Aaron Hernandez suffered from advanced Stage 3 CTE, said experts at Boston University who examined his brain.
Boston University CTE Center?s statement on Aaron Hernandez Read the Boston University statement on Aaron Hernandez.
TECH LAB
Should you line up for the new iPhone 8? Or wait for the iPhone X? The iPhone 8 goes on sale Friday, iPhone X in November. Which is worth the wait?
PETER ABRAHAM
Breaking down possible Red Sox playoff roster John Farrell acknowledged that the team could keep 12 pitchers and go with a three-man bench.
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Taking stock of the good, the bad, and the ugly as the Sox head into the final 10 regular-season games.
Opinion | Sam Koppelman
Harvard?s complicity in football injuries Football can cause severe damage to players? mental and physical health.
Pop MUSIC
The best concerts in Boston this fall From Bruno Mars to Guns N? Roses, the rash of great concerts this year does not end in the fall.
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Peabody Essex Museum gains ownership of controversial collection The collection had been the subject of federal warnings over the violation of a law governing the return of sacred objects to native peoples.
CONSUMER ALERT
Will a ?use by? date keep us from throwing out perfectly good food? Changes are coming to the way manufacturers determine freshness.
Miss Conduct
My son disrespected me ? at his wedding I get that weddings aren?t about the parents of the groom, but how do I get over the hurt?
Things to Do
The Weekender: Heroes, knights, legends, and Ed Sheeran The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend
Nestor Ramos
What?s it like to have Amazon based in your city? We went to Seattle to find out The Amazonians are mostly young, mostly male, and often wearing dress shirts and jeans. Sometimes, they carry bananas.
This time, Trump seeks to woo rather than shame Murkowski Alaska?s Lisa Murkowski is key to a last-ditch effort to fulfill Republicans? years-long ambition of repealing Obamacare.
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There have been 37 homicides as of Sept. 17 this year in Boston, compared with 31 during the same period last year.
Trump jokes about ?deplorables? during remarks in N.Y. Trump cracked a joke Thursday about Hillary Clinton?s description of his supporters as ?a basket of deplorables.?
Bicyclist says she didn?t pull over for Arlington police as a protest Karen Cady-Pereira said at the time she viewed her disobedience as a form of protest ? but she didn?t expect the situation to escalate so quickly.
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Relatives are hoping communication lines, ravaged by Hurricane Maria, are restored soon.
Strong winds blow down trees in Back Bay, on Boston Common The tree took down two telephone poles and damaged property and vehicles in the area.
Carman stonewalling insurer over sunken boat, records show An insurance company said Nathan Carman, at the center of a probe into the presumed death of his mother, is refusing to answer questions germane to the sinking.
Mexican navy official: No missing child in collapsed school A high-ranking navy official said Thursday there is no missing child at a collapsed Mexico City school that had become a focus of rescue efforts.
This week in weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.
Editorial
New GOP health care bill: unkind, un-gentle The GOP?s ?last-ditch? health care bill is a dangerous threat to millions of Americans.
Fall Arts preview
A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.
Have an investigative news tip? Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].
SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP
Whistle-blowers at N.H. VA hospital are tip of iceberg In 2016, VA employees filed nearly 2,000 complaints with the Office of Special Counsel ? more than the next four most-complained-about departments combined.
As a scientist, he studied trauma victims. Then he became one Dennis Charney knew more than most about resilience. But after a horrifying shooting, he didn?t know whether it would be enough.
Chris Sale struck out 13 Orioles without walking a single batter, and Red Sox clinched a postseason berth when the Indians defeated the Angels.
?As it turns out, Tom Brady was not the only [GOAT] running wild this past weekend,? Auburn police wrote on their Facebook page.
BOXFORD: One-family Colonial, built in 1999, 3,260 square feet, 9 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, on 262,231-square-foot lot.
A researcher for the study said the results showed that the widespread fear that young people wouldn?t vote was misguided.
The sight of her wiggling fingers early Wednesday became a symbol for the hope that drove thousands of professionals and volunteers to work frantically at dozens of wrecked buildings.
The third edition of HUBweek will feature talks by entrepreneurs, scientists, and journalists.
?Art keeps me away from substance abuse,? said Jeff Ivers, who struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for years.
A two-day symposium puts the focus on women scientists, STEM education for girls and young women, and a host of sharks.
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The Big Picture
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on the 32nd anniversary of the city?s biggest quake that killed thousands.
