Mass. and N.Y.?s rivalry has extended to biotech

Massachusetts? ambitious 10-year, $1 billion life sciences initiative, announced by Deval Patrick, is winding down just as New York?s initiative to draw businesses to the sector there is launching.

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New York is investing a total of $1.15 billion to boost life sciences, just as Massachusetts? $1 billion initiative begins to wind down.

The transition to Trump

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Neighbors of Donald Trump?s Mar-a-Lago hope he recognizes the threats of rising seas before its too late for his century-old villa, as well as the planet.

FBI Director James Comey (left) walked out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex on Friday.

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Democrats confront FBI chief at closed-door intelligence briefing

For Democrats, James Comey?s answers did not prove very satisfying.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

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Optimism is running through the heart of Trump country. People are confident that their guy is going to deliver on his promises.

One teen dead, another injured, in Chelsea shooting

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the stomach and a 15-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his foot, police said.

Troubled nursing home company hires outside management to improve care

The nursing home chain has been cited by state regulators for serious injuries and deaths in its Massachusetts facilities.

Conductor Thomas Wilkins led a group of amateur musicians in rehearsal at Symphony Hall.

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Four days, three rehearsals, and 100 amateurs at Symphony Hall

?It?s like playing a softball game at Fenway Park,? said one of the eager musicians.

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For some commuters, the new overhead gantries are quietly siphoning more money from their transponder accounts.

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A member of the Somerville Board of Aldermen mentioned the possibility at a meeting earlier this week.

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Republicans in Congress passed a budget that prevents Democrats from using a Senate filibuster to derail a bill annulling and replacing the law.

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After a DNA analysis confirmed it, police arrested the woman who raised the girl on charges of kidnapping and interference with custody.

Celtics

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Celtics 103, Hawks 101

Celtics hold off Hawks

Isaiah Thomas?s jumper with 2.4 seconds left the difference.

Red Sox

PETER ABRAHAM

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He promised to remain with the Sox for the remaining six years of his contract.

Texans at Patriots | Saturday, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_pats3_spts-11106.jpg Pieces of history are at stake here for the Patriots

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Robert Kraft can tie and break some all-time NFL records with this postseason run.

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The Patriots quarterback?s morning routine is pretty average, except for his bauhaus-styled home, immaculate kitchen, and of course, being Tom Brady.

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Michael A. Cohen

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The most disorienting week in American politics just happened. And it could get worse.

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.

Life sciences

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

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.