Baker calls halting Obamacare insurance subsidies ?wrong decision?

The move by the White Houses forces Massachusetts? Health Connector to reevaluate its just-announced rate decision.

Ground Game | Analysis

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Launching a campaign for governor had just too many question marks for the Maine senator. Could she win if she stayed a Republican? What could she accomplish in a polarized Augusta?

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A day after he lashed out and insisted the government can?t keep sending help ?forever,? President Trump assured Puerto Rico that he ?will always be with them.?

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President Trump lashed out at enemies old and new Thursday, as he continued a days-long stretch of puzzling behavior that some worry is indicative of an increasingly belligerent presidency.

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Advocates say they want to protect the parent-child relationship and make certain kids feel safe in asking a parent for help.

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Elika Sadeghi says she turned down a job at the sports and entertainment site after being asked to sign a contract stating she wouldn?t find crude jokes or comments objectionable.

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?I was incredibly naive and young and it did not cross my mind that this older, unattractive man would expect me to have any sexual interest in him,? the actress wrote.

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Here are some people who have revealed their own experiences with workplace sexual harassment or assault since the allegations against Weinstein became public.

Photos shared by the Department of Corrections show a prayer card that had been repurposed to smuggle drugs into the MCI-Concord facility.

Mass. DOC

Prayer card used in attempt to smuggle drugs into MCI-Concord

The narcotic Suboxone, typically used to ease opiate withdrawal symptoms, can be cut into strips and sold for $100 behind prison walls, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/suspect1-9374-kr3D--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg He told a clerk to hit the deck when he robbed a Dracut store. Now police are on his trail

The suspect knocked over Michael?s One Stop on Hampton Street, Dracut police said in a statement. And he did it emphatically.

A commuter train in Belmont, Mass.

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Why are so many people dying on MBTA tracks?

Governor Baker said the surge in people killed by trains ? 11 in the past three months ? is a concern.

Peter Abraham | Beat writer?s notebook

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Dave Dombrowski spoke about wanting to hire a manager quickly, which suggests he has somebody in mind.

CONSUMER ALERT

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You order a kit, swab your cheek, and send your DNA off for analysis. It sounds straightforward, but these tests may have unexpected financial, and physical consequences.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/06215394.jpg Watch live: Michael Bloomberg sits down with Abigail Johnson

The head of Fidelity is speaking with the former mayor of New York City as part of HUBweek.

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MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough made his departure from the party official.

Miss Conduct

Advice: What to do when a friend spills your secrets

When friends repeat something that was said in confidence, is it time to end the relationship? Plus, my mom says she ?feels racist.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/wife.jpg Roger Goodell?s wife reportedly had a secret Twitter account that she used to defend him

An enigmatic account that repeatedly came to Goodell?s defense has been outed by The Wall Street Journal as his wife, Jane Skinner Goodell.

In 2016, San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (left) and quarterback Colin Kaepernick (right) knelt during the national anthem.

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KEVIN CULLEN

As a kid, this nun sat during the anthem at sports games ? and was kicked in the back

Helen Banks sees patriotism as the love of country and the freedoms and ideals at its core. Nationalism, she says, is a negative force.

STAT

Meet the 2017 STAT Wunderkinds

We set out to find the next generation of scientific superstars and the young talented field of Boston?s biotech scene did not disappoint.

MUSEUMS SPECIAL 2017

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Musical instruments are themselves works of art.

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Secretary Ryan Zinke has revived an arcane military ritual that no one can remember ever happening in the federal government.

Here are all the places in New England that think they can land the new Amazon HQ

Does your hometown plan to bid? Find out here.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Image%20Tease%20Place%20Holder.png The Season Ticket podcast

Who should replace John Farrell as Red Sox manager? Chris Gasper and Nick Cafardo discuss. Plus, Jim McBride previews Sunday?s Patriots-Jets game.

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A growing number of people who say their fathers are priests are speaking out, drawing attention to an invisible legion of suffering.

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With the stroke of his pen, Donald Trump divided young and healthy Americans from older and less healthy ones.

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Fall Arts Preview 2017

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

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Drug makers, insurers, and patients are debating complex questions about cost, value, and payment plans.

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