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Aaron Hernandez was emotional, yet hopeful after arrest, calls show

Recordings of Aaron Hernandez?s phone calls released by the Bristol sheriff?s office offer a deeper and more nuanced insight into his state of mind in the aftermath of his 2013 arrest.

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The recordings included conversations with his fiancee and his mother. The release of the calls prompted Terri Hernandez to make a rare public statement.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_bpdofficer1_splt.jpg Panel will review state?s ?secret courts?

The Trial Court?s chief justice convened a ?Trial Court Working Group? to review the way the state?s confidential clerk magistrate hearings operate, a spokeswoman said.

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COO Sheryl Sandberg sought information on Soros days after a speech in which he said Facebook and Google were a ?menace? to society.

President Trump spoke to reporters Thursday before leaving for the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires.

Donald Trump, a.k.a. ?Individual 1,? is seen as center of Mueller?s probe

New evidence from two separate fronts of Robert Mueller?s investigation casts fresh doubts on Trump?s version of key events involving Russia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1063563718-23497-U843713509493frE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Why it matters that the Moscow Trump Tower deal was still in play in June 2016

Why does the latest bombshell story in the Russia investigation matter? One of the reasons becomes clear when you look at a timeline of events.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_troope8_met.jpg Retired trooper pleads guilty to role in OT scandal

Prosecutors will recommend a sentence between 10 months and 16 months behind bars for Paul Cesan, per a plea agreement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/train1.jpg Despite progress, commuter rail lines still plagued with issues

The latest incident came Thursday, when a train?s engine caught fire in Hanson. Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said the troubles are ?unacceptable.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_busses2_met.jpg Boston school building plan raises questions, skepticism

Many parents and advocates question whether the system?s long-term facilities proposal will get completed in the specified 10 years ? if at all.

DAVE EPSTEIN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/BEDFORD_20180416_MARATHON_008-001.jpg Yes, this year?s weather has been particularly awful in New England

As we close out the month of November, it?s worth talking about just how lousy the weather has been over the past several months, and by some measures, all of 2018.

?We had a moving gun battle erupt here?

People in two vehicles exchanged shots as they drove down Cambridge streets on Thursday. One victim had a minor injury, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/7d13cf56f69c4c87b42b4c759eb9db46-7d13cf56f69c4c87b42b4c759eb9db46-0.jpg Suspected serial killer confesses to murder of dozens, including two women with possible Mass. ties

The FBI seeks the public?s help in the investigation, as officials work to match those confessions with killings that occurred between 1970 and 2005.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Bedford_170227_CITGO_004-7202.jpg Deal reached to keep Citgo sign in Kenmore Square

Under the agreement, the famous neon sign will remain in place, but it won?t be designated as a landmark.

If you want to buy a nip in Chelsea, you?re out of luck.

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Sip from a nip? Not in Chelsea

The city recently became the first municipality in the state to ban the sale of the tiny liquor bottles.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Boghosian_DJnames1_ART.jpg David Allan Boucher is here to tuck you in

The mysterious man behind the ?Bedtime Magic? mic ? who?d much rather be heard than seen ? has been lulling listeners for 35 years.

Rick Middleton became the 11th Bruin to have his number retired.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Rick Middleton is no longer overlooked

Middleton?s number was raised to the Garden rafters Thursday. He scored 448 goals and twice scored more than 100 points in a season, but was never fully appreciated by the fans.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-24527.jpg How the Red Sox beat the Yankees again, and other observations

There was a clear difference in the teams? sharing of playoff money among club personnel.

Army Sergeant First Class Eric Emond was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Kevin Cullen

Eric Emond helped Gold Star families. Now his is one

The fallen Army sergeant from Fall River was career warrior.

Globe Santa

The toll of opioids weighs heavily on grandparents raising grandchildren

These grandparents often need a hand during the Christmas season ? and that?s where Globe Santa steps in.

Cyclists use the new bike lane that separates bikes from moving traffic.

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?Big change? for bikes, buses comes to Mass. Ave. in Cambridge

The changes were made to make the street safer and more convenient for cyclists traveling between Cambridge and Boston.

Editorial

Pelosi vs. Moulton should be about a creating a transition to a new generation

This should be legacy time for Nancy Pelosi, and she needs to pave the way for her inevitable successor.

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Scot_Lehigh_150px-5820.jpg An ill wind ruffles The Great Trumpkin

The political winds are getting hair-rufflingly strong.

Opinion | Laurence H. Tribe

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/30TRIBE.jpg Is President Trump guilty of bribery?

Dangling the pardon is the quid; getting help in obstructing justice to shield the president is the quo. Quid pro quo: bribery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER11142018FraminghamHateCrime2-22963.jpg ?You are loved?: Muslim girl threatened in Framingham is flooded with supportive notes

More than 500 people reached out to the 10-year-old who was called a terrorist and had her life threatened in notes found in her school cubby.

Globe Live | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/23/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/gunman1202mag.JPG It was an ordinary day in the newsroom until a gunman showed up

The sudden realization of what was happening was both terrifying and totally absurd.

From left: Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Pete Davidson, Colin Jost, and Michael Che on ?Weekend Update.?

TV Critic?S Corner

A season full of drama for ?Saturday Night Live?

In terms of content, the show has been, as always, a mixed bag.

Miss Conduct

My sister has become a stranger

We went from five calls a day to no calls in three years. Plus, neighbors who reveal a little too much.

Special reports

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/01/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/laura1104alt-4761.jpg Help was a few feet away. Why didn?t they save her?

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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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts, and catch up on national pot headlines. Subscribe to ?This Week in Weed? for the latest marijuana news from reporter Dan Adams every Saturday.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

What happened at the border this weekend

A peaceful march devolved into unrest when US agents fired tear gas to stop migrants attempting to storm a border fence separating Mexico and the United States.

STAT

WATCH: A protest over insulin prices is seen as a fight for life

Protesters, a few of whom brought the ashes of their children who died after insulin rationing, gathered outside Sanofi?s Cambridge office.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

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