Mueller suggests no prison time for Flynn, citing cooperation

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. The special counsel in the Russia investigation is set to give the first public insight into how much valuable information President Donald Trump's former national security adviser has shared with prosecutors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about conversations with the Russian ambassador.

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Former state senator Brian Joyce, who was found dead in his home in late September, died from an overdose of medication typically used to treat insomnia, the state?s chief medical examiner?s office said.

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Daniel Bennett intends to resign effective Wednesday and is expected to join the private sector, the Baker administration said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, speaks to reporters after a closed-door security briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel on the slaying of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and involvement of the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Graham said there is

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After CIA briefing, senators lay blame on Saudi prince

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said there is ??zero chance?? the crown prince wasn?t involved in journalist Jamal Khashoggi?s death.

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Richard ?Dick? Gaffey, 74, of Medfield, was arrested in Boston Tuesday, charged with conspiracy and tax fraud in the first US indictment connected to the so-called Panama Papers.

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Stocks slumped on Wall Street as traders worried that the US and China made less progress than originally thought on defusing their trade dispute.

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City councilors expressed frustration with Boston?s opaque process for choosing marijuana operators.

11/29/2018 Leicester Ma- Sue Annis (cq) age 87, stands in line, at Cultivate, a cannabis dispensary in Leicester.She was looking to buy CBD Gummies, but the dispensary didn't have any to sell. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic:

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?One of the best days of my life?: In wind and cold, Leicester marijuana shop continues to draw in crowds

Sue Annis came to Cultivate for CBD gummies and left empty-handed. But she said it was one of the best days of her life.

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Mission Control on the Charles, the Pats and Sox in the Seaport, an Urban Ring light rail, and other failed projects that would have changed Boston as we know it.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 4: Former Senator Bob Dole stands up and salutes the casket of the late former President George H.W. Bush as he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol, December 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. A WWII combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the CIA, vice president and 41st president of the United States. Bush will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Watch: Bob Dole rises from his wheelchair to salute George H.W. Bush

Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who is now 95, was lifted by an aide to a standing position so that Dole could salute his fellow WWII veteran.

Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York spoke at a small rally outside an orientation meeting for incoming members of Congress hosted by the Kennedy School at Harvard on Tuesday.

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Rookie Democrats will not be left out in the cold

Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Lori Trahan were part of a small crowd of demonstrators outside Harvard?s Kennedy School on Tuesday night.

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The late 41st president had a long history with the game, from college through his White House years.

Jane Mansbridge just wanted to sit with her husband Christopher Jencks on the way home from Sweden.

The Fine Print | Sean P. Murphy

British Airways messed up this couple?s seating on a flight. Then it wouldn?t give them a refund

On the way home, a Harvard professor had paid $126 extra to be seated with her husband. But instead they were seated far apart, without an explanation, apology, or refund.

The Tam, located at 222 Tremont St. in the city?s Theatre District, has closed temporarily.

Two quintessential Boston bars have closed temporarily

The Tam in the city?s Theatre District and Sullivan?s Tap in the city?s West End have been shuttered for the time being.

Dave Epstein

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It?s important to remember the odds of a white Christmas in Boston are low, running at about only one out of every four years.

Florida Panthers center Jonathan Huberdeau (11) backs into Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak (41) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)

PANTHERS 5, BRUINS 0

Panthers cruise past listless Bruins

Florida beat goalie Jaroslav Halak for four goals in the second period en route to the easy win.

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Opinion | Nancy Gertner

Newton judge and lawyers were right to be concerned about ICE in the courtroom

Releasing defendants to ICE in a courtroom can mean they will be deported without due process.

Ballots are prepared to be tabulated for Maine's Second Congressional District's House election Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in Augusta, Maine. The election is the first congressional race in American history to be decided by the ranked-choice voting method that allows second choices. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Perspective | Magazine

Five reasons ranked-choice voting will improve American democracy

Harvard economist Eric Maskin says the system, just used in Maine, doesn?t faze voters, eliminates the problem of ?spoiler? candidates, and better reflects what voters want.

Chad Finn

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Eovaldi?s stuff was outstanding, but his price is going to be high and there are no guarantees.

The annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration was held at the Four Seasons Hotel for Boston couples together 50 years or longer.

?I want her. I need her. I love her?: 75 Boston couples celebrate 50 years of marriage

?How did we do it?? 82-year-old Jim Sheehan asked his wife, Patricia, with a sheepish grin.

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For the first time ever, the West End Museum is hosting a guest speaker who worked on one of the demolition crews that razed much of the neighborhood decades ago.

Editorial

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No matter how much one may credit her good intentions, Judge Shelley A. Joseph should not continue to sit on criminal cases until her own legal situation is resolved.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-5855.jpg The dark side of Bush?s ?kinder, gentler? conservatism

Bush smoothed his path to the White House by jettisoning one core belief after another. Other Republicans have followed suit.

SCOT LEHIGH

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George H.W. Bush was possessed of a modesty sadly lacking in Donald Trump.

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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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Through the New England countryside, riders take part in an adventure at once ancient and modern: A formal fox hunt, no fox necessary.

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