Judge in Hawaii blocks Trump travel ban hours before it was to begin

A federal judge said the ban, which was to take effect Wednesday, ignores an earlier ruling that the move exceeds President Trump?s authority.

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A Republican senator says he and a Democrat have reached an agreement to extend federal payments to health insurers that President Trump has blocked.

A cellphone photo shows Brigitte Darton as she sits with her father, William Nutter, on a visit, not long before he died. He was a Vietnam combat veteran who died at the Bedford VA hospital when a nurse failed to check in on him.

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Spotlight follow-up

Nurse?s aide plays video games while a vet dies at VA hospital

The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not ?up to our standards,? but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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There are many more direct ways to benefit individuals than cutting corporate taxes.

The report predicts vehicle traffic in Boston could decrease between 11 percent and 28 percent, and average travel time for commuters could fall anywhere from 11 percent to 30 percent.

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Driverless cars could cut down on Boston?s awful traffic, report says

The study takes an optimistic approach to the emerging technology.

Names

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A woman who was the acting director of marketing says she was fired after complaining about language used by the group?s CEO.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/da98f13a9cc44c859704029cc5892bf9-da98f13a9cc44c859704029cc5892bf9-0-9449[1]-9455.jpg Aaron Hernandez led a ?horrendous existence,? lawyers in CTE lawsuit filed against the NFL say

Aaron Hernandez wallowed in a ?horrendous existence? brought on by head trauma, attorneys for his estate said.

Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, smiled Monday while accepting the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center.

Day after McCain?s emotional speech, Trump warns, ?I fight back?

Senator John McCain questioned ??half-baked, spurious nationalism?? in America?s foreign policy on Monday.

Erin Vasselian (second from left) and family members watched the United States Marine Honor Guard escort the casket containing the remains of her 27-year-old husband, United States Marine Sgt Daniel Vasselian in July 2013.

Father of Raynham Medal of Honor recipient said Obama reached out

Paul Monti remembers speaking with President Obama when his late son was selected for the nation?s highest military honor in 2009.

Dave Ratner of Dave?s Soda and Pet City on his store's Facebook page promoting dog food. Rather appeared with Trump when he signed an executive order on health care and it has hurt his business.

KEVIN CULLEN

Somebody throw poor Dave a bone

The owner of Dave?s Soda and Pet City has received a lot of blowback after he was at the White House when President Trump signed an order on health care.

Roughly 20 months before it is scheduled to open, the Wynn Resorts casino on the Mystic River is beginning to round into shape.

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Wynn casino rising beside Mystic River

The project site is like a busy city at rush hour, with cement trucks, pickups, forklifts, lumbering earth movers, golf carts, and hard-hat workers on foot negotiating bumpy dirt roads around the building.

The Season Ticket podcast

Host Chris Gasper welcomes Chris Mannix to discuss all the major storylines heading into the NBA season.

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Boston, MA: October 8, 2017: Red Sox DH Hanley Ramirez reacts to his teammates in the dugout follolwing his bottom of the third inning RBI double. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Houston Astros in Game Three of an ALDS baseball game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

Hanley Ramirez and Eduardo Rodriguez have surgery

The Red Sox DH included a photo of himself in a hospital bed with the message ?coming back stronger in?18.?

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The Red Sox honored a big anniversary, and the Yankees trolled them

A video of Dave Roberts? famous stolen base in 2004 was met with a barb from Boston?s biggest rival.

Pepperell Police Department

A new Dunkin? opened next to the Pepperell police station ? and the cops have a shortcut through the fence

?I asked for a gate,? said Chief David Scott, laughing. ?It works.?

Chicken tikka masala with tadka dal, rice, and naan at Guru the Caterer in Somerville.

What She?s Having

Chicken tikka masala at D?Guru is spot on

Chicken tikka masala is a bright, pumpkin-colored mixture of marinated chicken simmered in a spicy, creamy tomato sauce. Guru the Caterer?s version is spot on.

Fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal

Alyssa Milano.

Where did #MeToo come from? Activist Tarana Burke, long before hashtags

Years before actress Alyssa Milano?s tweet, a black women?s advocate was spreading that healing message to survivors of trauma.

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Rhode Island Representative Teresa Tanzi said she?s among the many women who have experienced sexual assault or harassment.

NBA Preview 2017-18

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_boscharl5_spts.jpg Kyrie Irving says ?it feels different? being a visiting player in Cleveland

The new Celtic and his teammates are about to open the season against his former team, the Cavaliers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/mcas1.jpg Confusion could surround Wednesday?s MCAS results

The two sets of data from different tests could cause a lot of head scratching among parents and other longterm observers of the tests.

talking points

Mass. just took a few more steps away from ?Taxachusetts?

In the latest ranking of state tax climates by the Tax Foundation, Massachusetts came in at 22, up three spots from a year ago.

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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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On both sides in the GOP civil war, the cup of incompetence runneth over.

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The Amazon bid

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An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Abubaker.jpg He lost his son to opioids. Now he?s changing how dentistry treats addiction

Dr. Omar Abubaker is campaigning for dental schools to train future dentists in the responsible prescribing of opioid painkillers.

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Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

A new study inspired by Boston's early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but also lead to more cars on the road and further encourage urban sprawl