Spotlight follow-up

VA hospitals flooded with complaints about care

President Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin (above) have encouraged more VA whistle-blowers to come forward.

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The 11 whistle-blowers who spoke out against unsafe conditions at the Manchester, N.H., veterans hospital are just the tip of the iceberg.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Power_17toronto05_met.jpg Increasingly, foreign students are choosing Canada over the US

Canada has made international student recruitment a national goal to spur economic growth. The US has given the country?s effort an unexpected boost.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/iStock_000011121657Small.jpg It?s not your imagination. It is getting more expensive to eat out

Menu prices in Massachusetts are rising as grocery costs are falling.

Yvonne Abraham

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Can we fix the policy without further stacking the deck against those who summon the courage to come forward and report an assault?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_bostonglobetauntonpress_metro115.jpg It?s been one problem after another for Globe presses

Frequent late or missed deliveries have resulted. And a top executive vows the troubles will end.

Thousands attended the Boston Freedom Rally on Boston Common, which featured dozens of vendors, music and plenty of pot.

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Photos: 28th annual Boston Freedom Rally

Thousands attended the marijuana festival on Boston Common.

Ipswich fire chief arrested and charged with assault on woman

Gregory Gagnon faces two felony and two misdemeanor charges, an official said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_dacarally_metro003.jpg Supporters of DACA rally at State House and JFK building

Activists turned out in Boston in support of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

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The president, however, was in New Jersey preparing for his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly next week.

Two rescued after boat catches fire in Boston Harbor

A couple was rescued from a 30-foot boat after the boat caught fire in Boston Harbor Saturday night, officials said.

Cruz Bay, St. John -- 9/14/2017 - William de Leon sorts through the remnants of an office on Estate Lindholm destroyed by Hurricane Irma, a hotel in the Cruz Bay section of St. John. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

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In Virgin Islands, Irma batters tourism

Hurricane Irma hasn?t only destroyed the infrastructure of many Caribbean islands. It?s also wiped out much of the region?s vital tourism industry.

This aerial photo shows a damaged structure in Immokalee, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, six days after Hurricane Irma. (Nicole Raucheisen/Naples Daily News via AP)

Hurricane season roars on as three big storms loom

Lee developed into a tropical storm, Jose was threatening the US East Coast, and Norma moved closer to Mexico.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_farmer3_met.jpg Charlestown, a neighborhood in flux, becomes political battleground

Charlestown could become Ground Zero for candidates who come from separate corners of the district.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/kpd_20140209.jpg Cancer, this Boston orthopedic surgeon and COO are dying to punch you out

Suzanne Miller and Samantha Singer will trade punches as part of the Belles of the Brawl card on Oct. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.

GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

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The Celtics? brass essentially have no idea one week before camp who will be the spiritual and locker room leaders this year.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick instructs players on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

History shows Patriots rebound from a loss better than anyone

New England is 38-11 after a loss since 2001.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - SEPTEMBER 16: Pitcher Rick Porcello #22 of the Boston Red Sox pitches during the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on September 16, 2017 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)

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RED SOX 3, RAYS 1

Rick Porcello?s strong outing boosts Red Sox over Rays

The resurgent righthander pitched into the eighth inning, helping Boston maintain a three-game lead in the AL East.

Notre Dame 49, BC 20

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Josh Adams and Brandon Wimbush combined for 436 yards rushing as Notre Dame bowled over Boston College, 49-20.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_tgm5_met.jpg Bus mechanics slam bonus for T boss

A union says Luis Ramirez, the T?s new GM, will be predisposed to choosing privatization over contract negotiations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Paire,John.jpg Victim in Charlton bicycle crash was middle school teacher

The victim, John Paire, 40, turned out of a side street onto Route 20 westbound shortly before the crash, according to investigators.

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Juggalos, as supporters of the rap group Insane Clown Posse are known, rallied and readied for a concert Saturday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/14/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/EMMY%20STORY%20WEB.jpg Who will win the Emmys ? and who should

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert offers his predictions.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Strobe-Getty_Goveandrichardson01_spt.jpg A hockey pro dies, and coach he said raped him is free

David Gove, a former Cape Cod hockey prodigy, is dead at 38. Felony charges have been dropped against the coach he said raped him as a boy.

Newsletters

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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_QZ6V0.jpg A double standard at Harvard?

Harvard blundered into a fiasco that raises serious doubts about the school?s independence from government interference.

Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Fall%20arts%20home%20version%201-5253.jpg A guide to the best of what to see and do in Boston

A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

Real Estate

Maine Governor Paul LePage?s home back on the market for double the price

Set right across the street from the water, this three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,237-square-foot home in Boothbay, Maine, is listed for $409,000 ? and it is owned by Governor Paul LePage and his wife, Anne.