How the 1967 mayoral race changed Boston

Louise Day Hicks and Kevin White met before a debate on Oct. 30, 1967.

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In the 1967 mayoral election, the future and image of Boston seemed at stake ? and they were.

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The deaths of four soldiers this month have sparked wider debate about the civilian-military divide in the United States.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_Funeral_for_Sergeant_La_David_Jo_9165851A.jpg Funeral held for US soldier at center of Trump fight

??It hasn?t hit me yet, I haven?t had time to grieve,?? said US Army Sgt. La David Johnson?s sister.

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President Trump said in a tweet Saturday that he would allow the release of thousands of never publicly seen documents on President John Kennedy?s assassination.

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President Trump is portraying the Islamic State group?s ouster from its Syrian stronghold as a milestone in the US fight against terrorism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/862155696.jpg Adopting role of elder statesman, McCain is a repeated critic of Trumpism

Senator John McCain has spoken more than once in recent months against President Trump.

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Former White House adviser Steve Bannon on Friday depicted former President George W. Bush as bumbling and inept, faulting him for presiding over a ?destructive? presidency during his time in the White House.

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ESPN?s Jemele Hill: ?I deserved that suspension?

ESPN suspended Hill after she waded into the national anthem controversy, suggesting that fans could boycott advertisers associated with the Cowboys.

Maine wardens offer $2,500 for information on shooting of bald eagle

The bird was discovered badly wounded on Oct. 13 in Penobscot County in Maine.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/30/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/RinaldiPR04.jpg The trials of reporting from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Getting to Puerto Rico was hard. Getting around, staying over, and getting off the island? Even harder.

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The NAACP turned to an insider Saturday to help bring the nation?s oldest civil rights organization back to prominence.

Family of Winthrop man slain in 1994 files $60 million suit against US government

The family of a Winthrop man who was fatally shot by a reputed mob associate in 1994 filed a $60 million wrongful death lawsuit Friday.

Houston, Feb. 5, 2017 - New England Patriots middle linebacker Dont'a Hightower (54) makes a key turnover knocking the ball out of the hand of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during the fourth quarter at NRG Stadium in the Super Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston on Feb. 5, 2017. Barry Chin / Globe staff.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

There is no way for the Falcons to live down the Super Bowl

Their visit to Foxborough only underscores what happened against the Patriots the last time they played.

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The escalating confrontation over Catalonia?s independence drive took its most serious turn Saturday.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-9286.jpg How rage over a woman?s anti-cop Facebook post killed a Lynn coffee shop

It?s not enough to just disagree with somebody who says something some find odious. No, angry mobs must be set upon them, to destroy their lives.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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Winning a football championship is usually more survival of the fittest than building the best team.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

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They have the young talent and payroll flexibility to be a successful team for years to come.

Bob Ryan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ryan90-13485.png A few thoughts in the wake of the Gordon Hayward injury

There is no reason to think the Celtics still can?t be decent and entertaining.

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The Red Sox could face competition for Cora, whom they have interviewed for their manager job.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/679827340.jpg A conversation with Carolina Martinez on Pedro, charity work, and more

The former Red Sox star and his wife will host the Pedro Martinez Charity Gala on Nov. 3.

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2015 file photo, Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program

Fox News host Bill O?Reilly agreed to extraordinarily large settlement in harassment case

Last January, Bill O?Reilly struck a $32 million agreement to settle sexual harassment allegations against him.

Crewmembers passed under the Western Avenue Bridge on Saturday.

John Tlumacki/Globe staff

Photos: Head of the Charles Regatta gets underway

The annual festival kicked off Saturday in Cambridge.

Boston's Amazon bid

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As part of their pitches to Amazon for their $5 billion second headquarters, a number of cities are boasting of their charms in slick videos.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0713_McGhee_002-1823655.jpg Andy McGhee, 89, big band saxophonist who taught at Berklee

Mr. McGhee played with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Woody Herman.

My first home

Free pizza and our own slice of life

Try running the hair dryer and the microwave at the same time and a fuse would blow ? in the first-floor apartment.

Amarillo, TX

Ideas | Matthew Muspratt

What I saw traveling across America in Google Street View

It?s one thing to read about our national fracture. It?s another to actually see it.

Season Ticket Podcast

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Broadcaster Al Michaels is on the call for this week?s Sunday Night Football game between the Patriots and Falcons.

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The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not ?up to our standards,? but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.

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In scores of cities and states, residents learned something about their local governments as scores submitted bids for Amazon?s headquarters.

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The Amazon bid

newsroom commentary

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An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

STAT

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Without Dr. Pablo Juan Ross the groundbreaking creation of a part-human, part-animal chimera might not have been possible.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Real Estate

What is it like to live in Windsor?

The town Nathaniel Hawthorne once described as a ?bare, bleak spot fit, for nothing but sheep?? is still largely off the grid (broadband is available only in town buildings).