The transition to Trump

Sessions says he?d recuse himself from Clinton probes

During his confirmation hearing, Senator Jeff Sessions testified that he would recuse himself from any investigations of Hillary Clinton.

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Senator Sessions had some unusual guests at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday: Four of his grandchildren.

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Khizr Khan is attending Sessions? confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

Man wanted in girlfriend?s slaying allegedly commits suicide

The body of a 38-year-old man accused of murdering his girlfriend in Brockton was found in Braintree.

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The unexpected decision came shortly after a Senate panel report and the Supreme Court declining to hear an appeal from sex trafficking victims in Mass.

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The travel-concierge app developer could add $10 million more in investment cash.

Man, 19, is Boston?s first murder victim of year

The man was shot Monday near the Orchard Gardens community center, which also houses the Boys and Girls Club?s chapter for the neighborhood.

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The Twelfth Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, said it chose Evans for his commitment to the city?s residents.

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Newton, MA., 10/10/17, Crossing guard Anita Sheehan at work on her post on Commonwealth Ave. She says,

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Get ready for a January thaw

By the end of this week, you might be able to see the ground again.

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With her Golden Globe Awards speech, Meryl Streep mounted a defense of Trumplandia?s chief troika of boogeymen: Hollywood. Foreign. Press.

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The granddaughter of the company?s founder donated to a pro-Trump group, which spurred a boycott. And that was just the beginning.

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The rising cost of urban life and a lack of job opportunities for the middle class have mayors nationwide concerned.

Mary Truong said she hopes to serve as an inspiration for the roughly 2,000 refugees who arrive in Massachusetts every year fleeing war and other perils.

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Once a refugee, she welcomes newcomers at an uncertain time

Mary Truong, executive director of the state?s Office for Refugees and Immigrants, hopes her example will help others like her.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin113016PatriotsPractice_Spt25.jpg Bill Belichick liked what he saw from Clemson-Alabama tilt

?I?d say there were a lot of good football players on that field,? he said. ?Some of them I knew about. Some of whom I need to find out more about.?

Perspective | Magazine

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Whether you?re celebrating your fifth date or 50th anniversary, this advice will serve you well.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/kimmelaffleck-5557.JPG Ben Affleck jokingly complains about Casey not thanking him at Golden Globes

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel?s show Monday, Ben, in mock outrage, said he was ?a little taken aback? that Casey didn?t give him a shout-out from the stage.

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Five Globe sports writers vote in the election. See how they cast their ballots for the Class of 2017.

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What?s the deal with Conan O?Brien?s show? Is it being downsized or not?

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Opinion | Donald K. Stern

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In reviewing his record, the confirmation hearings should also clarify the role of attorney general.

Special reports

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A tale of young love drove a son on an eye-opening journey. And in the process, a musical legacy that was all but lost has been found, and a life revealed.

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Investigations

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.