House passes sweeping GOP tax cut plan

The House approved a nearly $1.5 trillion GOP overhaul of business and personal taxes as the Senate version encounters fresh problems.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-3518.jpg It?s ?Groundhog Day? for Republicans and health care

Congressional Republicans are desperate to pass their tax cut plan.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_HUBabbyjohnsonbloomberg3_met[1].jpg Fidelity?s CEO physically moved her office so she could keep an eye out on harassment

Among other measures, she has moved her office to keep a watchful eye on portfolio managers, research analysts, and traders.

This Chilmark home where the Obamas have vacationed is on the market for $17.75 million.

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Former Obama rental on Martha?s Vineyard is for sale

One of the deluxe, super-private homes that the Obamas stayed in during their vacation is for sale ? and it?s not cheap.

Senator Al Franken, a Minnesota Democrat, was accused of aggressive behavior during a 2006 USO tour.

California newscaster says Senator Al Franken groped her

Leeann Tweeden said the former comedian also forcefully kissed her during a 2006 USO tour.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/7db9f6b8b3694d2aa3216967ca414152-172ba95c696d496bac80ed65ac8b5f09-0.jpg Roy Moore: ?McConnell and his cronies? are trying to steal Senate election

In remarks on Thursday afternoon, the US Senate candidate from Alabama said that recent accusations against him are ?untrue.?

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The jury said Thursday they reviewed the evidence ??slowly and thoroughly and in great detail?? but remained deadlocked.

?Salvator Mundi,? a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

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Stunning price for da Vinci has raised concerns among some art experts

One expert said there are mixed opinions in the art history community on the painting?s authenticity.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_gilpin4_met.jpg On first day, State Police boss orders probe into altered report

Colonel Kerry Gilpin has launched an investigation into troopers being ordered to revise written reports about the arrest of a judge?s daughter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/Clipboard-2134.jpg Pentagon accidentally retweets post urging Trump to resign

Without mentioning the content of the original tweet, a Pentagon spokesman, Col. Rob Manning, said it ??would not be endorsed by the Department of Defense.??

Daniel Flores in February.

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Red Sox prospect had very rare, aggressive cancer

Daniel Flores?s death certificate indicated he had metastatic choriocarcinoma, a type of cancer that represents less than 1 percent of all testicular cancer cases.

//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

Globe Celtics reporter Adam Himmelsbach joins Chris Gasper to discuss the showdown with the Warriors, positionless basketball, and rookie Jayson Tatum.

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DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 11: Sergio Dipp talks into a microphone during the game between the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Chargers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 11, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

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Sergio Dipp resurfaces this weekend with Patriots coverage

The ESPN reporter made an unforgettable debut on the ?Monday Night Football? sideline in Week 1.

Scott Boras at Jacoby Ellsbury?s introductory press conference at Yankee Stadium in December, 2013.

Alex Speier

Dave Dombrowski moves quick, Scott Boras waits. Is there middle ground?

The Boras Factor hovers over the offseason landscape for both Major League Baseball as a whole and the Red Sox in particular.

Doris Toohey, 85, walked down the stairs at her condo in Brighton with her dog, Bonnie.

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Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Thanks to a billionaire, 85-year-old can avoid the stairs

Doris Toohey will move into a suite at the spiffy new Marriott Residence Inn in Watertown until her building?s elevators are repaired.

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In two Navy pilots ? one white, one black ? a parable for our times

Tom Hudner has left this earth, leaving an example this nation sorely needs ? about decency, about loyalty, about service, about equality, about empathy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_juul1_met.jpg ?Juuling?: The most widespread phenomenon you?ve never heard of

A sleek, relatively new vaping device called a ?Juul? has school administrators sending warning e-mails home.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/harvard150-5326.jpg Harvard sophomore gets book deal

This Harvard University sophomore didn?t get a seat on the Cambridge City Council. But she did land a book deal.

Tech Lab

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/best-invent-cover.jpg Jibo, the Boston-born home robot, is ready for its closeup

The robot can identify specific individuals and address them by name, rotate on its base to face someone who?s speaking to it, and shoot photographs on command.

Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck is Batman, and Ezra Miller is The Flash in ?Justice League.?

Movie Review | ? ?

A dull villain imperils ?Justice League?

?Justice League? is an improvement over 2016?s ?Batman v Superman,? but only in the sense that a sinus headache is preferable to a migraine.

Croix, a 9-week-old puppy rescued after Hurricane Maria, is recovering at her new home in Attleboro.

This puppy was left for dead after Maria. An Attleboro woman rescued her

Jessica Childs knew she had to take the dog home ? if it survived the night.

Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ben Affleck as Batman, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in ?Justice League.?

Things to Do | The Weekender

Tweaks to ?Caesar?; nods to Belgium; Letters to Cleo

What to see and do between now and Monday.

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Magazine | A nonfiction novella

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/muck1105altimage-2940[1].jpg He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble

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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Opinion | Ally Shwed

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/endow_web.jpg A taxing worry for colleges

Wealthy Massachusetts universities are anxious about a GOP plan to tax their endowments.

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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/2011-2020/2017/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Pancreatic%20cancer.jpg Pancreatic cancer is often deadly, but new discoveries are raising hope

The discoveries offer new insight into the causes and progression of the disease.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.