Aaron Hernandez?s brain was severely afflicted by CTE

Dr. Ann McKee announced her findings on her examination of the brain of Aaron Hernandez.

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A BU researcher offered more insight into the troubled former Patriots star?s brain, saying his severe CTE would have likely caused problems with impulse control, aggression, and emotional volatility.

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Mike Gorman, longtime voice of the Boston Celtics, joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the Celtics? 10-game winning streak.

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CHAD FINN

Michael Felger deserves a suspension for Roy Halladay comments

The Sports Hub host?s rant, while insensitive, was perfectly in keeping with the sports-talk formula.

Joe Bagley, the city?s archeologist, expected to find a trove of 19th-century artifacts in the North End ? not a window into Boston as it existed nearly two centuries before that.

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North End archaeological dig finds 1600s artifacts

?They?ve got glassware that would make Liberace blush,? said an archeologist of the excavation near the Paul Revere House.

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Governor Baker?s administration is launching a review after a trooper was ordered to delete information from an arrest report involving a judge?s daughter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chris.jpg A BU grad student wrote a paper about Kim Kardashian ? and she loved it

The reality TV star ? who has nearly 57 million Twitter followers ? re-tweeted a photo of the student?s paper, adding, ?Wow this is so cool!!!?

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Authorities have closed a New York City pre-school after the toddler died from what his family says was an allergic reaction after being fed a grilled cheese sandwich.

Heather Unruh once delivered the news. Now, she makes it

In 15 years at WCVB, Unruh reported plenty of heart-wrenching stories, but had always stifled displays of raw emotion. Not this time.

Buzzsaw

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I find that the more I think about the question of which artists to banish from my life, the muddier the answer gets.

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A second day of attacks by unknown cyberassailants left bostonglobe.com and the company?s other sites unavailable for parts of the day.

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Louis C.K. crossed a line into sexual misconduct, five women say

After years of unsubstantiated rumors about Louis C.K., women are coming forward to describe what they experienced.

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An Alabama woman says the US Senate candidate made inappropriate advances and had sexual contact with her when she was 14.

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?Take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult carpenter. They became parents of Jesus,? Alabama?s state auditor said.

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Bennett will return to New England, where he spent the 2016 season and won a Super Bowl.

The home on Clinton Road where two elderly sisters lived.

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Woman who lived in Brookline home with sister?s corpse wants property demolished

The body of the woman?s younger sister was found lying underneath a kitchen table by a relative late last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_pot3_met-001.jpg Marijuana activists, companies clash over recreational rules

A controversial policy memo circulated by dispensaries drew accusations of racism and protectionism.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren walked back her explosive comments, telling a Massachusetts newspaper this week that the process was ?fair.?

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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The Senate plan preserves the current ? and very popular ? mortgage interest deduction, while doing away with the writeoff for state and local taxes.

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Managers at President Trump?s upscale club attested there weren?t enough Americans qualified, willing, and available to do the work.

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Members of the Red Sox organization who?d grown close to the highly regarded catcher, who was receiving treatment in Boston, were reeling while trying to process their grief.

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The audit points to faulty record-keeping, lack of discipline, and a poor understanding among officials of the campus?s major construction projects.

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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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New Jersey and Maine also had something to say about this bitter era.

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The Amazon bid

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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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Desperate to persuade young doctors to settle in rural areas, medical schools, hospitals, and state legislators are getting creative.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Real Estate

Installing smart-home technology in an old house? It?s a lot easier ? now

In fact, smart-home technology is advancing so rapidly that houses only recently considered a formidable challenge for this technology can now be fitted with any number of remote and automated functions.