Tito Jackson?s record steeped in advocacy

Tito Jackson was sworn in as a city councilor in 2011. He has a reputation for calling out the powerful.

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Council historians stressed there is nothing unusual about Jackson?s limited record: Most of the substantive legislation the council votes on originates with the mayor.

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President Trump said players who kneel during the national anthem should be ?fired,? prompting responses from the NFL and the players union.

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LeBron James called the president a ?bum? in his response, and Patriots safety Devin McCourty also added his thoughts.

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The club announced the decision hours after the president tweeted he was withdrawing the invitation.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks with a reporter as she arrives for a vote at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Top Senate Republicans say their last-ditch push to uproot former President Barack Obama's health care law is gaining momentum. Murkowski opposed the previous GOP health care attempt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump keeps up the pressure on GOP holdouts in health bill

President Trump on Saturday tried to sway two Republican holdouts on the party?s last-ditch health care hope.

Robert Ferriere (left) of Groton, N.H., got consolation from his old pastor, Anthony Scalfani, after a memorial service for Pamela Ferriere on Saturday at the Rumney Baptist Church in Rumney, N.H.

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Family remembers N.H. woman killed in hospital shooting

Mourners gathered Saturday to celebrate what they call Pamela Ferriere?s kindness, devotion to faith, and radiant smile.

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The aftershock toppled already damaged homes and a highway bridge and caused new alarm across the country.

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An imperiled dam in northwest Puerto Rico was cracked but had not burst by Saturday.

A taste of summer over this first week of autumn

The warm weather is expected to last most of the week, until a cold front hits Thursday.

The scene of a murder-suicide in Foxborough on Friday. William Scaccia, 49, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, along with his young son Anthony Scaccia.

?You have not seen how evil I can be.?

An Army veteran who police say killed himself and his son had repeatedly faced gun charges and been arrested as recently as last week.

Eight- and nine-year-old Pop Warner football players practice in Pflugerville, Texas in 2015.

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Yvonne Abraham

Football takes more hits

It has been a horrendous week for football. So what are parents, cheering on their helmeted kids on brisk autumn afternoons, to do?

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/06218835.jpg There?s still a lot we don?t know about CTE. Aaron Hernandez is the latest example

No straight-line correlation has been made between playing football and developing neurological issues.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper-13015.jpg Tom Brady is proof that it?s not when you start playing football, but how you develop that matters

That?s right, Brady never played Pop Warner football.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_checkers3_met.jpg The fare police are in full swing on the commuter rail

The commuter-rail operator began running spot ticket checks this month on random trains.

ty burr

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Call it Cineshame ? the trauma that happens when an inappropriate scene pops up in movie you?re watching with a parent or child.

Names

Congressman Seth Moulton weds Liz Boardman

The couple got hitched in Marblehead.

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros hits a two-run home run against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on September 8, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

NICK CAFARDO I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

The case for Jose Altuve as AL MVP, and a look at all the contenders

Altuve?s .346 batting average, 32 steals, 24 homers, and .964 OPS make him the clear favorite.

Children?s Service of Roxbury attempted to break the Guinness World Record by creating the world?s largest human peace sign on Boston Common. The official count was 1682 people, falling short of the record.

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On the Common, gathering together as a symbol for peace

People gathered on Boston Common to attempt to set a world record for the largest human peace symbol.

GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_boswash18_spts-001.jpg Kelly Olynyk did not want to leave Boston. Then, Gordon Hayward became a Celtic

It?s a new beginning in Miami for Olynyk, who had his share of moments with the Celtics ? highs and lows.

Fall TV Preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/heronew[1].jpg Sexy, savvy, and full of laughs: 8 new TV shows not to miss

From a ?Will & Grace? update to a Margaret Atwood adaptation, these new shows have promise.

A view from Mount Greylock, the state?s highest peak and fictional home of J.K. Rowling?s Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The muse in the mountains: Berkshire hills provide inspiration

We recently decided to explore two particular places that have influenced some prominent writers: Mount Greylock, in 1898 the very first state park established by the legislature, and Monument Mountain.

Newsletters

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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.

Opinion & Ideas

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/dante-3190.jpeg Facebook needs more human eyeballs

We act as if tech companies are powerless to stop running dubious ads, but they?re not.

Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

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A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

Confidential tips

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_080417_05vapic_3390x.jpg 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.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/22/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/All%20of%20Us.jpg 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.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.