Russia says no apparent survivors of plane crash

Russian rescue workers carry a body from the wreckage of the crashed plane, at a pier just outside Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Russian ships, helicopters and drones are searching for bodies after a plane carrying 93 people crashed into the Black Sea. The plane was taking the Alexandrov Ensemble, a military choir, to perform at Russia's air base in Syria when it went down shortly after takeoff. (AP Photo/Viktor Klyushin)

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There is no indication anyone survived the crash of a plane carrying 92 people, including a military band, Russian officials said.

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With Donald Trump?s unexpected victory comes a new opportunity for donors to curry favor: contributions to the inauguration committee.

Amy Moore and her daughter, Samantha, 6, sat in the balcony for a service at The Plymouth Church in Framingham.

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Church looks to heal after politics, faith collide

An anti-Trump sermon at The Plymouth Church in Framingham leaves hurt feelings and division in the community.

Boy gets jury summons, girl gets jury summons . . .

Melissa Ananias and Peter Butler never expected to find love there. No one ever has.

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Patients in Mass. could get transplants faster if they were allowed to use donor livers from Ga. and S.C. But that idea is not without its critics.

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The controversial documentary series, initially called ?Generation KKK,? was set to debut next month but sparked widespread outcry.

For so many who live in and around Boston, the question this holiday season is whether they should see ?Patriots Day.? Because for them, this is personal.

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?Patriots Day? is not just a movie. It?s personal

There are some who think ?Patriots Day? was produced too soon and others who think it should not have been made at all.

JOB DOC

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This job might be your top priority, but it?s not your contact?s top priority.

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Our favorite holiday tradition: Hotel Christmas

What fun is holiday travel if that?s all we ever did during our time off? And so, a new tradition was born. Behold, Hotel Christmas.

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The wildly popular NORAD Tracks Santa operation is launching its 61st run.

Yvonne Abraham

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The story of Mary and Joseph searching for shelter holds significant resonance this year amid calls for deportations and walls.

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Celebrate the Festival of Lights in the Boston area this weekend.

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Tradition, procrastination, and non-Yule holidays brought a stream of people to tree lots and farm stands Saturday.

Caitlin O?Hara, pictured in 2012, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis on her second birthday. She died Dec. 20 due to complications from a double-lung transplant.

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Caitlin O?Hara, 33, brought compassion to others while she sought a transplant

Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis on her 2nd birthday, O?Hara died of complications from a double-lung transplant five days before Christmas.

Chad Finn

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From a Bill Belichick milestone to a dominant performance, there was a lot to be impressed with Saturday.

Christopher L. Gasper

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It stands to reason that the Patriots won?t have any walkovers in the postseason.

Love Letters

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I don?t want to interfere with his friendship with the groom, but I am having trouble accepting him playing a major role in their wedding after the way I was treated.

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THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE COMMON GOOD

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Americans need to see evidence that their government has answers to the problems that afflict them.

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.

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The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

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One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

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.