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Kirk Figueroa, 33, strapped on a bulletproof vest and opened fire on two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call.

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Who is the 33-year-old man who allegedly donned a bulletproof vest and shot two police officers?

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A 33-year-old man was slain Wednesday night after opening fire on two Boston police officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance call.

Perspective | Magazine

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The constant interruptions, the grand pronouncements, it all goes back to ?The McLaughlin Group.?

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There are plenty of residential properties around the state on the market right now at jaw-dropping prices.

Boston, MA - 10/08/2016 - Boston Red Sox Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski and manager John Farrell (53). Red Sox work out at Fenway in advance of Sunday's ALDS Game 3. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 09Red Sox, LOID: 8.3.271180691.

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Why not extending John Farrell now matters

The Red Sox? pattern has been to extend their managers in spring training entering the final year of their contracts.

Peter Abraham | Beat Writer?s notebook

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The Red Sox played hard and fundamentally correct throughout the season under Farrell.

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Most of Bristol and Plymouth counties were downgraded, marking the first improvement in the state?s drought conditions since March.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 26: The logo of the ride sharing service Uber is seen in front of its headquarters on August 26, 2016 in San Francisco, California. Uber's head of finance Gautam Gupta is reported to have told investors in a conference call that the company had lost $1.27 billion in the first half of 2016. The ride sharing company lost an estimated $520 million in the first quarter and $720 million in the second quarter. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

NY regulators rule 2 former Uber drivers eligible for jobless payments

The decision could challenge the business model of Uber and similar entities in the gig economy.

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Along with a 50-pound pack, Sana Hamze is allowed to wear the hijab at Norwich University.

Names

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The movie about Ted Kennedy?s tragic car accident sets up on the North Shore.

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Miguel Chavez?s conditional candidacy is stoking rumors that Jackson will challenge Mayor Martin Walsh next year.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pumps his fist during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in Panama City, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump comes out swinging against allegations

A flood of allegations are coming after a 2005 recording in which Trump boasted of using his fame to kiss and grab women.

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A pin-up calendar competition was one of Trump?s first show business forays. Claims of sexism and lawsuits came next.

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?Don?t worry, ladies.?

commentary | from the archives

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American rock stars should not annex the tiny number of international prizes allocated for writers of literature.

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Chris Pizzello/AP/file 2012

In a surprise move, Bob Dylan awarded Nobel Prize

Dylan received the Nobel Prize in literature even though his work does not fit into the literary canons that the prize has traditionally recognized.

10/12/2016 BOSTON, MA The Boston Public Library's Shakespearean exhibition. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

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The Bard unveiled, at the Boston Public Library

To walk through ?Shakespeare Unauthorized? is to delve behind the scenes into his creative process.

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The former governor is still ? still! ? staring down a suit filed just before he left office.

The Sisters of St. Joseph in 1963, entering their third year. St. Joseph for Magazine.

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These nuns left the convent but never each other

How a group of women from the Sisters of St. Joseph formed a new sisterhood in the turbulent 1960s.

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The century-old bridge connects two old industrial buildings that activists said are part of the neighborhood?s history.

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Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The Big Picture

Lincoln/Boston, MA., 10/05/16, Lisa Edwards is an iCater trainee in the Pine Street Inn kitchen and she is chopping the freshly picked scallions. The Cambridge nonprofit Food for Free grows fresh produce at Lindentree Farm specifically for the Pine Street Inn, which is allowing homeless patrons to regularly eat high-quality fresh veggies. Volunteers harvest the produce. Globe staff/ Suzanne Kreiter

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Farm to table meals

The fruits and veggies served to the homeless residents of the Pine Street Inn are usually grocery store cast-offs. But a Cambridge nonprofit is now growing produce at a Lincoln farm specifically for shelter guests.

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