Deal to privatize T station off to bumpy start

Boston Properties will update turnstiles and waiting areas, among other things, at Back Bay Station.

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The state, not the company that will renovate and manage the Back Bay station, is on the hook for the budget shortfall.

Players were on practice field at Harambee Park in Dorchester in November 2010.

Brain risk seen in early-age football

A study in Boston was the first to link repetitive head impacts early in life to structural brain changes later in life.

Los Angeles moving toward bid for Olympics

Los Angeles is close to a deal with the USOC that includes a government guarantee to cover costs for the 2024 Games, a report said.

John Brown reportedly asked to return to a lower rank.

Homicide division?s No. 2 is demoted

Former deputy superintendent John Brown returned to his previous rank as sergeant detective.

Jury considers negligence case in Radisson rape

A woman who was raped in the Radisson Hotel garage after an earlier rape happened there is suing the hotel.

Francisco Garcia, 25, appeared in Salem District Court Monday. Garcia could not provide details about the crash, police said, and they believe a woman was actually driving.

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Man lied about fatal crash, police say

The man said he was the driver in a fatal crash in Salem but was lying to protect the woman who was driving, police said.

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The efforts come amid a growing backlash against price tags of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for some medicines.

Former mayor of Attleboro dies in bus accident

Judy Robbins was driving her car when it struck the rear of the bus near the Pineapple Inn at about 2 p.m.

Sinkhole opens on street in East Boston

The sinkhole was caused by a water main break on Cottage Street, the Boston Fire Department said.

Man dies in fall from trail

Steven Marshall, of Waltham, was hiking in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire when he fell about 40 feet.

In February, Boston had no place to put new snow. Jose Luis Bavahona (left) and Pawel Szymanski shoveled out.

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Winter still haunts Boston region?s psyche

The legacy of last winter has people in the Boston area selling houses, cozying up to roofers, and already stressing about ice.

Crowds gathered on a street in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

Year later, tensions rise in Ferguson area

Authorities declared a state of emergency amid protests and a shooting Sunday night, as Ferguson, Mo., marked one year since the death of Michael Brown.

One reason cited for Market Basket?s increased prices is the elimination of its special automatic discount of 4 percent. The discount had been offered for about a year.

Market Basket?s prices on the rise, too

With the termination of its store-wide 4 percent discount at the end of last year, Market Basket prices have risen along with those of other supermarkets.

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The move is a signal that Google?s executives believe the Internet company has become too sprawling and unwieldy.

The Red Sox should try left fielder Hanley Ramirez at third base and/or first base to see if there is a better fit.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Red Sox should experiment the rest of this season

Their remaining games should be a series of baseball research and development projects.

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The FBI released the video to the public last week in hopes of sparking new leads in the still unsolved art heist.

Governor makes his icy pledge for ALS research

?We?re here today to celebrate Round 2 of the most successful public awareness campaign in the history of the fight against ALS,? Governor Baker said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/unnamed(15)A.jpg Sharks aplenty at Cape count

Last September, researchers saw 16 sharks in the same area on two occasions.

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Suspicious blood-test results reportedly were found for 32 medalists in major marathons, including in Boston.

?I just want them to be happy,? Elle Blahut, 9, of Quincy, said of the children in foster care.

Ice skaters honor founder, help foster kids

To honor their founder, members of the Winterettes skating team are working to help Massachusetts foster children.

Ground Game

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In N.H., home to the nation?s first primary, the state?s leading Republican women called Trump?s comments improper.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

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What this episode truly revealed was the target of Kelly?s original questioning during Thursday?s debate: Trump?s temperament.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

70 years after the atomic bombs

The 70th anniversary of the world?s first nuclear attack was marked this week.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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An effort by the local technology community to have computer science taught in more public schools is moving forward.

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Crux

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The pontiff called nuclear weapons a ?symbol of mankind?s enormous destructive power when it makes distorted use of scientific and technical progress.?