Red Sox prospect Daniel Flores, 17, dies of cancer

Red Sox catching prospect Daniel Flores.

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The highly regarded catcher was receiving treatment in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/main0806felger.jpg Michael Felger on Roy Halladay?s death: ?He got what he deserved?

The 98.5 sports talk show host is facing backlash after he ranted about the pitcher?s death.

SEASON TICKET PODCAST

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The former Patriots star joined Chris Gasper to talk about a range of topics Wednesday.

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Women channel political angst into election success

After a year of indignities, women this week made dramatic strides in municipal elections across the country.

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Martin J. Walsh dominated much of the city, but Tito Jackson had strongholds in Roxbury and parts of Jamaica Plain.

Ed Gillespie, an adviser in the George W. Bush White House and former chairman of the national party, was soundly defeated in the Virginia governor?s race Tuesday.

Do Tuesday?s GOP losses prove Trump?s politics don?t work for everyone?

Ed Gillespie?s candidacy tested whether President Trump?s playbook of explicit appeals to racial resentment could spell victory in a key swing state.

Ground Game

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A round-up of some other buzzworthy results from elections around the country on Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_first5_met-9699-ksLE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Retired Watertown fire Chief Mario Orangio dies

Mr. Orangio was appointed fire chief in 2004 at the age of 37, making him the youngest in the town?s history.

The latest report on double-booked surgeries was based on a study of cases at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Growing wave of research weighs in on double-booked surgeries

Atlanta researchers found that surgeons can safely run two operations at once, the latest medical study in the wake of a Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on the issue.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/0abc6e24-c476-11e7-afe9-4f60b5a6c4a0.jpg The $2 billion man? Trump official ?lied? to get on Forbes list

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exaggerated his wealth to make the list of richest Americans, the magazine said.

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The executive?s statement comes as some worry the White House is trying to put pressure on CNN, the news network owned by Time Warner.

Former Channel 5 anchor Heather Unruh described her son as ?a very strong young man. He does his best to deal with it, but it?s always there.?

Heather Unruh says Kevin Spacey assaulted her son

Fighting back tears, the former Channel 5 anchor told reporters that actor Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son last year at a Nantucket bar.

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Prosecutors would need to prove their case beyond doubt and accusers would be under intense focus.

CELTICS 107, LAKERS 96

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Aron Baynes had 21 points and Marcus Morris added 18 as the Celtics dismissed the Lakers.

BRUINS INSTANT ANALYSIS

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The Bruins allowed three goals in the first period and couldn?t recover.

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The city of Newton is at war ? over leaf blowers

With fall leaf cleanup in full swing in a suburb that prizes both pristine lawns and tranquility, incensed neighbors are turning on one another.

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Ronald O?Hanley withdrew from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1983 after admitting to plagiarism as editor-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review.

yvonne abraham

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With a little forethought, it?s possible to both work with women and avoid sexually harassing them.

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The former president shook hands with other would-be jurors inside the jury assembly room and signed copies of his books.

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Ron Shaich will step down as chief executive of Panera and serve as chairman of the combined company.

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The company has begun placing symbols next to hotels and resorts that have been identified as locations of sexual assault and other major concerns.

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Berklee College students reported being assaulted, groped, or pressured into sex with their teachers, at least three of whom were allowed to quietly leave, according to court documents and interviews.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_sb2N_spts-11139.jpg Jerry Jones is said to hire high-profile lawyer to block Roger Goodell?s contract

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has escalated his feud with the NFL commissioner.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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EDITORIAL

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The Justice Department and the FBI should work with the military to bring data sharing policies into the 21st century.

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].

The Amazon bid

newsroom commentary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/drone-5771.jpg Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Off%20the%20charts.jpg An elderly doctor was struggling. I spoke up. Then came the ?snitch guilt?

Patients complained that he wasn?t polite, that he wasn?t professional. I made flimsy excuses for him. Finally, I had to speak up.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.