facebook Live to make fast cash.

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Regina Lewis returned to the scene of the fiery car crash that killed her daughter to thank the man who risked his life in a failed effort to save her.

A person hurried past a portrait of Sean Shinnock , who is from Massachusetts and is part of the Logan exhibit.

Logan exhibit displays stories of mental illness

The airport exhibition was created to put forth, in the most public of places, the stories of people with mental illness.

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ADDRESS

Seeking easy upgrade, DIYers take a chance on painted floors

Even design novices know that a coat or two of paint is the least expensive and easiest way to change a space?s look.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_traintimeboard3_biz.jpg A big billboard outside Fenway Park to help you keep track of your train

The display comes from a Washington, D.C.-based startup, TransitScreen.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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Amid fear that the town?s namesake brand has been stained, officials are calculating an economic impact measured in millions.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski at a press conference in early November.

Rob Gronkowski walking (with help) after back surgery

The Patriots tight end had surgery in Los Angeles on Friday.

Westwood, MA 09/10/16 Everett and Xaverian high school football.....................(George Rizer for the Globe) for SPORTS XAVERIAN BACK #33 DEVON PICCININ BREAKS TWO ARM TACKLES AND FOLLOWS BLOCKING UP FRONT...

2016 high school football Super Bowl previews

A game-by-game look at Saturday?s championship matchups.

Special reports

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Every doctor told the Lacey family their son would die ? except one

Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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The United States and other donor nations must make plans to help end Haiti?s cholera epidemic a reality.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-5331asdf-11556.jpg The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?

There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison, yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?

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.

Globe must-reads

The new World Music/CRASHarts season includes Mali?s Tinariwen, performing April 14.

World Music/CRASHarts announces new season

globe santa

Life is ?humbling,? says a mother who asks Globe Santa to make things better

Sweet treats at Snowvillage Inn.

The holiday spirit, one cookie and one inn at a time
Jay Z performs in Cleveland earlier this month.

NAMES

Jay Z?s confidantes coming to Concepts in Cambridge
Officials blame the postponement on the unseasonably warm December weather.

?Sad!? Walsh laments ?Boston Winter? wonderland delay

In this Oct. 6, 2016, photo, Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein meets her supporters during a campaign stop at Humanist Hall in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

Mich. attorney general seeks to block recount
BOSTON, MA - 6/30/2016:Congresswoman Katherine Clark at a rally calling for gun violence reforms outside State House. Congresswoman Katherine Clark shared the national spotlight last week by organizing a sit-in to try to force action on gun legislation in Congress. Congressman Joseph Kennedy, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Senate President Stan Rosenberg, Attorney General Maura Healey, Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins and other local officials and state lawmakers plan to hold a noon rally to push for

Clark blasts House science committee?s tweet to Breitbart story
Peng Chang-kuei.

Peng Chang-kuei, the chef credited with inventing General Tso?s Chicken, dies at 98

Christopher Muther

What if we thought of monogamy as a spectrum?
Nathan Carman spoke to reporters following a memorial service for his mother, Linda Carman, who was lost at sea.

FBI team at N.H. property owned by Nathan Carman?s family
Thandie Newton and Jeffrey Wright in ?Westworld.?

Buzzsaw

?Westworld? goes to viewers? heads

Sports

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eBoston, MA - 12/02/2016 - (4th quarter) With 0:05 left in the fourth quarter Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) blocked a 3 point attempt by Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15)leaving the King's center looking for a call. The Boston Celtics take on the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 03Celtics-Kings, LOID: 8.3.852505292.

Celtics 97, Kings 92

Al Horford denies DeMarcus Cousins in final seconds as Celtics hold off Kings

Horford had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 blocks, and stuffed Cousins?s potential game-tying shot.

Metro

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker addresses an audience Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, during a ceremonial swearing-in for Supreme Judicial Court justice Kimberly Budd at Faneuil Hall, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Governor Baker typically avoids congressional debates. Not this time.

Governor Baker says he supports a sweeping federal medical innovation bill, which Senator Warren claims was hijacked by drug companies.

Real Estate

Open house: A Cambridge single-family home with treehouse vibes

Located in Cambridge's Cambridgeport neighborhood, this two-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1,084-square-foot home is surrounded by trees and filled with natural light.

Politics

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. Prosecutors argue that serious injuries to two soldiers who searched for Bergdahl in 2009 show that he endangered his comrades by leaving his post in Afghanistan. The motion filed this month lays out how prosecutors plan to tie the injuries into arguments that Bergdahl is guilty of misbehavior before the enemy. Itâ??s a relatively rare charge that carries up to a life sentence. AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)

Bergdahl, facing desertion trial, asks Obama for pardon

The former prisoner of war in Afghanistan is scheduled to face trial for desertion on April 18.

Cars

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Ford recalls 680,000 cars; seat belts may not hold in crash

Ford is recalling more than 680,000 midsize sedans mainly in North America because the front seat belts may not hold people in a crash

Columnists

CINCINNATI, OH - DECEMBER 01: Guests listen as President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence speak at U.S. Bank Arena on December 1, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trump took time off from selecting the cabinet for his incoming administration to celebrate his victory in the general election. (Photo by Ty Wright/Getty Images)

Michael A. Cohen

This election will boomerang on Trump voters
During a trade 2011 trade mission to Israel, then-governor Deval Patrick visited a market in Tel Aviv.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

State needs a YouTube strategy to market itself
After extending an olive branch in September, the New England Aquarium is back to waging a war with Don Chiofaro over his project to redevelop the Harbor Garage.

shirley leung

Peace on the Boston waterfront? Not this year
Foxborough, MA - 11-13-16 - Rob Gronkowski was injured as he took a big hit from Earl Thomas (left) during second quarter action at Gillette Stadium. Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe staff)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Gronkowski?s injury a big hit for Patriots? chances
Marlon Brando (with Salvatore Corsitto) in ?The Godfather.?

An offer you can?t refuse

Love Letters

He went silent for a week
Brandon Dixon, who plays the role of Vice President Aaron Burr, stepped forward during the curtain call Nov. 18 and read a prepared statement from the ?Hamilton? cast to Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

Adrian Walker

?Hamilton? actor with local roots embraces its spirit

Yvonne Abraham

Surveillance is everywhere now
Major League Baseball was prosperous under the stewardship of Bud Selig.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Bud Selig could be bound for the Hall of Fame
Michela Harriman in Tanzania in 2003. (Kristen Wainwright)

thomas farragher

In Africa, legacy of a Mass. teen lives on
President-elect Donald Trump calls out to the press as Mitt Romney leaves after their meeting at Trump International Golf Club.

Renée Graham

Trump?s revenge on Romney
Former President George W. Bush has refrained from publicly criticizing his successor, President Obama.

JEFF JACOBY

Obama should make George W. Bush his role model

Nation & World

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Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow against longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia, Friday Dec. 2, 2016, an upset victory that could lead to the country's first transfer of power in more than two decades. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Gambia?s president concedes defeat after election loss

Yahya Jammeh said he would step down after news of the results prompted thousands to celebrate in the streets.

Business

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Consumer Alert

More about those annoying iPhone 6 shutdowns

You might be eligible for a battery replacement, but Apple still hasn?t offered a good explanation for the problem.

Arts

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Casey Affleck in the 2016 film MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Photo credit: Claire Folger, Courtesy of Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions 11MoviesQuibs

Real-to-reel: Viewers feel at home in heralded ?Manchester by the Sea?

The film was shot in Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Lynn, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, and Tewksbury.

Lifestyle

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1. ?Beach memories? glass vases, Kevin Becker, Westwood.

New England makes its presents known

In this season of giving, why not give friends and family a little (or big) something that?s made here in our region?

The Big Picture

A wheelchair that was tossed in the Neponset River under water by the overpass on the Expressway in Dorchester.

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The Big picture

Globe photos of the month, November 2016

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.

Ground Game

Ground Game

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Lead campaign strategists gathered at Harvard this week to formally debrief on the most unpredictable race in US history.

Design New England

Design New England

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The lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.

Magazine

The cover for the November 27 2016 issue

Blind date: The officer and the law student
The cover for the November 20 2016 issue

Blind date: ?He tried to feed me a smelt?

The cover for the November 13 2016 issue

I admit it: My kid gave your kid lice
The cover for the November 6 2016 issue

Why New Englanders have always loved pie