Walsh says race backlash in part led to Trump win

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh spoke during the Globe's

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he believes the election of Donald Trump was in part due to a backlash against the nation?s first black president.

Waltham- 10/02/15 - The Attorney General Loretta Lynch delivered the keynote address at the Opioid Misuse and Addiction Summit at the Mass. Medical Society leadership summit. Boston US Attorney Carmen Ortiz (shown here)welcomed her in her remarks. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Probation ruling sets new standard for prosecutions

The federal appeals court decision tossing the convictions of former Probation Department officials has set a new legal landscape for prosecutors.

13mexico - Bridport, Vermont- Saturday, December 10, 2016: Emilio Rabasa Gamboa, Consul General of Mexico in Boston talks with a migrant dairy farmer from Mexico while taking a tour of a dairy barn after the Boston Mexican Consulate's mobile operation at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society. (Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist for The Boston Globe)

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In new era of Trump, Mexico, US groups offer aid to migrants

Diplomats, pastors, nonprofits, and city governments are scrambling to reassure immigrants before Donald Trump takes office next month.

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The move boosts President Obama?s environmental legacy while also testing Donald Trump?s promise to unleash untapped energy reserves.

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26 dead, scores hurt in explosion at fireworks market

An explosion ripped through Mexico?s best-known fireworks market, sending a huge plume of smoke billowing into the sky.

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Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are named as part of a nonprofit that offered the chance to rub elbows with their father in exchange for $1 million donations.

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From staffing to marketing strategy, these are the top lessons learned by local business owners to help you plan for 2017.

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Boston, MA., 12/19/16, Bill Richard, father of bombing victim Martin Richard, tours the site of what will be Martin's Park in Seaport District. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Seaport District may find its soul in Martin?s Park

The idea for a park next to the Boston Children?s Museum has come together after the most unthinkable of tragedies: the bombing of the Boston Marathon.

Denver CO 12/18/16 New England Patriots Dion Lewis breaks away from Denver Broncos defensive line during fourth quarter action at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: Patriots-Broncos reporter:

Bookies, beware: The Patriots are king of the spread

New England?s team has had much success on the field while also topping the league with tougher competitors ? the odds makers.

Denver CO 12/18/16 New England Patriots Tom Brady throws a pass against the Denver Broncos during second quarter action at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: Patriots-Broncos reporter:

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Tom Brady is selected for his 12th Pro Bowl

Only Peyton Manning has had more selections at quarterback with 14.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/wreath.jpg Some interesting facts about the winter solstice

Wednesday marks the winter solstice for us ? the shortest day of the year. But what does that mean?

? ? | Movie Review

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Everyone involved with this movie believes they?re acting with respect, even when they?re not.

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas, right, drives past Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Celtics 112, Grizzlies 109

Celtics rally to beat Grizzlies in OT

Isaiah Thomas scored 44 points to lead Boston to the comeback win in Memphis.

Highway 2, between the Canadian border and Houlton, Maine, Dec. 9, 2016. Danielle McGuire, husband Pete Ambrose and their two daughters moved from the small Maine town not far from the Canadian border to New York, looking for a fresh start. Their daughters, just toddlers, died after their bedroom filled with intense heat and steam when a valve came off a radiator. (Sarah Rice/The New York Times)

Sarah Rice/The New York Times

Their fresh start led to a tragic end

Pete and Danielle were both a little wild, both dreamers who played guitar and fantasized of a life on the edge.

Fabrizia DiLorenzo.

North End family fears the worst after Berlin attack

Fabrizia DiLorenzo, an Italian woman with relatives in Boston, was reported missing after a truck crashed into a crowded holiday market.

Boston, MA - 8/10/2016 - {6th inning)Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Clay Buchholz (11) got a double play ball to end the top of the sixth inning after coming in relief. The Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in Game 2 of a 3 game series at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 11Red Sox-Yankees, LOID: 8.2.3922973294.

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The Buchholz trade is likely not Dombrowski?s last move

Expect to see more from Dave Dombrowski after Clay Buchholz was sent to the Phillies for a minor league player.

Boston-12/16/2016- The Boston Flower Exchange is in it's last days at their location at 540 Albany Street before closing. Most vendors will move to Chelsea in February. Bill Jacobson(left) and Nick Fronduto straighten out their stock of Christmas ornamenst on the shelf of Jacobson Floral where Jacobson is president and Fronduto is COO of Jacobson. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (business)

Boston Flower Exchange looks to bloom anew in Chelsea

The Flower Exchange may be a casualty of gentrification, but it will live on in a new city, and under a new name.

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Raychides Sanches survived the double murder allegedly committed by former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

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Every doctor told the Lacey family their son would die ? except one

Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.

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The brazen lack of introspection among media organizations over its role in the election doesn?t pass the smell test.

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One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

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.

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This reconstructed Victorian home in Cohasset has panoramic ocean views

Just steps from a private beach, this six-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom Cohasset home has 5,067 square feet of living space. 399 Atlantic Ave. sits on just under an acre of land and is listed for $4,800,000. From the outside, the home maintains its original Victorian charm; inside, it?s been completely renovated.