Look out, wealthy Boston suburbs: Here comes the GOP tax bill

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There?s increasing concern the tax bill would hurt a key slice of the local economy: Well-paid, white-collar, suburban families.

A change in operating hours could mean more changes to bus routes next fall.

Boston School Committee approves new start times

Officials planned to disclose what the new hours of operation would be at individual schools Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_UX5XW.jpg Why Trump?s decision to recognize Jerusalem is a big deal

The fate of Jerusalem has been one of the key sticking points in the larger negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/3276-f684ea6615059f2e5569fa40f030f6e6.png Research on the world?s deadliest microbes will soon begin at a Boston lab

BU?s high-security laboratory received final approval to start research on the deadly microbes, ending a decade and a half of controversy.

In this Nov. 10, 2017 image, a monolith listing the names, dates and rationale for the lynching of African-American residents rests in the foreground of a photograph of a burning Ku Klux Klan cross on display in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss. The monolith is one of several that line this gallery with the documented lynchings. Room has been left for updating as needed. This facility is adjacent to the newly built Museum of Mississippi History, that documents the state's rich history and the diversity of its people. Work crews and archivists are putting the final touches on the two museums set to open Dec. 9. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Black lawmakers may skip museum opening in protest of Trump

Black lawmakers, including John Lewis, may skip their scheduled appearance at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum now that President Trump is planning to go.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Rex_Samesex_marriage_campaigner_in_9263385O.jpg Australian Parliament legalizes same-sex marriage

The Australian Parliament voted on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/71c85d9f848747fa87b0fb87abdd7d32-71c85d9f848747fa87b0fb87abdd7d32-0.jpg Trump pushes LePage to oppose King in Maine Senate race

President Donald Trump is encouraging bombastic Maine Governor Paul LePage to run for the US Senate.

Harriette Chandler is a liberal Democrat and turns 80 this month.

The acting Senate president has a PhD and MBA and won 24 straight elections

Hardly anyone outside her Worcester district had heard of Harriette L. Chandler until she was chosen as acting president.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/HEALTH_NOMINEE_3.jpg Franken plans announcement Thursday amid calls to resign

At least 20 Democratic senators, including Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, called for the Minnesota senator to step down.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/bray-6138.jpg 4G networks hit the afterburners

How fast is your broadband connection? Today, that partly depends on whether you are surfing the Internet in your living room or out on the street.

Salem restaurant?s abrupt closing threatens annual children?s Christmas fundraiser

?We have some desperately poor kids,? said Brendan Walsh, a board member of the Salem Children?s Charity, that relies on the fund-raiser to assist children in need.

3 young men shot, one fatally, in Mission Hill

The shooting occurred about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday just blocks from the Roxbury Crossing MBTA station.

Dan Bailey (left) and David Aiken are among neighborhood residents who would like to see a larger development.

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Not NIMBY, but YIMBY: opponents say East Boston retail project is too small

Demand for housing and development has given way to a growing Yes In My Backyard movement aimed at encouraging higher-density projects.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/StormTotalSnowWeb1-11175.png Here?s how much snow we could get this weekend

Massachusetts could gets its first inches of snowfall of the season this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/senter0001.jpg How bookstores rescued themselves

Not so long ago it looked as if they would become another victim of digital disruption. Then they engineered a remarkable comeback.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_UX4OW.jpg LA commuters drove by fiery slopes in the midst of the Calif. wildfire

A section of the highway was closed on Wednesday after flames exploded on the slopes and destroyed four Bel-Air homes.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/pennsylvania-2289.jpg ?I don?t like men?: Lawmaker halts meeting after male colleague touches his arm

A conservative Pennsylvania state lawmaker interrupted a meeting to berate his Democratic counterpart.

Boston, MA: 12-06-17: The Mavericks Dennis Smith Jr. (left) and the Celtics Kyrie Irving (11) had an incident under the basket in the first quarter that saw both get technical fouls called on them. Boston's Jayson Tatum (0), moves in to pull Irving away. The Boston Celtics hosted the Dallas Mavericks in a regular season NBA basketball game at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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CELTICS 97, MAVERICKS 90

Usual stars, unlikely standouts lift shorthanded Celtics

Shane Larkin and Daniel Theis were key off the bench in helping Boston to its fourth straight win.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-3362.jpg Her ex is up for a ?booty call,? but she wants more

They split over her drinking, and now he says he can?t commit to more than dinner and hooking up.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Walker_120617_07Bethenny_5668x.jpg Enthusiastic welcome for Frankel at women?s conference

Bethenny Frankel, a reality TV personality and founder of the brand Skinnygirl, was one of the conference?s speakers Wednesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_120617_07steinham_6249x.jpg Gloria Steinem calls Trump the ?sexual harasser in chief?

The outspoken feminist made the remarks Wednesday on the opening night of the Massachusetts Conference for Women at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Movie Review | ? ? ? ?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/108fd8d3fffa43cd98c31a63c200b56f-108fd8d3fffa43cd98c31a63c200b56f-0.jpg ?The Shape of Water? is a bold, romantic masterpiece

The Guillermo del Toro film stars Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaning lady who falls for an imprisoned creature from the deep.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Osean_names05_arts.jpg Take a look inside Jay Leno?s multimillion-dollar Newport, R.I., mansion

The comedian paid $13.5 million for an oceanfront estate that was on the market for $19 million a few years ago.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Clipboard-6365.jpg Matt Damon went Christmas tree shopping in Belmont

The Cambridge native was seen shopping with his nephew and brother, Kyle Damon, who is a regular at the Lions Club tree and wreath sale.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_RR4E3.jpg Morrissey cancels show at the Orpheum

The former Smiths singer has made this something of a habit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/07holiday_digital.jpg As harassment allegations swirl, employers cut back on booze at office parties

This probably isn?t the year for mistletoe and an open bar.

Why do Globe Santa donors give?

Globe Santa has brought a smile to a child?s face on Christmas morning nearly 3 million times since 1956, because over those decades donors have given close to $50 million to provide toys, books, and games to go under the tree.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_caron1_spts.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

Longtime NESN sportscaster Tom Caron joins guest host Steve Safran from the Globies, the Globe?s sports award ceremony.

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Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/PlusMonuments.jpg Donald Trump?s unprecedented assault on Mother Nature

Donald Trump?s decision to slash the size of two national monuments in Utah is an affront to anyone who cares about preserving the natural habitat.

Newsletters

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Coming soon: Opinion columnist Michael Cohen takes a no-holds-barred look at the current political moment. Sign up now.

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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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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Holiday Arts Preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Holiday%20Arts%20preview%20web150-5211.jpg The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season

?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/2011-2020/2017/12/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Goldwater.jpg Experts challenge ban on psychiatrists discussing politicians? mental health

The prohibition is ?premised on dubious scientific assumptions,? researchers concluded.

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.