Service workers? union plans deep cuts in organizing

The move could be geared toward spending more on political efforts during the Trump administration.

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The secretary of state will use Wednesday?s remarks to confront Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The retaliation likely will involve covert and public actions, according to officials.

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The measure, before the governor, would primarily target businesses who don?t clear their walkways.

Holden Family

Family of dead hiker struggles with ?deepest grief?

Jack Holden was experienced in the outdoors, but got into trouble on Christmas Eve in the White Mountains.

Stat

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Douglas Melton, a high-profile Harvard researcher in diabetes, has retracted a paper once heralded as a breakthrough.

Women?s March on Washington

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?If I don?t acknowledge who I am and what I stand for, I am suppressing what I am,? said one marcher.

Dave Epstein

Some areas will see snow, others the ol? wintry mix

The first real nor?easter of the season could bring a mixed bag of wintry weather to New England.

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A study found some physicians had not completed training on diagnosing and treating youth-sports-related concussions, despite a state mandate.

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What the future of Obamacare might look like post-election

With the Trump administration talking repeal and reform, here?s what businesses need to know now.

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Carrie Fisher: 1956-2016

Carrie Fisher after accepting the Humanist Hub?s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism earlier this year.

David Braz

Names

That time Carrie Fisher crashed a dinner for Stephen Hawking at Harvard

Fisher was late for her own event because she and Hawking wanted to spend time together.

appreciation

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/GettyImages-607402204.jpg She dazzled most as an unpolished star

Princess Leia wouldn?t have existed without the woman who played her and who had to live a life after the hair buns came off.

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A proposal calls for 20 percent of units in new developments to be set aside as affordable.

Celtics 113, Grizzlies 103

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Gerald Green earned a standing ovation from the TD Garden crowd for his 19-point effort.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

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The one-time phenom, dealt away in the Kevin Garnett trade, got a standing ovation after Tuesday?s stellar performance.

Shutterstock

College-bound? Here?s a refresher on early admission

The college acceptance season is officially under way, as schools have released early admission numbers for the class of 2021.

Team Russia, with flag-bearer Alexander Zubkov, during the opening ceremony at the Sochi Games.

Russia concedes conspiracy, Olympic doping program

Russian sports officials had denied the doping operation?s existence despite a detailed confession.

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An Aaron Hernandez tattoo shows a revolver with five bullets, allegedly for the shots at the South End murder scene, prosecutors say.

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The former Northeastern recruit is celebrating his first NFL touchdown and his birthday.

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Jrolf was known for being a mentor to college students who worked in the newsroom.

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President-elect Donald Trump can ameliorate the effects of the move immediately upon assuming office.

Special reports

special report

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.

Life sciences

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Investigations

The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20160923_SAMentalHealth_312.jpg The San Antonio solution

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.