Tax overhaul could benefit self-employed

Software coders, house painters, even the grocery-delivery guy ? all could potentially benefit under the next tax law if they decide to incorporate as a business.

Dr. David B. Samadi, a urologist who is one of the nation?s highest-paid surgeons, is the chief of urology at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

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Spotlight Follow-up

Doctor faces lawsuits over double-booked surgeries

The lawsuits accuse Dr. David Samadi of injuring and defrauding patients by allowing unsupervised medical residents to perform his operations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DRuhS3jWsAAeXrC.jpg Freezing rain and icy roads are expected Saturday

Any amount of freezing rain could cause slick, icy roads, so drivers are being warned to stay put if they can avoid traveling.

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The crashes included about four rollovers in the Foxborough area, although no serious injuries were reported.

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A range of precipitation will fall through Christmas Day, including rain and snow. Conditions may be icy in places, making travel hazardous.

Man is shot and killed in Dorchester Saturday morning

The victim was not identified, but police said he appeared to be in his 20s.

Russian President Vladimir Putin answer a question at the United Russia party congress in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. Putin has presented his vision for modernizing Russia, while some of his challengers in next March's presidential vote have been formally nominated for the race. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Putin vows to modernize Russia as he begins re-election bid as country?s leader

Russian President Putin has approval ratings that top 80 percent and is a heavy favorite to be re-elected in March.

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The Vermont man is at the center of separate probes into the murder of his wealthy grandfather and presumed death of his mother.

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The announcement came a little more than an hour before many parents, students, and teachers were planning to descend on City Hall Plaza to protest the changes.

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The presidential seal has been replaced by an eagle bearing President Trump?s signature.

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The Jirons told the police they were traveling from their home state of California to Vermont, with a planned pit stop in Boston, and intended to distribute the drugs as Christmas gifts.

A note to Globe readers about our sexual harassment coverage

The editor of The Boston Globe confirms the identity of a former Globe journalist and addresses questions about the paper?s recent coverage.

Orleans-12/15/17 Ben Lyttle from Orleans walks near the remains of the three-masted schooner, Montclair are exposed more than ever by the shifting winds and tide on Nauset Beach. Lyttle has seen the remains this summer and said today was the most exposed he has seen of it. It can be found about two miles south of the Nauset Beach parking lot. The ship out of Halifax, Nova Scotia ran aground in a storm in March of 1927. John Tlumacki/Globe staff (metro)

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Shipwrecked schooner reveals itself on Nauset Beach

Parting sands on Nauset Beach in Orleans have revealed a piece of nautical history that often can?t be seen from land.

Matt Damon?s father dies at age 74

The actor?s father, Kent Damon, had suffered from multiple myeloma and died Dec. 14.

Ideas | Mark Peters

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A friendly greeting recently got an unfriendly reception in Quebec.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/shipt_img4.jpg Don?t panic! Here?s how to get those last-minute gifts

With the last few critical days before Christmas approaching, stores have been amping up their efforts to ensure procrastinators get what they need.

This display is among the many Adam Tanaka catalogued in Somerville.

Looking for holiday lights? This Harvard grad student created an interactive map of Somerville displays

It took him 10 hours over two days to bike to each spot and take photographs of the decorations.

President Trump told the world Friday that Kraft called him Thursday to talk up the $1.5 trillion tax cut that Republicans whisked to Trump?s desk.

Talking Points

Trump?s shoutout to Bob Kraft raises questions

Because of the bill, Trump said, his buddy in Foxborough is going to buy ?a big plant? in North Carolina and will build a ?paper products plant? there.

12/21/2017 Foxboro Ma-New England Patriots QB Tom Brady (cq) ansewrd a few quesions at brief press-conference. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

Questions about Alex Guerrero don?t sit well with Tom Brady

Brady mostly dodged inquiries about a Globe report that his trainer?s access had been reduced.

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These family favorites are all lit up for the holidays

There?s nothing quite like a trip to Edaville, Stone Zoo, or Tower Hill ? especially for kids.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Long Beach, Calif., more than 100 miles southeast from its launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

Elon Musk?s SpaceX caps record year with Friday rocket launch

SpaceX?s launch Friday evening of a rocket carrying a batch of satellites into low-earth orbit caps a record year for the closely held company led by Elon Musk.

Ty Burr

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There can be great acting in so-so movies, and less-appreciated turns can get overshadowed by acclaim for a film?s stars.

12/05/2017 NEWPORT, RI John Bullard (cq) (right) is teased by Chairman Dr. John Quinn (cq) (left) after his final meeting of New England Fishery Management Council held at Hotel Viking in Newport. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

While setting New England fishery rules, John Bullard was an exception

As he prepares to retire from one of New England?s most thankless and powerful jobs, John Bullard leaves the agency?s offices in Gloucester with few regrets.

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A Boston University program teaches the coping skills that will give students who have had to leave college a shot at getting back into school or work.

In Wendy MacLean?s dollhouse, there is running water in the kitchen. Each room is wired for electricity. In the drawers of the handmade furniture are tiny period linens, miniature silverware, and stacks of letters written by the members of the family, each with their own unique, very tiny handwriting.

The ultimate tiny house (and the tiny family that lives there)

Since 1994, Wendy MacLean of Lowell has been creating a Victorian-inspired dollhouse with painstaking detail. Most of it handmade, with a precision that defies belief.

Marla Smith (left), Cheryl LoMaglio-Puleio, and Rose Coviello (right) joined Globe Santa executive director Bill Connolly to give him a donation of $1,352 from the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr LLP.

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A grandmother caring for her granddaughter asks for help at Christmas

The life of a grandmother from a seaside community northeast of Boston has been turned upside down because her daughter is struggling with drug addiction.

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Host Chris Gasper welcomes Buffalo Bills reporter Vic Carucci to preview the upcoming Patriots-Bills game.

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The White House insists the tax bill will be a drain on Donald Trump?s finances, when the opposite is plainly true.

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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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Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays. So we have some advice.

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