Rivals DraftKings, FanDuel ink merger deal

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The competitors are combining their operations in a still-unnamed company that could reduce costs after battling regulatory challenges.

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After New Balance customers destroyed their shoes, Reebok reached out to several to offer a free replacement pair.

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Mayor Alex Morse believes the note is reflective of ?Trump?s America.?

Winchester man sentenced to life for 2014 murder of his mother

Matthew McAveeney, 48, was charged with first-degree murder, assault and battery on a person over 60, and two counts of animal cruelty.

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The jury found Jayme Gordon, 51, guilty of wire fraud and perjury, authorities said.

Warriors 104, Celtics 88

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The Warriors ran away with a 31-9 third quarter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/19/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/ef63b90d31ea4dbfb7cdfdf7c3205c8e-ef63b90d31ea4dbfb7cdfdf7c3205c8e-0.jpg Big-voiced Dap-Kings soul singer Sharon Jones dies at 60

A big-voiced soul singer who performed with high energy onstage has died in New York after battling pancreatic cancer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/3c3175e71ce94f7199304be230f9f819-3c3175e71ce94f7199304be230f9f819-0.jpg Huge foam blob overtakes street in Santa Clara

Fire-suppressing foam was spilling onto the streets of Santa Clara Friday after a system malfunction.

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An angry letter from John Lennon to Paul and Linda McCartney written shortly after the Beatles? breakup has been sold at auction in Boston for nearly $30,000.

Wendy Guiles-Trombetta sat down to quesadillas for lunch.

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Call it the ?Trump 10?

An MGH obesity doctor compares Trump-related stress eating to levels seen after a divorce or a death in the family.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160202_KDB_TRUMP_012-11140-11665.jpg Scott Brown being considered for Trump Cabinet position

Scott Brown, who backed President-elect Donald Trump during the GOP presidential primary, is under consideration for veterans? affairs chief.

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New York?s attorney general says President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-11677.jpg Yes, we?re going to be OK.

Stunned sadness. Disbelief. Whatever that is in the pit of my stomach, it?s real. And it?s durable.

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Jeff Sessions is a conservative hard-liner and Trump loyalist who has faced accusations of racism.

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?Can the Republicans step up and say, ?No. No to Jeff Sessions??? Warren asked.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/8e079a398b97459b90791eed24aef440-8e079a398b97459b90791eed24aef440-0.jpg More than 300 calls flow into hate-crime hot line in four days

As of Friday morning, the Attorney General?s office had received over 300 calls to its hate crime hot line, which was announced Monday.

Arts coverage

Handel and Haydn Society artistic director Harry Christophers.

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Holiday Arts Preview 2016

A Boston-area music lover?s ?Messiah? field guide

Over the holiday season, the Boston area hosts a multitude of ?Messiah? performances in chapels, cathedrals, and concert halls.

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Once you know the signs ? the twist of the ears, their tails ? you can tell whether carousel horses come from French, English, or German workshops.

Special reports

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Five years after concussions forced Marc Savard out of the NHL, he?s found a new way to stay in the game.

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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Big Picture

Training Afghanistan?s women soldiers

Kabul?s military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in Afghanistan?s army.