Trump to declare opioid crisis a public health emergency

President Trump will direct the government to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency.

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Here?s a quick primer on what the designation could mean for states and addicts seeking treatment.

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The legislation authorizes special procedures that will allow Republicans to reduce federal revenues over the coming decade by as much as $1.5 trillion without Democratic help.

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Advocates say the bill is a long overdue antidote to a poisonous system that has unnecessarily ensnared generations of people ? often poor, often black and Latino.

Orion Krause has pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder.

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Family feared son?s suicide before Groton quadruple murder

Elizabeth Krause called 911, desperate with worry that her son, Orion, might take his own life. The next day, he allegedly killed her, his grandparents, and an aide.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tai_20160624_nurses_business_10.jpg Beacon Hill health bill pits large hospitals against small ones

Lawmakers want to help community hospitals, but Mass. General and Brigham and Women?s hospitals are sternly objecting.

SJC rules man should get new trial because of sleeping jurors

A Revere man convicted of involuntary manslaughter is entitled to a new trial because two jurors slept during testimony and the judge failed to do anything about it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-9453.jpg Pharmacist in NECC meningitis outbreak case acquitted of murder

However, jurors found Glenn Chin guilty on several other charges, including racketeering, conspiracy, and dozens of counts of mail fraud.

NESTOR RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1c5c1818e4964aa68730e1478f828f3f-1c5c1818e4964aa68730e1478f828f3f-0.jpg A lesson in diplomacy for Scott Brown, the ambassador from N.H. (Or is it Mass.?)

As a politician, Scott Brown?s greatest talent was glad handing. On his first day in Samoa, the ambassador botched even that.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/RinaldiLine01.jpg Chance to live in new apartments near North Station draws crowd

Hundreds came just to receive lottery numbers for The Beverly, a new low- and middle-income apartment building set to open next year near North Station.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/02harvardpics%2021.jpg Harvard?s surplus may be ?high-water mark?

Harvard University ended the 2017 fiscal year with a $114 million surplus, $37 million more than last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/rabbit-9376.JPG Rabbit leads State Police troopers on a chase on the Zakim Bridge

There?s a new solution for your frustration with Boston traffic: Skip the driving and hop.

Sponsored by Pfizer

Dear Scientist, is there hope I?ll one day live without the pain of sickle cell disease?

Kelsey Taylor has undergone surgery, chemo, and transplants, to no avail. Now, she?s sitting down with a scientist to talk about the future of her disease.

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A new high in tourism: Maine?s bud and breakfast

New England is dipping its toe into the burgeoning cannabis tourism industry with the new B&B in Maine - is it a relaxing getaway or reefer madness?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d10c048530a5418086783443514052bf-d10c048530a5418086783443514052bf-0.jpg Patriots lose linebacker Dont?a Hightower for rest of season

Hightower suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Sunday?s game vs. Atlanta.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/90b78f591c1f45939072d14bc4437b05-225eca9438764ce68068c9ea242d4aae-0.jpg Joe Girardi will not return as Yankees? manager

The 53-year-old Girardi announced his departure in an emailed statement on Thursday.

High school golf

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Lunenberg High?s Emily Nash shot the best score at a boys? golf tournament in Massachusetts but was denied the trophy because she?s a girl.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AnokYai.jpg This N.H. college student gained Internet fame with one photo

When the photo was posted, new social media followers began pouring in, commenting on the photo, and begging modeling agencies to take her on as a client.

Dan Shaughnessy

Game 2 was one for the ages, and that?s just what the World Series needed

The Astros? 7-6 win in 11 innings was without doubt one of the greatest World Series games ever played.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/93ddbe91d63944ad8af87ed8045a6884-93ddbe91d63944ad8af87ed8045a6884-0.jpg Ashley Judd says a ?deal? helped her flee from Harvey Weinstein

Actress Ashley Judd says she told him, yes, she would submit to his advances only after winning an Oscar in one of his movies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/063785f2008a47f28ce9af9d1b46b28b-063785f2008a47f28ce9af9d1b46b28b-0.jpg Journalist Mark Halperin apologizes after sexual harassment claims

Mark Halperin?s statement came after CNN reported allegations that he propositioned, fondled and pushed himself against five women in the early 2000s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_tomb2_met.jpg Old North Church opens 200-year-old tomb

This brick-lined tomb, built in 1808, holds some of the 1,100 bodies buried far beneath one of Boston?s best-known steeples.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_RedLine_02.jpg Is the MBTA really 90 percent reliable? A consumer group is skeptical

The T says the subway has been at nearly 90 percent reliability over the past month. A consumer group takes issue with how the agency calculated that number.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/mahnke2.jpg From eerie local podcast to Amazon television series,?Lore? feasts on fame

Aaron Mahnke?s audio project started as a hobby in his Danvers home in 2015. Now, he has books and a new streaming show.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/bb1bb5f7aadd4c8a92ace74f5b4f7bb8-bb1bb5f7aadd4c8a92ace74f5b4f7bb8-0.jpg Isaiah Thomas made a cameo Wednesday night on ?Law and Order: SVU?

Like any good ?Law and Order? episode, things aren?t exactly how they seem to be.

A woman in Scotland paid just $61 for her flight to Crete ? and ended up getting the plane to herself

A Scottish woman showed up for her flight from Glasgow to Heraklion on Sunday ? and ended up with a private jet ride.

Dave Epstein

Sunday could see heavy rain and strong winds

Friday and Saturday are expected to be pleasant, but a fast-moving storm is set to arrive Sunday night.

Television review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/23/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/EN-US_ST2_Darkness_3840x2160_Still01.jpg ?Stranger Things? goes deeper in season two

This time around, there?s no pressing catastrophe drowning out the characterizations; the whole show seems to have room to breathe.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-9423.jpg A drone accidentally captured a marriage proposal in the Boston Public Garden

As a Tufts senior took aerial photos of the city on Saturday, he unwittingly captured the proposal ? and then went on a hunt to find the couple.

//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

NFL Network?s Ian Rapoport joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the NFL trade deadline, and Globe Sports Editor Joe Sullivan weighs in on the World Series.

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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.

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Voters shouldn?t tune out the City Council race in Boston?s upcoming election.

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The Amazon bid

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/drone-5771.jpg Dear Jeff Bezos: Come and help us build a better Boston together

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/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Opioid%20declaration.jpg What?s in the White House?s opioid emergency declaration ? and what?s not

The declaration of a public health emergency is a major step in combating the drug epidemic.

Crossword

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