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Mayor Walsh?s announcement that the city will renew a push to erect a memorial to King in Boston has set off excitement throughout the city.
Father suspected of killing son, then himself in Foxborough The murder-suicide was carried out by a man who was denied a license to carry a firearm ? yet still managed to find a handgun, officials said.
The estate of Aaron Hernandez has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the NFL and the Patriots after BU said the former football player had CTE.
Hernandez had one documented concussion during Patriots career The Globe reviewed official injury records filed by the team during Aaron Hernandez?s three seasons.
Kim Jong Un ?obviously a madman,? Trump says In a Friday morning tweet, President Trump said the North Korean leader ?will be tested like never before!?
A recap of the president?s busy morning on Twitter Get ready, here?s everything President Donald Trump tweeted about this morning.
Jimmy Kimmel proves TV is no longer a tool merely for distraction Kimmel isn?t just complaining about the health care bill and making jokes about the politicians who support it. He?s crossed over into advocacy.
Mazen exploring run for Tsongas Congressional seat Cambridge City Councilor Nadeem A. Mazen is the state?s highest-profile Muslim elected official.
Weakened Jose remains a pain in New England?s neck The impact from Jose, now a ?post-tropical cyclone,?will slowly begin to wane Friday, but the gusting winds and dangerous rip tides could last into next week.
IndyCar organizer files $15.5 million lawsuit against Boston The failed 2016 IndyCar event caused uproar throughout the city because of questions about its finances and organization.
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A look at Boston?s strengths and weaknesses in several key areas that the company has said are central to how it will decide where to put its second headquarters.
Nestor Ramos
In Seattle, Amazon?s growth defines a city The Amazonians are mostly young, mostly male, and often wearing dress shirts and jeans. Sometimes, they carry bananas.
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.
As Irving stood in the rain in Waltham and waited for help to arrive, several people stopped and offered rides, which resonated with him.
General Catalyst hires its first female managing director Holly Maloney McConnell, who was named one of Forbes? ?30 Under 30? in 2015, will join the firm?s Boston office after seven years as a principal at Waltham?s North Bridge Growth Equity.
On the T, a school system ad with an unfortunate misspelling The ad is one of seven versions in circulation. Another ad is missing a necessary second use of the word ?you?: ?Don?t let anyone tell you can?t do something.?
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The residents of Chicopee may not miss the trademark screech of the C-5A Galaxy military jet, the last of which left Westover Air Reserve Base this month.
?The island went silent,? and Puerto Ricans in Mass. worry Relatives are hoping communication lines, ravaged by Hurricane Maria, are restored soon.
Alex Speier
Here?s how Chris Sale became a 300-strikeout pitcher The rarity of the feat created giddiness, yet also spawned appreciation for the body of work that led to 300 strikeouts in one season.
PETER ABRAHAM
Breaking down a possible Red Sox playoff roster John Farrell acknowledged that the team could keep 12 pitchers and go with a three-man bench.
Books
?I really don?t know what they see in me,? says Patti Smith Smith, who still seems stunned by celebrity, says she?s going to spend the next decade focused on writing.
The texts are coming from inside the house Parents who were initially horrified at the seemingly impersonal communication mode have not only made peace with it - they?re deploying it themselves.
This week in weed Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.
JOAN VENNOCHI
The sheriff from Trumpachusetts If you?re looking to challenge Massachusetts? reputation as a bastion of liberalism, this jail is a good place to start.
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.
To advance precision medicine, NIH turns to long-mistreated communities The agency hopes to recruit more than a half-million people from communities that are wary of clinical research.
John Farrell acknowledged that the team could keep 12 pitchers and go with a three-man bench.
The suit names Mayor Walsh, saying he, ?in a grossly negligent manner, failed to order the implementation of the provisions of Christian?s Law.?
Award-winning garden writer Carol Stocker tells you want to do in the garden this week and suggests shade-tolerant ground covers.
Alaska?s Lisa Murkowski is key to a last-ditch effort to fulfill Republicans? years-long ambition of repealing Obamacare.
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Many tires were harmed in the making of this film.
Pope Francis on Thursday acknowledged the Catholic Church was ?a bit late? in realizing the damage done by priests who rape and molest children, and said that the decades-long practice of moving pedophiles around rather than sanctioning them was to blame.
London?s transport authority said Uber was not ?fit and proper to hold a private hire operator license.?
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Since the mid-1970s, the psychiatrist-artist has shaped dozens of acres of land where he resides in rural Shutesbury. Now, as his health fades, he imagines what it could become.
The veteran British director talks about life, filmmaking, and casting Eddie Izzard in ?Victoria and Abdul.?
The inn has purchased more than 31,000 pounds of produce, worth upward of $118,000, from CBI Farm this year, and Chef Anthony Cole has achieved something unexpected with the bounty: He has made the inn a place where vegetables may be the star culinary attraction.
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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.
