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

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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.

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.

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Paul Manafort?s attorneys are heading to court Friday at a time of frenetic activity in the special counsel?s Russia investigation.

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President Trump?s company considered offering Russian President Putin the penthouse in a planned skyscraper in Moscow to make the building more desirable, according to the broker on the project.

Leicester, MA, 11/20/2018 -- People stretch around the Cultivate building at the opening of Cultivate, one of the state's first two pot shops. This the first day the store can sell recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 21potopen Reporter:

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Why are Instagram and Facebook shutting down these Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries? accounts?

At least six dispensaries, including the first two shops licensed to sell the drug for recreational use, had their accounts disabled for violating the social media platform?s terms of use.

?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.

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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/2011-2020/2018/04/03/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.

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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.

BRUINS 2, ISLANDERS 1

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Called up from Providence, the rookie finished the win with a forehand-to-backhand move on Robin Lehner, sliding the puck past the prone goaltender?s pad.

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumackibruins175.jpg 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.

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.

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Thousands celebrate tree lighting on Boston Common, many for the first time

Mayor Martin J. Walsh was joined by Karen Casey, the deputy premier of Nova Scotia, which has given a Christmas tree to Boston for decades.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanbikelanes1met.jpg ?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.

//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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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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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

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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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