Uncertainty looms over state Senate as probe awaits

President Stan Rosenberg has, for now, stepped aside after claims his husband sexually harassed four men. He will be replaced by majority leader Harriette Chandler.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-11060.jpg Stan Rosenberg?s move isn?t enough

The bottom line is that any investigation involving the state Senate will have zero credibility with the vast majority of the public.

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The Metropolitan Mayors Coalition is expected to unveil the agreement on Tuesday.

Graduate students, including those at UMass Amherst, could see a tax hike under the GOP plan.

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Graduate students would pay a price under GOP tax plan

The bottom line: An advanced degree would be significantly more expensive.

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A Florida woman who says she dated Moore in 1981 recently found a high school graduation card she says he gave her.

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Only two justices objected to letting the ban stand as the case makes its way through the courts.

On Monday afternoon, the wait at a CVS MinuteClinic in Porter Square was about an hour and 15 minutes.

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CVS wants to become your main stop for health care

The pharmacy giant has a bold strategy to use its merger with Aetna to remake the industry, but lots of questions remain.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_kevin_mccaskill.jpg Attempt to turn around troubled city school hits another snag

Kevin McCaskill is the latest top official at Madison Park to fall under scrutiny.

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UPS is now scheduling some drivers for up to 70 hours over eight days, and the Teamsters aren?t happy.

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Hip surgery patients were nearly twice as likely to suffer serious complications when their surgeon ran two operating rooms at once.

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Ferocious winds made the blaze explode to more than 40 square miles in just hours.

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If you?re trying to fight yesterday?s cyber attacks, you?ve already failed

Fighting hackers is a full-time job, which is why one local university is developing a new cyber-security program.

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Keene, N.H., police officer Steve Tenney (right) plays with Sloan St. James, the baby who received part of his liver. At left in the child?s Bourne kitchen are her mother, Sarah, and father, Chris.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

A very sick girl finds an unlikely savior

A police officer from New Hampshire stepped forward to save the life of a child he?d never met.

Shoppers filled the SoWa winter festival on Sunday in Boston?s South End. SoWa has partnered with Globe Santa to raise funds for gifts for underprivileged children.

Globe Santa

Father of three faces tall order this Christmas

The man is working full time in a low-wage job and anxiously awaiting the arrival of his wife here in the United States.

Rob Gronkowski was called for a penalty four time on Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Don?t try to defend Gronk, Pats fans

The big tight end?s admittedly cheap hit was inexcusable and deserved a one-game suspension. There. Was that so hard?

The Celtics? Kyrie Irving (right) drove on the Bucks? Eric Bledsoe in the first half.

Celtics 111, Bucks 100

Once again, Celtics are guided by Kyrie Irving (32 points)

Irving held up his end of the bargain in a showdown with a fellow MVP candidate, Milwaukee?s Giannis Antetokounmpo (40 points).

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_Courneen1_met.jpg A veteran and her husband are embarking on a new fight

Alexis Courneen was just 19 and only weeks out of Coast Guard boot camp when her life changed in an instant.

The Fine Print | Sean P. Murphy

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Condo owners want to know why certain services are provided to single-family home owners but not to them.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/04506454.jpg A ?layaway angel? made Christmas for one R.I. family

The parents say they wish they could thank the person who paid off their tab at a Toys R Us store.

Joe Biden spoke on stage with journalist and former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw at the Wilbur Theater on Monday.

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Joe Biden sits down with Tom Brokaw at the Wilbur Theater

The former vice president is on what he calls the American Promise Tour.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_trump_billy_bush.jpg Billy Bush to Donald Trump: ?That?s your voice on the tape?

The former ?Access Hollywood? host spoke to Stephen Colbert Monday in the wake of his opinion piece for The New York Times.

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The boy?s heart condition has made the late-night host an unlikely player in American politics.

Names

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Seafair comes with a pool, carriage house, terraces, gardens, a tennis court, and a private beach.

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A new book highlights key figures who came to Halifax?s aid after a devastating explosion in the city.

STAT

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A study of about 350 children battling ADHD found kids who played the game saw significant improvements on metrics.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_target4_biz.jpg The Boston area is getting two new small-format Targets

Target plans to open the stores in Cambridge?s Porter Square and Burlington next year, the retailer announced Monday.

The future USS Michael Monsoor passes Fort Popham travels down the Kennebec River as it heads out to sea for trials, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Phippsburg, Maine. The ship is the second in the stealthy Zumwalt class of destroyers. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Navy?s second stealthy destroyer heads out to sea for initial trials

The second in the US Navy stealthy Zumwalt class of destroyers headed out to sea for the first time on Monday, departing from the Bath Iron Works in Maine for trials.

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Guest host Chad Finn and NFL reporter Ben Volin unpack the Patriots? eighth straight victory, which came over the Bills on Sunday.

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The GOP is countering the so-called Fix NICS legislation by broadening the scope of concealed-carry permits.

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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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Holiday Arts Preview

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?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Infertility.jpg Investors see big money in infertility. And they?re transforming the industry

The new push: Get healthy young women to start worrying about their future fertility now ? and to pay for pricey tests and services.

Crossword

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