France requests EU assistance in wake of Paris attacks

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) met Tuesday in Paris with French President Francois Hollande (right) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.

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It?s the first time a nation has invoked an article of the an EU treaty that obliges member nations to assist in the event of an attack.

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Charlie Baker?s comments, suggesting Syrian refugees would not be welcome in Mass., followed statements by other governors.

KEVIN CULLEN

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Dunford, now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the fight against ISIS will be generational.

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A steady stream of visitors stopped at the local consulate Monday to sign a book of condolence.

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It was the first time that a Russian official acknowledged that terrorism may have been behind the Oct. 31 crash.

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A promotional exam for lieutenants favored white candidates, a federal judge said Monday.

?It?ll be a more difficult market than the US. . . . There are a lot of options out there,? said Robert Melendres, CEO of IPro Inc.

DraftKings

Amid US legal battle, DraftKings set to kick off soccer contests in UK

DraftKings needs to expand overseas to hedge against turmoil at home, but international markets have their own challenges.

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The state?s attorney general may ask a Manhattan court as early as Tuesday to close down the fantasy sports firms? operations in that state.

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Nearly no one on Speaker Robert DeLeo?s leadership team knew about the plan to allow the revenue commissioner to sit on corporate boards.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/200_christopher_kimball.jpg Christopher Kimball will leave ?America?s Test Kitchen?

The bow-tied cooking guru has long been the face of the cooking media company that produces the show.

Roger and Cassaundra Anderson must meet a $7,000 deductible before their insurance payments kick in.

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Critics say high deductibles make insurance ?unaffordable?

Hundreds of thousands of the newly insured are facing sticker shock over out-of-pocket costs under the federal health care law.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-8493.jpg A golden rematch in Super Bowl 50? You can?t beat that

The nation is agog over the prospect of the Patriots and the Giants facing off, again.

Students Cassie Li (left) and Cassie Yu, both of China, enrolled at Northeastern University.

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Number of foreign college students in Boston surges

The area ranks third among US metro areas, after New York and Los Angeles, for the number of foreign students.

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The MWRA and Eversource Energy are fighting over who will pay the multi-million dollar cost of protecting the cable during the Boston Harbor dredging project.

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In Tess Gerritsen?s new book, ?Playing With Fire,? a waltz called ?Incendio? provokes the violence that drives the plot.

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Peggie Ritzer is expected to describe her 24-year-old daughter in an attempt to humanize her to the jury.

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He will appear on NBC?s ?Today? show Tuesday to discuss the diagnosis, People.com reported.

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The Big Picture

Terrorism attacks in Paris

France called for three days of national mourning following Friday?s attacks.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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The Boston-based startup, which alerts providers when their patients get care, aims to help caregivers coordinate across health systems.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr. | All things catholic

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Church officials say they?re always under attack by people who simply don?t like them.