The bigot in the stands, and other stories

When a Red Sox fan at Fenway hurled a racial slur at the Baltimore Orioles? centerfielder Adam Jones, the question of whether Boston is a racist city wasn?t just raised ? it had already been answered. And the answer for many, especially those who don?t live here, was: Of course. That image of Boston, in sports as in so much else, is part of our brand.

Why aren?t there more black fans at Boston sports events?

?Since I first arrived in Boston as a college student, I've never felt welcome in any sports area. . .I'm black and I cheered for a white player on the KC Royals, HOFer George Brett, and 3 seconds later, I was drenched in beer, which delighted many in the stands.?

What is Net neutrality, and why should you care?

The FCC is expected to torpedo net neutrality this morning. Here?s a primer on the issue.

Watch this 16-year-old?s reaction when he finds out he was accepted to Harvard

A video of Ayrton Little, a student in Louisiana, has been viewed millions of times.

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.

Kendall Square is finally going to get a supermarket

Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Roche Bros. announced a deal to put a small-format supermarket in an MIT-owned office building.

We tried to find the rabbi Roy Moore?s wife said they?re friends with. Here?s what happened

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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Is the risk worth the reward with J.D. Martinez?

Will the Red Sox blow past the point of relative five-year comfort to add Martinez for six or even seven years?

Here?s what the Steelers are saying ahead of their matchup with the Patriots

?This is obviously a game that a lot of people, even before the season started, probably circled on their calendars,? running back Le?Veon Bell said.

They wanted to help. So they started a tweetstorm.

Hamilton-Wenham students launch a campaign that goes viral to help Ipswich?s Talia Duff fight an incurable disease.

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Bostonian of the Year 2017: The concussion researcher

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

Richard McKeon, who retired as colonel, collected $161,688.26 for unused sick and vacation time. — David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

State Police officials who retired amid scandal collected big payouts

The former State Police colonel and his top deputy walked away with hefty payouts for unused sick and vacation time.

Cannabis panel backs pot bars, home delivery, and stoned yoga

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

Disney buying big chunk of 21st Century Fox in $52.4b deal

The deal includes film and television studios, as well as cable and international TV businesses.

New York Times names new publisher

New York Times publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. will retire at the end of the year and will be replaced by his 37-year-old son.

Spurlock on sexual harassment: ?I am part of the problem?

Documentarian Morgan Spurlock confessed in an online post to sexual harassment, infidelity, and said a woman had accused him of rape.

There?s now a searchable database of accused Hollywood predators

Rotten Apples informs users which films or television shows are connected to those accused of sexual harassment or worse.

Amid allegations, Farenthold won?t seek re-election

The Republican Texas representative won?t seek re-election amid allegations of sexual harassment.

Opinion | Charles Taylor

Ashley Judd is a film heroine for our times

The first actress to ?out? Harvey Weinstein?s has also been a fearless presence on film.

Five years after massacre, Newtown is ?still so raw?

Not all the signs of the bloodshed that erupted five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary are visible, but they exist nonetheless.

Boston city worker shot on way to work in DPW vehicle

The Mattapan shooting left a Department of Public Works vehicle with bullet holes in it.

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The Season Ticket podcast

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

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One last chance for Collins to reject bad GOP tax bill

It?s becoming clear that Republican leaders in Congress won?t meet the conditions that Maine Senator Susan Collins set out in the tax legislation. So now what?

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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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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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Tom Brady?s lifestyle brand is now an app

A book, Paradise Lost, illuminated with nanobionic light-emitting watercress plants developed at MIT.

MIT researchers create plants that glow

Yakoo is a caricature of a North Quincy High graduate, Dr. Allan Yacubian, a retired dentist who has been a longtime booster of school programs.

In Quincy, ?Yakoo? stirs up a debate about school mascots

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?They never were part of the mainstream,? said Robert Trestan, the New England regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, in reference to fringe groups.

?Push the bigots back into the corner,? ADL official says on hateful graffiti

Fidelity Investments is accused of retaliating against a former real estate analyst after the two sides settled a gender disrimination dispute.

Former Fidelity analyst can sue for retaliation, judge rules

This expecting dad stages his own pregnancy photo shoot

State OKs $125m project to replace Boston Arts Academy building

Tito Jackson (right) put his arm around Sal LaMattina as they walked to their seats in the City Council chamber Wednesday.

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Jackson, LaMattina say goodbye to Boston City Council

Twin brothers Marcus (right) and Markieff Morris played the role of ?layaway angels? for shoppers at a Walmart in Northeast Philadelphia. Marcus Morris plays for the Celtics.

Celtics? Marcus Morris is the latest ?layaway angel?

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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden (21) celebrates a defensive play against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second half of an NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Injured Joe Haden wants to play vs. Patriots

The cornerback hasn?t played since Nov. 12, but could be back on the field for Sunday?s big game.

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Gisel Pena and her daughter Chanelle, 5, returned to their seat after addressing the Boston School Committee at a meeting Wednesday about earlier start times for elementary and K-8 schools.

Parents protest new school start times

About 200 parents, students, and elected officials Wednesday night pleaded with the Boston School Committee to halt plans to change start times for dozens of elementary and K-8 schools.