Shaquille Brown enters court room for a hearing at Suffolk Superior Court.

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?I been in hell all my life?

At 22, Shaquille Brown was leaving Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center with no job prospects and no money. He wanted a better life, but couldn?t imagine how it would happen. By Maria Cramer

East Rutherford NJ 11/25/18 New England Patriots Sony Michel cuts against the grain during a long run against the New York Jets Jamal Adams (33) and Darryl Roberts (27) during fourth quarter action at MetLife Stadium. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

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Patriots 27, Jets 13

Analysis: Armed with a running game, Tom Brady and Patriots are back in business

Sony Michel had 133 yards rushing and James White added 73, allowing Brady to distribute the ball and pick apart the Jets.

Chad Finn | 27 thoughts

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The Patriots usually get a tough game from the Jets at the Meadowlands, and Sunday?s was no different ? for three quarters.

East Rutherford NJ 11/25/18 New England Patriots Tom Brady throws a pass against the New York Jets during first quarter action at MetLife Stadium. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

Tom Brady becomes NFL leader in career passing yards

The Patriots quarterback passed Peyton Manning during Sunday?s game vs. the Jets.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/download-43-850x478$large.jpeg Former Patriot Kevin Faulk involved in LSU-Texas A&M postgame fracas

Kevin Faulk, now LSU?s director of player personnel, had apparently come to the aid of another LSU staff member who got punched on field by unknown assailant.

Former first lady Michelle Obama and moderator Michele Norris addressed the crowd at TD Garden Saturday night.

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Former first lady Michelle Obama enchants TD Garden crowd

Michelle Obama, who came to Boston as part of her international book tour, kept the thousands of people in the audience rapt as she spoke.

Buzzsaw

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/_final_15471429_15471419_rgb-9499.jpg Miniseries are having a moment. Here are 10 that stand out.

Some of TV?s best series the past couple of years have had a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Migrants trying to hop border fence hit with tear gas

Migrants ran after US agents launched tear gas on Sunday at the US-Mexico border.

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US agents shot the gas, according to a reporter on the scene. Children were screaming and coughing in the mayhem.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/eae2fe8c45a14f20b9031fc6e109f796-a4a03e0b3acc4a2589b069b1c1abb9ff-0.jpg Devastating wildfire in Northern California is fully contained

At least 85 people died in the fire around Paradise, Calif., and hundreds more are missing.

yvonne abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-23478.jpg A concussion rattled me, and reset me

Lie low for a few days, the doctor said, and your concussion symptoms should fade. That was four months ago. The way back has been weird, scary, but also, oddly, an education.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/McLaughlin-150586.jpg Loretta McLaughlin dies at 90; a groundbreaking reporter and former Globe editorial page editor

Ms. McLaughlin was an award-winning medical reporter and the second woman to serve as the editor of the Globe?s editorial pages.

dave epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/111318WiggsRain2.jpg Boston area has seen its wettest fall on record, and more rain is coming

This year?s meteorological fall is the wettest on record. And it certainly looks like the jet stream will continue to bring us more precipitation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner111318METRO13rain34.jpg More rain is expected Monday, but rest of week should be dry

Boston got a short break from the rain on Sunday, but get ready for another round Monday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1d53588d-fbe6-4b4a-8334-6952c1ecacf2.jpg What?s next for Harvard?s affirmative action case? It?s complicated

Legal experts say it?s possible that Supreme Court may give the case a pass, given the complexity of the arguments, the racially tense climate of the country, and the fact that they?ve grappled with the issue as recently as 2016.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiWeed20.jpg Long lines greet cannabis customers on first Saturday of legal recreational sales

Customers continued Saturday to endure long waits at the state?s only two stores authorized to sell legal cannabis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/0d9e28d4185747258c5285fdd757a3e2-0d9e28d4185747258c5285fdd757a3e2-0.jpg Ex-Trump campaign adviser loses bid to delay prison sentence

A federal judge on Sunday rejected a last-minute bid by former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos to delay his two-week prison term and ordered him to surrender Monday as scheduled.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/cdd10888fff944cfb27f6a1f2dd23799-cdd10888fff944cfb27f6a1f2dd23799-0.jpg Ukraine: Russian vessels fire at Ukrainian ships in Black Sea

Ukraine?s navy said that two of its vessels were struck and that Russian coast guard crews boarded them and a tugboat and seized them.

In this May 2018 photo provided by Peter Gust, a group of Wisconsin high school boys stand on the steps outside the Sauk County Courthouse in Baraboo, Wis. The image has drawn widespread condemnation because of the appearance that some of the students are giving a Nazi salute. Gust, who has a son in the photo, denies there was an intent to offend anyone and says they are waving goodbye to their parents before they head to prom. (Peter Gust via AP)

Students in Nazi salute photo won?t be punished, school says

The Wisconsin students who appeared to make a Nazi salute in a widely criticized photo will not be punished, a school official said this week in a letter to parents.

Faith Murray made a recording for the Talking Information Center Network.

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Kevin Cullen

A little girl who can see all that matters

Faith Murray is 11 years old and blind. And yet she can see better than most.

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My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?

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Aerial photos show devastation from Calif. wildfires

At least 79 people have lost their lives in California?s deadliest wildfire.

Real Estate

Queen of Soul?s Detroit mansion sells for $300,000

DETROIT (AP) ? A historic Detroit mansion owned by late singing legend Aretha Franklin has been sold. The Detroit News reports that, according to public records, the 5,600-square-foot (520-square-meter) brick home adjacent to the Detroit Golf Club fetched $300,000 in a sale last month. It was built in 1927.