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Lagging school aid, tax perks fuel a war in the West
A small group of demonstrators stand on the steps of the Temple of Justice and in view of the Legislative Building as they advocate for more state spending on education prior to a hearing before the state Supreme Court Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in Olympia, Wash. The court ordered lawmakers to explain why they haven't followed its orders to fix the way Washington pays for public education. Lawmakers, the governor and others say the court needs to be patient and give the Legislature more time to fulfill the orders from the 2012 McCleary decision. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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If partisan gridlock can?t be broken in Washington state, where can it be?

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Abigail Hanna was arrested Saturday and faces several charges, including kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

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The new commuter rail schedules were supposed to improve service, but many customers say that hasn?t been the case.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney spoke at a presidential campaign rally in Las Vegas in 2012.

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In N.H., they still love Mitt

If Mitt Romney were in the field, roughly one in three of the state?s GOP primary voters would abandon their current choice to follow him.

KEVIN CULLEN

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Jack Dunn is emotionally and physically wrecked by the way he was portrayed in ?Spotlight.?

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

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What if we deployed more of our best brains to develop new technologies to spread security, health, education, and economic opportunity?

South Bend comes to Boston

BC defensive back Justin Simmons (left) celebrated a third-quarter pickoff of Notre Dame?s DeShone Kizer in the red zone.

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Notre Dame 19, Boston College 16

Notre Dame escapes Fenway Park with win over BC

The fourth-ranked Irish were plagued by turnovers, but managed to leave town with a 10-1 record.

Malgorzata Gerakis (right) mourned the suicide of her son, Matt, with Cheri Maning of the North Quincy basketball program.

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A Quincy suicide leaves grief and questions

Friends and family don?t know exactly why the 18-year-old star student-athlete stepped in front of a train, but they believe the tragedy was preventable. By Stan Grossfeld

FILE - In this June 23, 2015, file photograph, an automated dealer asks for players to take a seat at a black jack video slot machine on the floor of the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Mass. At the state's only casino, revenues were down in August, at about $15 million in gross gambling revenues, after posting about $18 million during July. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Chill in the air at Plainridge

At Plainridge Park Casino, reality is setting in. And, as with all things gambling, reality is far less spectacular than the dream.

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An encounter with beauty ? and ourselves ? at the MFA

Images of wealth and poverty from the ?Class Distinctions? show at the Museum of Fine Arts can make the conscience flinch.

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US filmmaker Brian Helgeland continues a cultural reversal with his crafting of the very British ?Legend.?

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

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The Bruins great behind the iconic mask will be honored next month at the Sports Museum?s ?Tradition? gala.

The Internationalist

Putin?s crushing strategy for Syria

Russia has long held a Machiavellian approach to defeating insurgents, and Syria is no different.

Book review

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?The Hunt for Vulcan? is a short, beautifully produced book that tells a cautionary tale.

Miriam Watson and her children, Anabelle and Gregory, waited for GOP presidential hopeful Jim Gilmore at the State House.

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N.H. students turn presidential primary into civics lesson

Why learn about the presidents when you can meet the next one?

THANKSGIVING DAY FOOTBALL

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After his brother?s death, a 17-year-old uses the game to stay strong.

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Features about upcoming holiday events, plus critics? guides to the best of the season.

Opinion & Ideas

editorial

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The plan is based more on the desire for peace than the prospects for it actually happening on the ground.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

Ground Game

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Should Clinton ever take a double-digit lead in the Granite State, there will be nothing for anyone to talk about in terms of the Democratic contest.

Globe investigations

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A look at the high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

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Earthprints: How humans impact the landscape

From sprawling urban growth to the construction of new islands, each site depicted has profoundly changed in the last 30 years.

Globe must-reads

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit the war-torn Central African Republic next week.

JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

At personal risk, pope to highlight interfaith friendship in Africa
Symes Associates Inc. has begun construction on a 52-unit condo project (top and above) at the site of the former Danvers Hospital.

With restrictions on types of units affecting projects, housing construction plunges
The Notre Dame marching band was on the field before kickoff.

Dan Shaughnessy

Irish make themselves at home by Green Monster

Up Close

Danvers woman shares the spirit (and food) of Thanksgiving

home of the week

Mandarin Oriental condo takes in city from roof-deck perch
Joanne Chang-Myers with the sculpture she purchased for her husband, Christopher Myers.

favorite thing

Artwork recalls how relationship took shape
Carolyn DeMoranville, director of the Cranberry Experiment Station in Wareham, sorting cranberries. (Paul E. Kandarian for The Boston Globe)

Up Close

Cranberries are her life year round

Holiday Entertaining

What to wear to holiday parties
The Facebook data center in Swedish Lapland is a multibuilding campus that runs on hydropower.

ideas | Q&A

The real-world consequences of the cloud
Stephen Mindich, pictured in the Boston Phoenix offices.

Names

Boston Phoenix archives live on at Northeastern

Small changes make big difference
Tom Furrier, who sells and repairs typewriters, says a third of his customers are under age 30.

BUSINESS PLAN

Where typewriters go to be reborn

Sports

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Running back Dion Lewis, one of the Patriots? main weapons on offense, went down in a heap against Washington Nov. 8.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Patriots can afford losses ? they can?t afford more injuries

The Patriots are dancing dangerously with injuries, with Julian Edelman?s foot woes only the latest malady.

Metro

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Afternoon traffic on the Mass. Pike.

Starts & Stops

How much can Massachusetts save from driving less?

In 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation forecasted that drivers would travel about 57.3 billion miles.

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ON THE MOVE

Getting swept up with curling

Littleton?s Teri Olson was hooked after watching the 2006 Olympics. Now she is club president at Broomstones.

Politics

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Governor-elect John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, shown celebrating with supporters late Saturday, gave Democrats their first statewide victory in seven years.

Louisiana picks Democrat as next governor

John Bel Edwards won the runoff election, defeating the once-heavy favorite, Republican David Vitter.

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The best car, truck and SUV of the year

Nine judges made the choices for Motor Trend magazine.

Columnists

The cover of a recent Hollywood Reporter issue features eight white actresses.

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The Great Eight shows what?s not great about Hollywood
People stood before a tribute to victims near the Bataclan concert hall, one of the sites of last Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

Evan Horowitz

A week after Paris attacks, what has changed?
Late-night MBTA riders waited in bitter cold temperatures for a train to arrive earlier this year. Late-night service is losing $14 million a year.

Shirley Leung

Can late-night T service be saved?

House Speaker Paul Ryan supports a bill to keep Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the US.

Michael A. Cohen

Republicans race to the bottom to scapegoat Muslims
Donald Trump gestured toward photographers at the end of his campaign event Wednesday in Worcester.

SCOT LEHIGH

Who would proudly say ?President Trump??
Congressman Seth Moulton.

Yvonne Abraham

Seth Moulton opened his home, heart to a refugee

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Why is the job market headed in the wrong direction?
Nadeem Mazen in Cambridge.

JOAN VENNOCHI

One Muslim?s American way
A student wore a shirt that references the controversy over Amherst College?s Lord Jeff mascot.

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?Cultural appropriation? ? the bugbear du jour
Stephen Gostkowski (right), the franchise leader in field goals, is 21 for 21 this year.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Three reasons why Patriots win the close ones
Flowers and tributes were left at the base of the Statue de Marianne at the Place de la Republique Monday in honor of the victims of Friday?s terror attacks in Paris.

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Why we care more about Paris

Donald Trump?s bellicose, non-politically correct approach to campaigning that has turned him into the GOP front-runner.

Michael A. Cohen

Paris attacks boost Donald Trump

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Captagon production has taken root in Syria, a popular spot for drugs marketed from Europe to the Gulf States.

Powerful pill is called toxic fuel for fighters in Syrian war

Captagon, which is highly addictive, is produced in the war-torn country and now widely available across the Middle East.

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Victoria Amador, cofounder of Dorchester?s Tremendous Maid, said her company helps its all-Latino workforce grow, and it has received accolades for its effect on its low-income community.

On the job

A cleaning business with a social mission

The owner of Dorchester-based Tremendous Maid, Victoria Amador, is committed to hiring an all-Latino staff.

Travel

Christopher Muther

It?s time to banish carry-on luggage

It?s undeniable that the baggage scramble needs a resolution that doesn?t involve more panic and anxiety.

Arts

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Looking back at ?Dont Look Back?

D.A. Pennebaker made ?Dont Look Back,? about Bob Dylan?s 1965 tour of England, a film that both Sight & Sound and Rolling Stone proclaim as the number one rock documentary of all time.

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sips

A pilot brewery within a massive brewery

AB InBev?s Research Pilot Brewery, housed in Anheuser-Busch?s St. Louis headquarters, makes all the beers the company produces, and acts as an incubator for other brews.

BetaBoston

beta testing

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With the launch of a revamped Google+, Google seems to be saying that the company is renewing its commitment to the service?s success.

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An Italian news agency reported that Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis in early September 2016.

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A family learns that dream renovations take planning and time ? and are totally worth the effort.

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Tips for enduring the holiday season of strife
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Blind date: Fixed up

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Meet the Boston Ballet?s pointe person for footwear

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