Donald Trump?s running mate? The media

Donald Trump held up the cover of Time magazine with his portrait at a campaign fundraiser at the home of car dealer Ernie Boch Jr. in Norwood.

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The Republican presidential frontrunner is everywhere, all the time ? with little expense from his campaign.

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The teen accused of murdering his Danvers teacher in 2013 will undergo ?observation and examination? for up to 20 days.

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?Afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be,? President Obama said in casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch.

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The governor?s proposal includes tightening opioid prescribing practices and strengthening prescription monitoring.

Woman raped at UMass in 2012 files civil suit

The woman who was raped in her dorm has filed civil lawsuits against the college and the four men charged in the assault.

National Weather Service

Cold front is on the way as the weekend approaches

New Hampshire?s Mount Washington was the coldest place in the continental US Thursday morning.

Officials say 1,100-point drop could ?absolutely? happen again

Executives from the two largest US stock exchanges told the SEC that events like the drop on Aug. 24 could happen again.

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Joseph G. Zuniga was arrested Wednesday. He had taught English as a second language at Southbridge.

Jumping Rocks Photography

12 New England inns for every mood

On the sea, in the mountains, or somewhere in between, each features a range of amenities ? and a distinct vibe.

Tom Hanks (above) and Mark Rylance (left) star in ?Bridge of Spies,? directed by Steven Spielberg.

Movie Review

Spielberg and Hanks team up in ?Bridge of Spies?

Steven Spielberg directs. Tom Hanks stars. It?s plush, professional, tonally wobbly, and very watchable.

Performers at the Medieval Manor in Boston in 1995.

Medieval Manor to close

Medieval Manor, the South End restaurant and performance theater, will close after 43 years.

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Ken Taylor, Canada?s ambassador to Iran who sheltered Americans at his residence during the 1979 crisis, was 81.

New Autopilot features are demonstrated in a Tesla Model S.

Tesla?s autopilot lets cars drive, change lanes themselves

Electric car maker Tesla Motors is leapfrogging competitors with a new autopilot system that lets cars change lanes by themselves.

Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista tosses his bat after hitting a three-run home run during the seventh inning in Game 5 of baseball's American League Division Series, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 in Toronto. The Toronto Blues Jays beat the Texas Rangers 6-3. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Alex Speier

Around baseball, Bautista?s bat flip gets stamp of approval

Outside of the Rangers dugout, many in the baseball community did not object to Jose Bautista?s demonstration.

New England Patriots quarterback and newly-named brand ambassador, Tom Brady, holds a football at a TAG Heuer product launch at Spring Studios on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Tom Brady on Deflategate, Gisele and Trump

The Patriots quarterback says it?s the past failures that have fueled his success.

Rachel G. Bowers

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Here?s what you need to know about the Patriots? opponent in Sunday night?s grudge match.

Stat

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Women were less likely to die from alcoholic cirrhosis in states with stricter laws.

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An autograph collector has spent years trying to find the kids featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated?s Aug. 13, 1990, issue.

Opinion & Ideas

Meredith Warren

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The president could not ? or would not ? step away from his usual partisan, political arguments about gun control.

Ground Game

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Jeb Bush is in third place in a new poll in New Hampshire with Marco Rubio just one point behind.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Hot-air balloon festivals

A look at some of the 2015 balloonist gatherings around the globe.

BetaBoston

hiawatha bray | tech lab

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Two-thirds of registered Twitter users don?t actually use it. For them, Twitter has designed ?Moments.?

Crux

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When the pope asked for forgiveness, he left everyone free to speculate on which scandals he had in mind.

Lifestyle

Plated

Sharing a season of cider, from sprightly to complex

?It?s plain and simple, the way we make it anyways, and it?s the way we?ve always made it,? says Glenn Cook, owner of Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, of his award-winning sweet apple cider.