At least 17 hurt after MBTA trolleys collide on Mattapan line

Firefighters helped injured passengers off of a Mattapan high-speed MBTA trolley after it crashed near Cedar Grove station.

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The collision between two trolley cars occurred after 3 p.m., according to authorities.

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

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.?

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White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said Trump ??wanted to thank these service members personally for their service to this nation.??

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Singer Joy Villa says she wants an apology from Corey Lewandowski for hitting her twice on her buttocks during a Washington gathering last fall.

David Epstein

Breaking down the New Year?s weekend weather forecast

The arctic cold is going to continue for the foreseeable future, with a possible break sometime during the second week of January.

The brutal cold isn?t stopping the L Street Brownies New Year?s swim in South Boston, which will be held Monday.

Polar plunges in Fall River, Yarmouth postponed amid freezing conditions

But plunges in Gloucester and South Boston will happen as scheduled.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_frigidweather_metro522.jpg It?s cold outside ? but not too cold for tourists in Boston

Huddled around maps like campers around a fire, first-time visitors to the city were undeterred by Boston?s brutal winter weather.

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11 takeaways from the groundbreaking Spotlight series on race in Boston

Does Boston deserve its racist reputation? Here are 11 takeaways from the Spotlight Team?s attempt to answer that provocative question.

The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to dive into the major storylines ahead of the last Patriots game of the regular season.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/earth-nasa-horiz.jpg 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.

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The accuser alleged the former Celtics guard ?sexually assaulted her while she was passed out drunk,? TMZ said.

JETS AT PATRIOTS | SUNDAY, 1 P.M. (CBS)

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/LEE_patriotsjets6_spts-15375.jpg Patriots? keys to victory over the Jets

The regular season wraps up Sunday in what will be bone-chilling conditions in Foxborough.

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Smart?s defense on James Harden at the end was one of many impressive factors in the Celtics? astounding comeback win.

Karina Santiago Gonzalez worked on a small power plant in Morovis, Puerto Rico.

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Nearly half of Puerto Rico without power 100 days after Hurricane Maria

The US Army Corps of Engineers has said the entire island will have power by May.

Ty Burr

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

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Meredith_Goldstein5-5962.jpg After seven weeks should she relocate to be near him?

My son and I just did a huge interstate move last winter and he is happy where he is. But my boyfriend wants us to move to be with him.

Miss Conduct

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I was (probably accidentally) underpaid, and what?s bugging me isn?t the amount ? it?s the principle.

Dinner With Cupid

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/123118cupid-comp.jpg They met before Cupid set them up. But only one of them remembers it.

Will their history be too awkward to overcome, or is it a good sign of preexisting attraction?

Renée Graham

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No one should get invited to a wedding after talking smack about the groom?s dead mother.

Opinion & Ideas

JOAN VENNOCHI

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How do you measure the state of Boston politics? By whether someone can defy the mayor and live to tell about it.

Newsletters

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Magazine | A nonfiction novella

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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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STAT

//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.