Puerto Rico says it?s scrapping $300M Whitefish contract

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2017, file photo, Whitefish Energy Holdings workers stand on towers to restore lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. The Trump administration said Oct. 27 it had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to help restore Puerto Rico's power grid to a tiny Montana company in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's hometown. White House spokesman Raj Shah said that federal officials played no role in the selection of Whitefish Energy Holdings by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Power company director Ricardo Ramos said Sunday that he?s bowing to a demand by the US territory?s governor, Ricardo Rossello.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/25/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Mercer.jpg The Mercers bring their politics, and millions, to Mass.

Robert Mercer, a New York billionaire, and his daughter have close ties to Stephen Bannon. And they?re trying to remake American politics, including in Massachusetts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/2017_10-28_sports_Lenkaitis_06.jpg The Patriot faces of CTE

For almost every ailing player, there has been a family suffering in the shadows. Only in recent years have survivors come to understand why.

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Maine Senator Susan Collins tells CBS? ?Face the Nation?? that ??it?s difficult to imagine?? that John Podesta didn?t know about the funding.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/0fb454f95aae47ca85cf1430184c94a2-0fb454f95aae47ca85cf1430184c94a2-0.jpg On Twitter, Trump demands Democrats and Hillary Clinton face more scrutiny

The tweets came as amid reports that a federal grand jury approved the first charges in the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cavanaugh_13mbta01_metro.jpg Think you can challenge Charlie Baker? Think quickly.

The window to raise the cash, make the grass-roots connections, and hone a message that could unseat Governor Baker in 2018 is fast closing, political pros say.

Cindy Niu with Cultural Care Au Pair

Thousands of backpacks prepared for displaced families from Puerto Rico

A ballroom inside the Boston Park Plaza hotel became an assembly line Sunday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_081917_20rallyphotos_18693x-9413.jpg Organizers of new rally on Boston Common say they?ll press ahead

Boston denied the group a permit for Nov. 18 because of a different event on that day. The city suggested Nov. 19 instead.  

Parachute malfunction blamed in skydiver?s death

The ?experienced? 60-year-old skydiver was ?filming jumps? for a Pepperell skydiving company, the Middlesex DA?s office said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_081717_18teens_14903.jpg Remember the TD Garden teen sleuths? City Hall is giving them $2 million

Teenagers from the Hyde Square Task Force want to raise $30 million to build a community center.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BHwhereitlanded1.jpg Bounce houses are fun, but may not be as safe as you think

The estimated number of injuries on the inflatable attractions soared from 5,311 in 2003 to 17,377 in 2013.

Patriots 21, Chargers 13

Patriots running back Dion Lewis runs for a big gain during 3rd quarter action against the L.A. Chargers at Gillette Stadium. Jim Davis/Globe staff

Jim Davis/Globe staff

Patriots hold on for fourth straight win

The Patriots withstood a last-minute drive by the Chargers to win at Gillette Stadium.

Ben Volin | instant Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/lewisrun.jpg This Patriots victory was way closer than it needed to be

The Patriots left a lot of points on the field in their victory Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

Chad Finn

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_patschargers2_spts.jpg A lesser team than the Patriots would have found a way to lose

There is plenty for the Patriots to work on in the bye week, and other thoughts from Sunday?s victory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/i.png You can drive a Tom Brady Signature Edition car ? if you have lots of cash

Aston Martin will sell a convertible for nearly $360,000 that features Tom Brady?s brand.

10/25/2017 Boston Ma - A umbrella was in order with the rain in the Boston area. (Jonathan Wiggs\Globe Staff )Reporter:Topic.

Storm is expected to bring power outages and flash floods

The storm is expected to slam into the Boston area in the late afternoon.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-13556.jpg MLB displays classic case of weakness with Gurriel slur

Rob Manfred fell short of making the powerful statement of punishing Yuli Gurriel during the Fall Classic.

STAT Special

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/Immunotherapy_008.jpg Are doctors pushing off hard talks too long?

Doctors who counsel immunotherapy, experts say, are postponing conversations about end-of-life wishes with their patients ? sometimes, until it?s too late.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/29/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/Jan.jpg My sister?s cancer might have been diagnosed sooner . . .

Several studies show that many physicians consider the time spent with obese patients a waste, and they don?t hesitate to broadcast their biases in the examining room.

Hope Coleman wept as she spoke outside the State House on Sunday about the death of her son, Terrence Coleman, a year ago.

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?These cases never go to trial? ? activists mark year since fatal police shooting

Over fifty activists took a knee in silence on the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the death of a man shot to death by police.

Twenty dollars in the woman's hand, isolated on the white

Perspective | Magazine

Paying men and women equally helps companies, so why don?t they?

Investment fund manager Natasha Lamb is on a mission to get companies to commit to equal pay for women. And she?s getting results.

Actress Rose McGowan raised her fist Friday at the Women?s Convention in Detroit.

Rose McGowan turned down Weinstein?s hush money, and found a fiery voice

The actress?s lawyer said she considered an offer that suggested just how desperate the Hollywood producer had become.

Stephen Connolly (right) pours sake for customers at Momi Nonmi.

Quick Bite

Pour the sake, hold the gluten

At Cambridge?s Momi Nonmi, chef Chris Chung pays tribute to izakaya, Japanese gastropubs. The menu is celiac-friendly, and the bar is an education in Japanese sake and whiskey.

//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

Trenni Kusnierek joins host Chris Gasper to talk about the Celtics? winning streak and sexism in the sports media.

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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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_042617_27firehouse_11829x.jpg Boston Fire Department slides backward on diversity

Mayor Walsh didn?t create the diversity problem in the fire department, but he needs to place greater emphasis on solving it.

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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/2011-2020/2017/10/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/CAR-T%20kite.jpg The fantastic voyage of a bag of cells hot-wired to kill cancer

Wiring cells to kill cancer takes a month and requires a team of 150 doctors, nurses, scientists, and couriers.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying and see if you can triumph.

Real Estate

An eclectic Colonial Revival in Cambridge sold for $7.4 million this week

Built in 1888, the Joseph Thorp House in Cambridge has quite the history, including most recently being home to the former US ambassador to Austria. It sold for $7,400,000 on Friday, Oct. 20, making it the region's biggest sale this week.