Sisters charged in child abuse say they practice voodoo

Peggy LaBossiere, 51, and her sister, Rachel Hilaire, 40, during their arraignment at Brockton District Court on Feb. 1, 2018. They were arraigned on multiple charges of assaulting two children in what police described as Haitian Voodoo rituals. (Marc Vasconcellos/Brockton Enterprise)

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The women allegedly permanently disfigured a 5-year-old girl with facial burns and tortured her 8-year-old brother in East Bridgewater during the rituals.

The FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Trump claims Russia-probe memo vindicates him; Dems say no

President Trump declassified a top secret congressional memo Friday, and suggested it proved the investigation of his presidential campaign was fatally flawed.

Michael A. Cohen

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After days of breathless coverage, its release was met with a collective shrug.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Sippell_03zoots_02.jpg Anger erupts as Zoots customers seek to retrieve garments from shuttered dry cleaner

One man came in search of a hand-made $2,000 suit, and another was looking for a cherished down comforter. Many left empty-handed.

BAIE COMEAU, QUEBEC, CANADA - 1/20/2018: Hydro-Quebec... One of the larger dams, the Manicouagan -2 dam with the Manicouagan Reservoir. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 28quebecpic

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Disputed NH power project faces doubt on Beacon Hill

The Baker administration appeared to distance itself from the controversial Northern Pass transmission line on Friday, one day after the project was dealt a potentially fatal blow.

Holy Cross newspaper changes name over KKK confusion

The student newspaper at the College of the Holy Cross that shared its name with a Ku Klux Klan publication is changing its name.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bobcat-13653.jpg Bobcat spotted in Concord

The black bobcat was seen cutting through a yard on Westford Road, police said in a statement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020118_02tree_1320x.jpg This is what happens to your Christmas tree after the city hauls it away

About 30,000 Christmas trees had their last stand Thursday in a city composting site in Mattapan.

Principal who ordered probe of misconduct will leave Phillips Exeter

Lisa MacFarlane, principal of the private school since 2015, said she will return to the faculty of the University of New Hampshire.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180115_MLK_006.jpg Activists to kick off 2018 races at caucuses

The caucuses serve as the first step in selecting the delegates who will endorse the party?s preferred candidate or, in some cases, determine who is on the primary ballot later this year.

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The billionaire brothers want to reshape colleges by funneling money to choice projects within those institutions.

Denver CO 11/12/17 New England Patriots Tom Brady yelling to the fans as he arrives on the field before they play the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic reporter:

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Nora Princiotti

Make no mistake, you?ll know when Tom Brady is yelling at you

The quarterback has no tolerance for mistakes, and he has no problem telling the guilty parties.

The ongoing Facebook Watch series ?Tom vs Time? offers a look at what Tom Brady is like when he?s off the field.

Ty Burr

In ?Tom vs Time,? Tom Brady is who he is

The Facebook Watch documentary series shows the Patriots quarterback up close and personal.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, and Carl Yastrzemski weigh in on Brady?s place in the local pantheon.

ALEX SPEIER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tlumacki_patriotstrainingcampwithjaguars_sports222-12779.jpg Why the Patriots thrive in uphill battles

They believe an unusual training method gives them an advantage late in games when the opponent is tiring.

Wakefield, MA -- 12/26/2017 - Wakefield Board of Selectmen member Mehreen Butt, the first American Muslim woman in Massachusetts to be elected to a select board or town council, and the second in Massachusetts to hold an elective office poses for a portrait inside the Wakefield Library. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 31nobutt Reporter:

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In Wakefield, a Muslim woman makes history

Mehreen Butt, a 40-year-old public policy attorney and social justice advocate, became the first Muslim-American woman in Massachusetts to be elected to a board of selectmen.

talking points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/FenwayCenterWestView.jpg The beauty of building on air

This could finally mark the end of Boston?s Air Rights Curse.

Celtics 119, Hawks 110

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The guard, who started in place of injured Kyrie Irving, scored 31 points

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Walker_020218_Names_4339x.jpg Paul Rudd honored as Hasty Pudding club?s Man of the Year

The ?Ant Man? star was at Harvard to receive his Pudding Pot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/pacelle-3a3dd8ca-0569-11e8-94e8-e8b8600ade23.jpg Head of Humane Society resigns after claims of misconduct

The chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States resigned Friday after sexual harassment allegations against him prompted an uprising from staff and donors.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/140529_CB_036.jpg ?Three days of hell? ? Scars of Blizzard of ?78 linger, 40 years later

Those who lived through the storm have vivid memories of the chaos that enveloped the region.

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

Host Chris Gasper is joined by ?The Two Bills? director Ken Rodgers to talk about the remarkable discussion between Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick.

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If he wants a robust program, the president will have to embrace significant new revenues.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Flu%20shots.jpg Flu vaccine likely provided dismal protection against this winter?s virus

A midseason estimate suggested that the H3N2 component of the vaccine is 17 percent effective at preventing infection.