Higher education prepares for battle on tax plan

Colleges and universities in Mass. and across the country are warning that the GOP?s tax plan could make earning a degree more expensive for students and families.

WBZ-AM?s would-be owner tells employees to re-apply for their jobs

The company acquiring local radio news titan WBZ-AM has also indicated that it does not plan to honor two union contracts.

Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at a protest against President Donald Trump's executive orders restricting immigrants from seven Muslim countries at Copley Square.

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The mayor?s race has a third candidate ? Donald Trump

Trump has served as a useful foil for Mayor Walsh, who gets to define himself in opposition to a president deeply unpopular in Boston ? rather than to an affable city councilor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/8da07f6b0cdb4793be33ab79f29c641f-8da07f6b0cdb4793be33ab79f29c641f-0.jpg On eve of Asia trip, Trump pays visit to Pearl Harbor

Hawaii acted as a sort of midway point on Trump?s trip halfway around the world.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/869518698.jpg Trump campaign adviser met with Russian officials in 2016

Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_TI5KS.jpg Warren?s charge that the Democratic primary was ?rigged? says more about 2020 than 2016

Elizabeth Warren, if she decides to run for president in 2020, is seen by many in the Democratic coalition as the rightful heir to the Sanders army of support.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/7b4760fc96504bca9d229a39a839601f-7b4760fc96504bca9d229a39a839601f-0.jpg Trump?s ?Pocahontas? jab at Warren draws the ire of Native Americans

President Trump?s comment is the latest in a series of recent slights some Native Americans have felt from the Trump administration.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/869761178.jpg Anti-Trump rally planned for Boston Common Saturday

The event, organized by a group called Refuse Fascism, will coincide with 20 like-minded rallies across the United States.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/6023f5d2430a45b5b6c48ba79e318f68-6023f5d2430a45b5b6c48ba79e318f68-0.jpg Las Vegas shooter had lost money, been depressed

Stephen Paddock had lost a ??significant amount of wealth?? since September 2015, which led to ??bouts of depression,? Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said.

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The Old Manse feels really old. And Concordians want it to stay that way.

Locals worry that a proposed visitors center outside the 247-year-old home will forever alter the historic property.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/szymczak_fieldscorner_17.jpg Empty storefront becomes ?chance of a lifetime?

Fields Corner Collaborative contest winner gets a chance to open his restaurant in a vacant retail space on Dorchester Avenue.

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Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito signed a bill that makes it illegal to buy, sell, or offer to sell bump stocks effective immediately.

Boston, MA - 10/25/17 - Anthony Miller (cq) awaits the kindness of strangers opposite South Station on a very rainy day in the city. He says people there are generous, and he feels safe. He stays away from North Station because of the recent violence there at the hands of security company employees, and avoids Copley Square because of a prevalent drug culture. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Evan Horowitz) Topic: (12horowitzpanhandlingmain) panhandling panhandler

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Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Understanding the rules of the street

Those who ?succeed? at panhandling often have a unique set of skills and follow specific rules.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_convention1_met.jpg Funeral directors work to put some life into death

A visit to an annual funeral convention makes clear that the industry is changing rapidly, using technology to usher in a wave of personalized options.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_TY8R5.jpg Netflix boots Kevin Spacey from ?House of Cards?

Netflix says in a statement Friday night that it?s cutting all ties with Spacey, and will not be involved with any further production of ??House of Cards?? that includes him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/5e99257a16ba48bba2e85c8721055cd0-5e99257a16ba48bba2e85c8721055cd0-0.jpg American Repertory Theater swept up in Weinstein probe

The investigation is looking into a $600,000 payment Harvey Weinstein arranged for the ART.

Celtics 101. Thunder 94

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/20a542c59f3f4fbc9e81584aced4a2eb-20a542c59f3f4fbc9e81584aced4a2eb-0.jpg Celtics overtake star-studded Thunder

Al Horford scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half as the Celtics won their seventh straight.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/davis_hogan1_spts.jpg Patriots receivers in desperate need of the bye

Chris Hogan and Danny Amendola are banged up, so a respite is perfect timing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/b570d6ecd1ca444eab2bb7d98681ccbc-b570d6ecd1ca444eab2bb7d98681ccbc-0.jpg Kaepernick?s collusion lawsuit reportedly ensnares Robert Kraft

The quarterback?s accusation of collusion could require the Patriots owner to turn over email and cellphone records.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Eppley_04.jpg This bone marrow recipient just met the Medford donor who saved his life

Jack Eppley, 14, is spending the weekend exploring Boston with his parents and Mike Reilly, the donor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chinning.jpg ?Chinning? phenomenon was started by this Bentley student

At a time when how good you look online seems like a digital currency, Michelle Liu?s sense of humor has resonated with people worldwide.

Boston, MA - 10/25/2017 - Men leave the Gavin House (cq) for the Center for Recovery Services, for additional support, job counseling and vocational services. A partnership between Norfolk County Sheriff Michael Bellotti (cq), Quincy Drug Court Judge Mary Beth Heffernan (cq) and the Gavin Foundation (cq) allows people in drug court, who violate their probation, to be assigned to the foundation's long-term residential treatment centers. Gavin House is located in South Boston. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) Topic: sodrugrehab Reporter: Jill Ramos

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A chance to avoid jail and kick the habit

A new partnership in Norfolk County allows convicted drug addicts who violate their probation to get into a long-term care residence for people in recovery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Rembrandt_Four%20Studies%20Male%20Heads_51951_PR.jpg Harvard receives landmark gift of Dutch drawings

The donation of 330 works ? one of the most important such collections in private hands ? marks the third major Dutch art collection to be given to a Boston-area museum in less than a month.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/Goodman_05wegirlscout06_we.jpg Renovated Waltham museum showcases Girl Scout history

Letters, photos, and diaries from as early as 1912 are on view at the Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-9515.jpg Brandeis cancels play amid protests over racism ? and gets more backlash

The Waltham school postponed a play after some complained the work vilified its black characters ? but then free speech klaxons sounded off.

TALKING SHOP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ks110117_kings_08.jpg Good food at a bowling alley?

Kings wants its customers to pick up a fork, as well as a ball.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner071316BIZ14partners190-6253.jpg Partners HealthCare asks workers to oppose state health care bill

Executives at the state?s largest health network sent e-mails to most of their 73,000 employees, warning about the possible ramifications of the bill.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/blanding072016morrissey3biz.jpg Developer plans tech space for former Globe site in Dorchester

Nordblom Development says it will convert most of the building in Dorchester to industrial and office space, along with restaurants and perhaps a craft brewery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Image%20Tease%20Place%20Holder.png The Season Ticket podcast

Guest host Joe Sullivan welcomes a new Globe columnist, Tara Sullivan, to the show.

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New interior design programs train students to use lighting, acoustics, and fabric to help people with medical conditions.

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