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Bad news, homeowners: Tax bill would end deductions for interest on home equity loans

Under the bill poised to pass Congress, possibly today, homeowners would no longer be able to deduct interest on the loans.

Dave Epstein

Spring-like pause is coming to town

We?ll be having another snowless brown Christmas across the area this year.

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In an early morning tweet, President Trump savored what would be his biggest legislative accomplishment as president.

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The president worried that Neil Gorsuch would not be ?loyal? and told aides that he was tempted to pull Gorsuch?s nomination.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/greenhouse_31stein-1_metro-11687.jpg Senate panel looks at whether Jill Stein worked with Russians

The Lexington physician was the Green Party?s presidential candidate last year.

Properties at 17-41A Brattle Street in Harvard Square Cambridge (above), along with other Brattle Street properties, have been sold to Charlotte-based Asana Partners.

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Big bucks for a bunch of Harvard Square buildings

Charlotte-based Asana Partners will pay $108 million for two clusters of buildings on Brattle Street.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-3770.jpg Matt Damon is right about sexual misconduct

There is a big difference between patting someone on the rear and rape or child molestation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/5thld-writethru-1a41daba-e44b-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e.jpg NTSB: Derailed train was going 50 m.p.h. over limit

The Amtrak train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a 30-m.p.h. zone, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/02c5bb1d0bc64c10a20d427a909f2d6a-02c5bb1d0bc64c10a20d427a909f2d6a-0.jpg Commuters rush to Amtrak train wreckage to help survivors

Daniel Konzelman was driving nearby with a friend when they saw the derailment. They pulled over and rushed to the wreckage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/wiggs_StateHouse_09.jpg Law firm will take charge of investigation into Stan Rosenberg

Four men say the state Senate president?s partner sexually assaulted or harassed them.

Lisa Brown, mother of Joshua Messier, reacted in court last week after guards were found not guilty in his death.

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KEVIN CULLEN

A mother who lost a son has found a cause

Lisa Brown knows she has to move on, but to something that honors Joshua Messier?s memory.

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Leasing equipment may be best option for businesses

Here?s five steps to see if it?s the right choice for your company.

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Nestor Ramos

Remember when we thought 2016 was bad?

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No sooner had 2016 ended than in staggered 2017, muttering, ?hold my beer.?

Christopher Muther

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/uggs.jpg Airline denies passenger lounge access ? over her Uggs

The debate: Are Uggs slippers, or are they shoes? Qantas calls them sleepwear.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_bethIsrael2_biz.jpg ?Grass-roots? group fighting Beth Israel-Lahey merger may not be so grass-roots

The Make Healthcare Affordable Coalition was founded by executives of a lobbying firm that has worked for Steward Health Care.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/blankbox1-5154.jpg This inventor built an exploding box to deter package thieves

The nondescript dummy box is placed in plain sight. When an unsuspecting thief lifts it, a 12-gauge shotgun blank goes off.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/848084260.jpg Bad news for Juggalos: the FBI?s gang label could be here to stay

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the FBI?s assessment couldn?t be challenged in court.

Barbra Eden embraced Boston Police Sergeant Detective William Doogan on Thursday following the sentencing of Lena Bruce?s killer in Suffolk Superior Court. Eden was Bruce's roommate at the time of her death; Doogan was the lead investigator on the case.

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BEHIND THE STORY

This bright light extinguished, never forgotten

When you cover 100 homicides a year, you don?t remember many of the victims. I never forgot Lena Bruce.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_rex_spts.jpg Rex Burkhead reportedly has a knee sprain, will be back for the playoffs

The Patriots running back was injured in the third quarter Sunday vs. the Steelers.

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Justus Parker #31 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kolin Hill #13 celebrate after the game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)

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Danny Amendola, Rob Gronkowski team up to surprise Texas Tech player

The Patriots made a video to tell Justus Parker he received a scholarship.

Chad Finn

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_nepittfolo3_spts.jpg Patriots-Steelers game was one of the greatest

This was one of those Patriots performances where you go to bed thinking about it and wake up with it still on your mind.

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Some are saying the newest addition to the Hall looks like actor Jon Voight.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to break down the epic battle between the Patriots and the Steelers Sunday.

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The educational gains for new start times for Boston?s high school students are too real to pass up.

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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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An unusual program at Boston University gives them support ? and a sense of purpose.