How Dr. Phil?s recovery venture trades on his show?s clout

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One Florida facility that Dr. Phil endorsed on his show as one of the best in the nation has a troubled owner and has had scores of teens go missing in the past two years.

President Donald Trump.

Trump criticizes Post Office, Amazon over shipping rates

President Donald Trump said the agency is ?losing many billions of dollars a year? and asked why it is ?charging Amazon and others so little.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/RinaldiNames21.jpg Behind the scenes of the Mass. Amazon bid

Governor Charlie Baker hoped to schedule a phone call with Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos. He didn?t get one.

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Down 26, Celtics complete a comeback for the ages

Down by as many as 26 points, Boston roared back in the second half to beat the Rockets by 1.

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New York City?s deadliest residential fire in decades killed twelve people and began as a child played with a stove on the first floor, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1229pot1.png R.I. man arrested after trying to pick up 112-pound marijuana shipment

Wareham police say the man arrived for two crates containing 112 pounds of marijuana in a brand-new pickup truck he had paid for with cash.

Haverhill home a ?total loss? after 2-alarm fire; dog and cat die in blaze

Firefighters battled the fire for hours in single-digit temperatures.

Work is in progress as structure supports rise next to the ghost building facade of 54 Devonshire Street.

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A ghost building emerges in the Financial District

Remnants of vanished buildings like the one on Devonshire Street are a rare sight in Boston?s Financial District, where real estate commands such a premium.

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After the tax law was signed, many taxpayers sought to prepay their 2018 property taxes, hoping to capture the tax break.

What the world would look like if it were just 100 people

Some intriguing facts about the bigger picture, presented in a small-world way.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_startsstops_metro206-12244-U8483544779MRH--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg T workers battle ?brutal conditions? during Friday commute

Shuttle buses replaced Orange Line service between Wellington and Community College stations when a broken rail was discovered on the bridge over the Mystic River.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Boghosian_cold4_MET.jpg Bone-chilling cold continues as light snow approaches

Looking ahead to New Year?s Eve on Sunday, forecasters warned that the temperature should be about 5 degrees when the clock strikes midnight.

Watch what happens when you blow bubbles in these super cold temperatures

What we witnessed, we imagine, was some sort of mysterious phenomenon, inexplicable even for the world?s top scientists.

STAN GROSSFELD

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/x56-15411-knx--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Xander Bogaerts is building toward a better season at the plate

After an injury-plagued year, the Red Sox shortstop is hard at work in Arizona, aiming to power up in 2018.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/f9d4768a663d4638b5c5d3180efedf3c-f9d4768a663d4638b5c5d3180efedf3c-0.jpg These are our favorite things about covering Boston sports this year

As the calendar flips, the Globe and Boston.com digital sports staffs share a few highlights.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/4a78fb7a32cf4ca8acf8c0a51eb3ae4a-4a78fb7a32cf4ca8acf8c0a51eb3ae4a-0.jpg A look at 7 of SNL?s top skits of 2017

Let?s be honest, the writers had a lot to work with this year.

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/BILLIONS_210_2268.R-Copy.jpg Top TV performances of 2017

It?s the end of the year as we know it, and TV critic Matthew Gilbert feels fine . . . about the year in TV.

Ty Burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/PhantomThread2.jpg Ty Burr?s top 10 movies of 2017

The best movies of the year managed to keep audiences rapt while pulling the rug out from under their expectations and assumptions.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/top_stories3.jpg The best-read stories of 2017 on BostonGlobe.com

Take a look at the stories our subscribers read the most this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Pool_02brockton02_met.jpg Plymouth DA spent millions on private lawyers

Instead of using government attorneys, the Plymouth DA decided to hire Mintz Levin to handle the case of a former prosecutor who claimed he was wrongfully fired.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/29schamputee10.jpg Born without a fully formed arm, Cambridge?s Ben Pimlott overcomes all odds

The sophomore is the starting point guard on Cambridge?s JV team.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/08152007_15donovan-6085705.jpg Ex-MIT professor indicted in property swindle

An Essex County grand jury indicted a former MIT professor for attempting to swindle his relatives out of property by altering the will of his dead son.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/juddmaude.jpg Judd Apatow?s funny Tufts story in his new Netflix special

The producer regaled his audience with a story about how he toured Tufts University with his daughter, calling it the only fun campus tour he took with her.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/Morey%20Amsterdam+Rose%20Marie-84560-0813-U8483544779LdF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Actress Rose Marie of ?Dick Van Dyke Show? fame dies at 94

Marie was a child star of the 1920s and 1930s who endeared herself to TV fans on the classic ?60s sitcom that featured Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/0e606281f0ad4b9482cce0b527a355a7-0e606281f0ad4b9482cce0b527a355a7-2391.jpg Meghan Markle?s half-sister has words for Prince Harry

Samantha Grant took to Twitter after Prince Harry said the royals are the family Markle ?never had.?

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

Globe film critic Ty Burr joins guest host Joe Sullivan to talk about the sports movies they love ? and the ones they don?t.

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EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/_MG_0800.jpg Better Mass. data needed on hate crimes

It?s time for local departments in Massachusetts and across the country to step up on reporting hate crimes accurately.

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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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-80133516-1024x576.jpg Stem cells for heart failure? Buyer be wary

A study of 30 clinics paints a dismal and worrisome picture of this unregulated industry.

Real Estate

What is it like to live in Marlborough?

Amy Sinni, resident and mom, really appreciates the city?s diversity. Read more about this community and others at realestate.boston.com.