Ex-Trump aides charged in Mueller probe

President Trump?s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a former Manafort associate, Richard Gates, were indicted Monday. Separately, Robert Mueller announced that former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos had pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents.

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Press secretary Sarah Sanders kicked off her highly anticipated press briefing on Monday with a convoluted allegory about President Trump?s tax cut plan.

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A guilty plea was unsealed in the case of the former Trump campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, who lied to federal agents.

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This feels an awful lot like a shot across the bow in Paul Manafort?s direction.

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House washed away by New Hampshire river after storm

People along the shoreline watched in astonishment as a house in Warren, N.H., was carried away by a choppy river before smashing into a nearby bridge.

Dave Epstein

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We went from almost no wind on Sunday morning to gusts of near 70 miles per hour early Monday in some places.

Heavy winds and rain overnight caused major damage across the region, including this traffic light that came down at the intersection of Pleasant Valley Street and Howe Street in Methuen on Monday.

Damage from overnight storm was widespread

Photos shared at daybreak showed the damage left after a storm swept through the New England area.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/19/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/cf1217e063034706b858b17e24021782-cf1217e063034706b858b17e24021782-0.jpg Tom Brady revealed what he and Gisele are wearing for Halloween

The costume is very much in keeping with the New England quarterback?s healthy training regimen.

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At the trade deadline, the Patriots could look to shore up in the pass rush and at receiver and tight end.

Names

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It?s not clear why the pair is in town.

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The announcement Monday came on the heels of a sexual abuse allegation against series star Kevin Spacey.

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The ?House of Cards? actor announced publicly that he?s gay at the same time as he apologized for alleged sexual misconduct with a teenager.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/15/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Handout_names01_liv-001.jpg Former Channel 5 anchor Heather Unruh tweets about Spacey allegations

The former TV newswoman says a loved one was assaulted by the ?House of Cards? actor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/21bikeunit15.jpg 10 percent revived by Narcan in Mass. died within year, study says

The research provides stark evidence that merely reversing overdoses will not curb the opioid crisis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_06lawrence11_MET.jpg William Lantigua is attempting a comeback in Lawrence ? and it might work

It?s been four years since former Mayor Willie Lantigua lost his seat. Now, he has returned from political exile ? and he is very much in the race.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fire-9363.jpg Chemical fire in truck causes lane closures on I-495 in Andover

All three northbound lanes on I-495 remained closed as of about 3:15 p.m., and the closures could continue for several more hours.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/30/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_RY4C9.jpg Court bars Trump from reversing transgender troops policy

A judge wrote that transgender members of the military who had sued over Trump?s reversal of policy were likely to win their lawsuit.

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Many big employers should brace for some public shaming, if a measure in a new state Senate health-care bill becomes law.

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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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The indictment of two former aides to President Trump on Monday, and the guilty plea entered by a third, plunge the country into frightening new territory.

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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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In Texas, a decades-old law caps tuition at public medical colleges in a bid to bridge a doctor shortage.

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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.