The bigot in the stands, and other stories

?There are still bigots in Boston as there are everywhere. But we cannot condone this offensive behavior in any form. Rather, we must condemn it in no uncertain terms. When will we all protect the rights of every human being to exist and live in peace?? ? Richard A. Wilson

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After spending his first seven months in the hospital, Judah is heading home for the holidays

Born dangerously premature at 26 weeks, Judah finally gets to be home with mom and dad?and just in time for Santa.

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Regulators also approved measures to help small businesses and minorities enter the marijuana industry.

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Alabama may not have that many rabbis. How hard would it be to find the one who befriended Roy Moore and his wife?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-485195168.jpg This time, Alabama sent Trump a different message. Will he listen?

Alabama showed President Trump the path to victory early in his campaign. A year into his presidency, the state warned of looming failures.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/hewitt.jpg Three schools sever ties with influential musician amid abuse allegations

Eric Alexander Hewitt, a leader in Boston?s contemporary classical music scene, was let go amid a Globe investigation of alleged sexual improprieties.

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Four women described a pattern of violent sexual behavior by Simmons, and three of the women said he raped them. Simmons denied the allegations.

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After spending his first seven months in the hospital, Judah is heading home for the holidays

Born dangerously premature at 26 weeks, Judah finally gets to be home with mom and dad?and just in time for Santa.

This content was produced by Boston Globe Media in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of The Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Office towers made for dark canyons downtown around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday.

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It?s 4:11 p.m. Do you know where your daylight went?

A reporter battles SAD and meets the man who might be the cure for the 4:11 sunset.

CELTICS 124, NUGGETS 118

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_bosden4_spts.jpg Kyrie Irving helps Celtics get past Nuggets

Kyrie Irving had 33 points in 32 minutes and Jaylen Brown added 26 points as the Celtics held off the Nuggets at TD Garden.

Christopher Muther

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George and Amal Clooney gave passengers on their flight to London noise canceling headphones as a preemptive apology if their babies cried. Here?s why they shouldn?t have.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Snapseed(103).jpg An expecting dad staged his own pregnancy photo shoot. Hilarity ensued

The Peabody resident surprised his pregnant girlfriend with the photos at their gender reveal party before their son, Logan, was born.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/e8579ad663054893a88bcc48f81288d9-e8579ad663054893a88bcc48f81288d9-0.jpg ?Not fit to clean the toilets? ? USA Today torches Trump

?Rock bottom is no impediment for a president who can always find room for a new low,? the editorial said.

A Christmas ornament in Daniel Faneuf?s law office in Boston. Faneuf bid $10,000 on the ornament at last year?s ?No Rest for the Wicked Funny? 24-hour improv fund-raiser.

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A simple ornanment yields a gift of $10,000

A lawyer donated $10,000 to Globe Santa because a simple ornament reminded him of his childhood and how impoortant gifts at Christmas were for him then.

Ann McKee with a specimen in her laboratory at VA Boston. She is also director of the Boston University CTE Center.

Bostonian of the Year

Bostonian of the Year 2017: The concussion researcher

Football may never be the same after the VA Boston scientist?s research on head injuries.

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The Harlem Globetrotters join guest host Joe Sullivan to talk about their jobs as ambassadors of goodwill.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-3727.jpg Craziness has its limits in Alabama

In Alabama, Roy Moore came to represent a bridge too far for at least 671,151 voters.

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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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